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 By Graham Wilson, on May 10th, 2010 There’s a popular perception that one of the trends of the ‘noughties’ was a growth in the proportion of ‘SoHo’ businesses.
As Wikipedia defines it: “The modern concept of small office/home office, or SoHo, refers to the category of business, which involves from 1 to 10 workers. SOHO can also stand for small or home … / continued
 By Graham Wilson, on November 6th, 2009 The model is actually quite straightforward – it needs to be, because the skilled user of it has to remember it and, in the course of a conversation, for instance, be ready to shift from one stage to another, when they pick up signals from their audience that they have got the message of a … / continued
 By Graham Wilson, on November 6th, 2009 You might have noticed that I do quite a lot of writing and public speaking. I actually enjoy both enormously, which helps. When I was 16, I had to sit a set of exams known then as ‘O’ levels. Typically we did 10 or so subjects, before specialising in the following year. English as it … / continued
 By Graham Wilson, on August 31st, 2009 I was interviewed by someone from the Economist the other day about ‘portfolio careers’. It was a weird conversation as she clearly hadn’t got a clue what I was talking about. She had a reason why almost every strand of my work wasn’t a ‘real’ career, the only bit she could relate to was writing … / continued
 By Graham Wilson, on August 31st, 2009 I was interviewed by someone from the Economist the other day about ‘portfolio careers’. It was a weird conversation as she clearly hadn’t got a clue what I was talking about. She had a reason why almost every strand of my work wasn’t a ‘real’ career, the only bit she could relate to was writing … / continued
 By Graham Wilson, on August 5th, 2009 This evening, I received an invitation to attend a speed networking event in Berkshire. Now, I’m not particular keen on these kind of events, because I do feel that relationships are important in business, but the chance to have an afternoon building my business seemed appealing – especially as it involves an expenditure of only … / continued
 By Graham Wilson, on July 22nd, 2009 Even though we are in a recession and so job opportunities are harder to come by, it is important not to leap at the first offer if taking it would force you to compromise yourself further than you are prepared to go.
It ALWAYS pays to talk through the compromises that a job offer represents … / continued
 By Graham Wilson, on July 15th, 2009 52 Themes for Counsellors and Psychotherapists to write about in their local paper
This list began with a conversation between two therapists. They wanted to build their local practices, and had decided that they wanted to find a way of getting people to come to see them. They’d tried all kinds of leaflet drops – … / continued
 By Graham Wilson, on April 20th, 2009 Quite a few people have given me feedback on my Better Networking leaflet lately and, in particular, they have asked for some thoughts on face-to-face networking at events, so I have pulled together a few more pointers. So much of the success of such events depends on your attitude to yourself.
We all know the … / continued
 By Graham Wilson, on December 29th, 2008 Around this time, each year, many of us take time out to do a little reflecting and setting ourselves some hopes and expectations for the following year. This time last year, I posted a blog entry on how to stick to your resolutions. The ideas hold and I shalln’t repeat them here – please check … / continued
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