There’s been a lot of talk about the “hub and spoke” business model for independent micro-corporates and very little action. Until now. One of my top predictions for 2016 is that many more owners of £1m+ private practices will decide to join the search for local business purchases. The target will be the 3-chair, £400,000
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Last Friday evening Jon and I enjoyed a lad’s night in and ordered our curry via JustEat from a take-away I have never visited. This morning’s taxi driver was bemoaning the collapse of his private trade, brought on by the growth of Uber. He believes that within 5 years, my cab to Wilmslow Station will
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A week of watching the television news would indicate that telling the truth is out of fashion. The BIG lies are those told by corporations and people in power, motivated by their addiction to “success”. Organisations and brands that we trusted. Individuals who, earlier on, earned our admiration. The small lies are those we tell
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Last week I invested a lot of time in establishing my personal and professional vision for 2016. Chatting to a friend on Tuesday morning he commented that on trying the same, he found himself staring at a blank sheet and suffering a form of writer’s block. Nothing happening. So his question was “what do I need
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A dentist recently asked me to sort out the rest of his business life. #normaldayatwork I’m going to share with you our conversation as it may be of benefit. So the participants are me (CB) and the dentist (JS) – the dentist’s initials are fictitious. JS –  I would like some clarity on where I
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Tuesday 3rd November 2015 The Great Hall, Sherfield Building, Imperial College, London No slides. No presentation. 10:30 Seth Godin walks on stage, thanks the audience for showing up and asks for the first question. 15:00 Seth thanks the audience and ends the session. Just Q&A, live and uncut. THAT is a guru. Everyone is gifted
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Last Wednesday evening I presented to over 50 dentists at an event organised by Lloyds Bank and supporting Bridge2Aid. It was good to catch up with some old friends, including Ian Crompton and David Wood-Griffiths from the bank, Paul Tasman from Bridge2Aid, George Manolescue from DBS and Gary Chapman from Portman Healthcare, as well as
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It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad. C.
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You know I try and make a point of chatting with cab drivers. Yesterday’s pick up from Harley Street to Paddington (it was pouring down – OK?) had to turn up his hearing aid to answer my questions. It turns out he has been driving a London black cab for 49 years this year. I
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The fact of the matter is that business ownership is a pain in the neck. It must be – the evidence is irrefutable. What evidence? Your evidence. I’ve had the good fortune to work with the owners of many “Champions League” as well as “Premier League” dental practices over 20+ years. You have one thing
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