Archive for October, 2007

Year of the Dragon

Friday, October 19th, 2007

Yesterday I found myself in front of a very enterprising business man who mentioned that he was dealing increasingly with China, he was both exporting his goods to China, and using cheap Chinese manufacturing to get low cost components for his British based factory.

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Changing rooms

Monday, October 15th, 2007

I’m still working on putting my dressing room together but it’s proving very difficult to juggle two jobs and being a full time mum working from home. I’m at that difficult stage where the new business requires more time, but I can’t give up the job that is paying the bills until the dress business is more established.

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It’s All About The Customer

Friday, October 12th, 2007

Still can’t get on with selling our product or advertising what it is we do, as the patent is going to take a month or so to go through. We’re taking the delay as an opportunity to take stock of our plans for moving the business forward, and in particular, who to aim the product at.
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I walk the line

Thursday, October 4th, 2007

Interesting trip last week when I went down to the Architecture Centre in Bristol for a seminar on people and places. The emphasis was to help designers learn how to work with communities on community projects and commissions.
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