Small Business Ideas

Petes Weekly: Sometime during the next 12 months…

Sometime during the next 12 months… At some point in the next 12 months your bank manager will ask you to sign some paper. What you do right then will

Petes Weekly: Chatting To The CEO Of You, Inc…

Chatting To The CEO Of You, Inc… This morning, the CEO of You, Inc took me to task. Frankly, it seems that I have been a little lax these past

Petes Weekly: They Are Hacking Watch Your Back

South African Revenue Services Hack, Watch Your Back… Ten days ago one of my heroes in SA was meeting with his accountant. He had his browser accessing his Standard Bank

Petes Weekly: Stalking, Trapping And Farming…

Stalking, Trapping and Farming… Long before you and I, our ancestors survived by hunting. Without knowing it, their efforts were divided into two broad arenas. Either they trapped their food

Petes Weekly: Running Your Own Show

If you run your own show, then sales are the only thing you can do to feed the kids, at least in the long run. The money that comes from

Petes Weekly: Books, Books and Books

Small Business Ideas Business Startup Books are not fit for purpose… On my last trip to South Africa, in May, as I passed through the airport, I bought two books

Pete’s Weekly: The Matrix and Humanation

The Matrix and Humanation Many years ago, possibly long before you were born, paper was big. Clever fellows like Leonardo (da Vinci, not the turtle) and Einstein used it a

Petes Weekly: Is The Writing On The Wall ?

Is the writing on the walls? Every now and then I lament, with another father, the feckless nature of modern youth.  Fathers have done this since the time of Socrates, and