Been a Bizzy Boy

Well, this blog has turned out to be a rather shameful effort! Despite my best intentions to update it regularly, I haven't posted for almost two months. However, I have been busy writing articles on other more prominent websites and in print publications as part of my role as UK Manager of Freelancer.

In May I wrote a piece for FreshBusinessThinking outlining how a small business can start-up on a shoestring. and bootstrap their way to success. This has proved to be a common theme, and I fear I am beginning to sound like a broken record.

In early July I was invited to write a piece for SME Web regarding the new immigration cap and how smart entrepreneurs could circumvent them by hiring highly skilled offshore workers and allowing them to work
remotely.

At the end of July I was pleased to be selected as an SME Expert by Management Today magazine, who invited me to write a piece on bootstrapping a start-up and making the most of limited financial resources. This was my favourite assignment so far and perhaps my best effort (despite turning it around in under 90 minutes). The Editor liked it saying it was "really quite good, actually" which means, hopefully I can contribute more material in future. : ¬)

The Management Today piece led to Money Matters magazine interviewing me recently (publication pending) in a similar vein, but with questions which were framed to draw out my Knowledge Management expertise - touching on areas of organisational culture and change management. Link will be posted as soon as its published.

So, as you can see, I am getting back into the swing of writing and am keen to continue writing articles on the SME, Outsourcing and Startup sector in future, hopefully, I can enhance my repertoire beyond hte realms of British SMEs Bootstrapping their way to success.

On top of all the writing, I have also been hard at work with my own business and trying to invent the next big thing on the internet - more to follow on that.. anon.

Until next time, whenever that may be, happy outsourcing. Oh - and keep an eye out for the 500 Freelancer branded taxis which will be hitting the streets of London again this month.
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