After trips to Africa and Asia, I am now firmly back in Blighty with a bang.
Well, I will never again complain about the roads in the UK after driving across Kenya – which involved several near-death experiences.
I have spent some of this weekend planning a trip to Kenya later this week. Cotswold Fayre sponsors a child in our orphanage over there for each employee, so the number has grown quite a lot of late!
It has always been challenging for businesses, as they become larger, to keep that friendly feel that small companies tend to have
Over the last few days I have talked to at least ten people who, like me, applied for around £1000 of Olympic tickets (in the hope of getting 50%) and have received absolutely nothing
Now the last ball has been kicked in the Premier League football season, it looks like we can really get our teeth stuck into the summer now
Thank God we are back to a semblance of normality this week with the first normal week for what seems like an age
Apart from the Christmas season, the summer represents the best opportunity to increase sales for the independent food retailer
Customers love local shops, and I hate the attempted take-over of these stores by the supermarkets
Relationships within business are absolutely fundamental
Well, it is the end of the financial year and the end of the business year for many
What a fantastic week!
Well, IFE is finished for another two years
No good deli would be complete without a loose olive counter.
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