In through the Outfield

Our new business information wiki – Business Essentials on the Web

2009-11-05T16:48:55+00:00

As part of our continuing experimination with all things Web 2.0 (Social Media) we have created a wiki for essential business information. Still currently in beta, this wiki is a designed to allow...

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Free vs Fee – the Future of News – SLA Europe meeting 3 November

2009-11-04T00:43:54+00:00

Another successful SLA Europe event this evening, this time at the swanky venue of the Crowne Plaza Hotel, five minutes away from Blackfriars station. The hot topic was Free vs Fee – the Future of...

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What is a CRM, and when are they best used by small business? Lucidica workshop Tuesday 3 November

2009-11-03T15:45:34+00:00

This morning I managed to find the time to attend a workshop by one of our partners. Lucidica are a relatively new partner for the Business & IP Centre and currently provide six workshops related to...

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Book review – From Inventor to Entrepreneur by Celia Gates

2009-11-01T23:39:53+00:00

Having met the Celia a couple of times in the Business & IP Centre I am aware of the both the passion she has for turning inventions into business, as well as the tremendous challenges she has faced...

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The Association for Strategic Knowledge Professionals

2009-10-23T01:34:45+01:00

I had a feeling my last post (Would a librarian by any other name smell just as sweet) might not be my final word on the subject. What I hadn’t anticipated was just how much heat the name change...

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Micro Men and the birth and death of the personal computer – 1980 to 1985

2009-10-16T16:27:39+01:00

Last night I watched Micro Men, another in the recent BBC series of dramatised portrayals of historical events from the 1970’s and 80’s, such as Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley. This was...

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Would a librarian by any other name smell just as sweet

2009-10-15T01:26:32+01:00

Many apologies for taking extreme liberties with Bard again (To Blog or not to Blog? That is the question). This is all part of my attempt to come up with magnetic headlines to bring in readers....

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Starting a business is like playing at Pooh Sticks

2009-10-13T00:50:19+01:00

During a recent training event I was fortunate to hear Bryan Mills speak. Bryan has had a long and successful career creating and managing IT related businesses (although without an IT background...

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My blog reaches 30,000 visits

2009-10-13T00:04:38+01:00

I don’t rate this as a ‘real’ story, but I can’t resist recording the fact that according to my free Sitemeter account the number of visitors to this blog has now reached the 30,000 mark. I am aware...

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Karan Bilimoria and the story of Cobra Beer

2009-10-10T02:37:30+01:00

Another late night for me last Thursday night. This time to attend the Chartered Management Institute 2009 Sir Kenneth Cork lecture. It was organised by my friend Chris Seow from the University of...

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