Running a small business can appear to be overwhelming at times. The environment changes so rapidly and it is up to the operator to adapt or be left behind.
As business operators, we not only have to second guess what the consumer wants now, but second-guess what they will want in the future.
Are we there yet?
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My daughter and I were out and about this morning. We had to stop to watch
a huge tree being chopped down by a pair of arborists. The arborist
abseiling ...
The audacity of treason:
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'...When Barack Obama wrote his book, The Audacity of Hope, he laid out
clearly where he would stand in his desire to protect Muslim Americans from
any sor...
FCK: Mike Williams on Q&A
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Here’s a little gem from Mike Williams on Sunday’s Q&A, talking about
National’s first year in office: David Lange once said to me the first
year’s the eas...
The day the Net will change forever
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In the ultimate example of irony, the anti-counterfeiting agreement
currently being devised behind closed doors is itself little more than a
countefeit. It...
That’s why I’m not an artist
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A guy walks into the doctor’s office and says, “Doc, I haven’t had a bowel
movement in a week!” The doctor gives him a prescription for a mild laxative
and...
MORE ON HONE
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Hone should NOT apologise for his racist e-mail. To do so would expose him
as a hypocrite. Hone believes that what he wrote to Mikaere is true ...
always ...
Apologise to Whom?
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Speaking as a whitey - I don't need an apology from Hone. Speaking as a New Zealander, I do.Not because his remarks were directly offensive to me, but becaus...
Berlin Wall Season: Victims and Victors
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The end of World War 2 was meant to be a victory of liberation from the
hellfire of war on the European continent, and from the militaristic and
genocidal ...
Death Penalty Advocates UNITE!!!
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I just can't see two better poster boys for the death penalty than Clayton
Weatherston
[image:
http://www.odt.co.nz/files/story/2009/06/murder_accused_cla...
Bike Beneficiaries
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My little amphibian friend over at FrogBlog is having a whine (or would that
be a croak?) at ACC proposed increase in motorcycle levies. He dismisses
this ...
KORU CLUB FAIL
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We are in Hamilton on our way back to Wellington and Koru has a nice little
lounge for us frequent travellers. It has a nice view of the runway for
plane s...
Taking unilateral action
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When it comes to climate change the biggest argument against unilateral
action is the lack of any tangible benefit. What can a single country really
do to ...
Heading towards 2000
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Hi all
I have been considering stopping the blog. I am not able to provide the
quality or quantity of blogs like this. I seriously don't know how PC does
...
A game of two halves
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It's just a brief return from semi-retirement (although there will be an
announcement before the end of the year), but we couldn't let the mighty
Wanganui...
Bin City's Bus Obsession
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Let me quote the whole thing: It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a Christchurch citizen in possession of a motor vehicle must be in want of a bus. ...
The best celebrity hot spot hotels in Los Angeles
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L.A. is a bit of a celebrity-spotting safari. And even though plenty of
celebs call the City of Angels home, the area’s hotels are still teeming
with famou...
Google To Start Real-Time Searching Twitter Content
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[image: real time search]
Google and Bing have announced that they will start indexing messages sent
via microblogging service Twitter, instantly. While ...
The Benefits of a Blog on Your Website
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You may think that having a blog on your website is just for professional
bloggers or people who are experts in something, but in reality the
functionality...
New Google Analytics Features for mobile
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What is your business doing to accommodate for an increasing usage of web based mobile devices? There is a great potential for generating sales and conductin...
Auckland Hotels Family and Kids Accommodation
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When conducting a online internet search for your family and your children,
ideally you would want accommodation in a hotel that provides a welcome
hospita...
Tnooz and news about this blog
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I have been running this blog for a couple of years now but I first started
industry blogging in 2003 with a short lived blog called Travel Website
Builder...
My New Tnooz Gig with Kevin May
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I'm taking on a new journalism assignment as the North America reporter for
Tnooz, a global media brand for the travel industry which will tackle
developme...
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*TourismTech 09, a technology expo and information day for the tourism
industry, is being held for the first time at the Hotel Grand Chancellor in
Christc...
Dart River Jet Safaris Raises Funds for Community
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Adventure tourism leader Dart River Jet Safaris revealed its community heart
this weekend generating several thousand dollars toward a local community
fund...
Big potential in Whale Watch's Aussie venture
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Whale Watch's Australian operations could one day outstrip the company's
South Island business, its bosses from both sides of the Tasman say.Whale
Watch, o...
Canterbury, Wellington in final
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Canterbury and Wellington will meet for an Air New Zealand Cup rugby final
at AMI Stadium (Lancaster Park) in Christchurch this weekend. Canterbury
ended H...
To [insert region here] or not [insert region here]
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Looks like Nicky Wagner’s having the same trouble* as Jackie Blue: …the
National-led Government is committed to helping more children take part in
organise...
Fuel prices will rise in New Zealand
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International Energy Agency: deliberately underplaying a looming shortage Peak Oil closer than previously admitted risking NZ's petrol obsession. TODAY's ear...
Podcast: Mining our Sacred Places
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The National Government are poised to do the unthinkable — open up our most
treasured places, our national parks and reserves — to mining. Can they be
seri...
Meticulous Bill Splitting
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Few moments in New Zealand life are more uncomfortable, than the arrival of
the bill at the end of a group meal. Kiwis are inherently programmed to try
to ...
Always blow on the pie
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Advice to live by if you ask me. Follow Fush ‘n’ Chups on Twitter. Posted in
General
1 week ago
"When I look at the ocean, I feel the greatness of man, I think of man's magnificent capacity that created this ship to conquer all that senseless space. When I look at mountain peaks, I think of tunnels and dynamite. When I look at the planets, I think of airplanes." - Ayn Rand 1943
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