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Business And The Car Boot Sale

A few weeks ago, I visited an antique centre with my wife and daughter. We found a couple of pieces we liked, and I said I’d speak to the owner to see how much I could get them for. “What do you mean?” said my 11 year old with more…

Writing About Home Businesses: 7 CV Writing

CURRICULUM VITAE SERVICE This rather ominous-sounding title may at first be a little off-putting, and I wouldn’t blame anyone tempted to skip this proposition in favour of more familiar-sounding business ventures. But think again, for here we have an excellent opportunity to make up to #25 each time a conversation…

Life Is….

Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. Life is beauty, admire it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it. Life is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is sorrow, overcome it. Life is a…

You – Me – And Holidays

“I’ve just been on a once-in-a-lifetime holiday. I’ll tell you what, never again.” Tim Vine

Hot Garage Investments

Here’s the lowdown Go to the built-up, urban area on the edge of a city near you, somewhere that’s full of narrow streets and Victorian terraced properties. You’ll know somewhere close to you, most likely. The supply of garages is severely limited – they’re few and far between. Home-owners with…

Writing About Home Businesses: 6 Toymaking

TOYMAKING Toy making can range from very basic soft toys intended for heavy and frequent handling, to a range of specialised items intended more for decoration or celebratory reasons than play. Into the latter category come such as the now highly successful Teddy Bear gift service which, operating on a…

Recalling The Past

“When we recall the past, we usually find that it is the simplest things – not the great occasions – that in retrospect give off the greatest glow of happiness.” Bob Hope

Writing About Home Businesses: 5 Picture Framing And Model Making

PICTURE FRAMING AND MODEL MAKING Here the demand is for high quality craftwork, which if it can also come at a realistic price, will command a steady stream of eager customers. As for so many other craft and art services, a wealth of ‘how to’ books are available to guide…

What’s In A Name – Rowan Atkinson – Interview with Elton John

You

“Be yourself, everyone else is already taken .” Oscar Wilde

How To Sell A Car (or anything else for that matter)

How To Sell A Car I seem to have struck a nerve… I don’t like upsetting people (well not much!) but when it results in money dropping into my bank account, I’m prepared to grin and bear it. If you ever have to write advertisements or sales letters, the lesson…

Writing About Home Businesses: 4 Jewellery

JEWELLERY Jewellery is another craft product which can take on many varied forms, from inexpensive and sometimes gimmicky ornamentation, to expensive and just as elaborate and highly personalised creations. It’s another craft for which a wealth of appropriate ‘how to’ publications, craftwork periodicals, local authority and correspondence courses exist. In…