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Book review: Bootstrapping: Weapon of Mass Reconstruction by Sramana Mitra
Some say that small businesses will lead the way out of the global economic downturn, presumably because hard times create necessity – the mother of invention. I am not so sure, although I would be pleased to be proven wrong. I suspect that the credit crunch will give us a handful of golden acorns – but not a forestful. Continue reading article » Westminster Business School, London 10th June 2009. Limited places available. Event organised by the Sociotechnical group of the British Computer Society. Picture credit: *spud* Colin Beveridge will set out a credible, compelling vision for a new, post-IT, paradigm that is within the embrace of all stakeholders. This is thought-leadership at the leading edge and your opportunity to challenge the views
 Picture credit: bluecinderella We need to make sure that the principle of “give and take” is not always demonstrated by the employee giving and the management taking. If you’ve ever seriously considered dropping out from the rough and tumble of the corporate world, you might have looked at buying an established small business such as a pub or a shop. In which case you may have discovered a fascinating new concept, not often recognised within the big business community – something called “goodwill.” And the owners of such small businesses seem to put a substantial price tag on their goodwill too, which must mean that it does have real value – because their business buyers usually pay a premium price for it. Can we really trust spreadsheet numbers? Are spreadsheet-based reports the eye in your mud, or the mud in your eye? Do the numbers really help you to make sense of a complex situation, or do they cloud the issues by muddying the waters even more?  Picture credit: Annie in Bezier Picture credit: tyla'75 People are talking about a new world order emerging from the present financial chaos. But if we are going to build a new business world order, we will have to have to make some room by clearing out the old corporate clutter. I realise that one man’s junk is another’s treasure but some of |
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