Jan 18, 2025 | Build a Business, General |
What If Rejection Was the First Step to Success?The Courage to Follow a Dream: Berry’s Story It was December 2006, and Berry was working between Christmas and New Year. Berry worked as a SQL Server DBA for her local police force, a job that required the...
Oct 8, 2024 | Build a Business, General |
So I wanted to write a post explaining IR35 and some of the subsequent changes to the legislation that have occurred since its first introduction back in 2000. So full disclosure, I am not a lawyer, what this represents is my understanding of the state of play. If you...
Sep 20, 2022 | Build a Business, General |
Build a business: Why you need to network So if you are thinking of using your technicals skills to build a business, like Berry Wand, who has decided to quit the world of permanent employment and start a contracting and consulting business for herself, it can get a...
Apr 28, 2022 | Build a Business, General |
Build a Business | The Freelancer Ceiling | Scaling is the challenge One of the topics that always seems to be on the surface of people’s thoughts in our build a business meeting and also when I’m talking to other people who work in the contractor,...
Mar 18, 2022 | Build a Business, General |
Build a Business: Pixar Pitches and Power BI What follow are my Pixar Pitches for my Power BI training Do they resonate with you? I read/listened to Daniel Pinks’ book “To sell is human” last year. It is well worth reading if you run a business or...
Jan 29, 2022 | Build a Business, General |
Build a Business: Taking the first Step It is almost the end of January, and as I write this, I can’t quite believe that 8.33% of 2022 has passed already. However, I still think it is still in that time of year, especially in the UK, where people are still...
