We’re off to Edinburgh next week as my graduation date has finally arrived. I’ve been looking through the Heriot Watt website to get more information about the event and now have all the flights, accommodation and gown booked for the big day. My parents are coming too, so really looking forward to it. We’re spending an extra couple of days in Edinburgh to catch the sites and have a look around. None of us has really spent any tourist time…
An interesting question that came to mind today was whether it’s easier to market a product or a service. I was thinking that product benefits may be easier to articulate; but a service may be something that is easier to persuade a customer that they need. For example .. it isn’t too hard to persuade someone that they need life insurance and persuade them to get some life insurance quotes. At the same time, if someone needs to buy baby…
If you live in the UK you might have heard of Faster Payments, an initiative the banks are putting in place to speed up inter-bank transfers. Previously bank transfers used to take 3-4 days and using Faster Payments a transfer can be done in a couple of hours. Not all banks are taking part in this yet, so a useful resource to know about is one where you can check if a bank is participating in the scheme. Just type…
Interesting post on Link4Business talking about “How to succeed in business”. Here are some points that the author makes: It appears that great entrepreneurs have 5 key qualities that help them succeed in situations that others may fail… A desire to succeed – not having an employee 9 to 5 mentality. They want to go that extra mile to succeed and will do whatever it takes. A positive Mental Attitude – both towards themselves and their business. They see opportunities…
Well, a couple of days ago we got back from Malta and found a great big crack in one of our luggages. Ok, it wasn’t a Rimowa, or anything special; but I was quite fond of it and well, it takes a pretty substantial amount of force to break a hard case. Anyway, we filed a PIR and are now waiting for feedback from Flybe. It will be interesting to see how FlyBe progress the case and how it will…
Interesting article on BBC looking into why markets around the world are still falling. I’m picking out the most intesteresting question to share with my readers: How much further down can the markets go? Spotting when markets have reached the bottom is a tricky and risky process. Many traders believe in the idea of capitulation, which broadly means a market surrender. This is when investors are prepared to get out of the market at any price because they have given…