As of 1st January 2007 businesses with a website and/or who use email must comply with new E-commerce Regulations. Yet, despite a raft of publicity surrounding this change in the law, many businesses (particularly small ones) have not as yet implemented the new rules, leaving themselves vulnerable.
For further information on the legal implications check out Pinsent Masons' website for e-commerce:
The government's proposal to introduce road pricing could be very bad news indeed for business road users. Not only will you having to purchase a tracking device for your car but you'll also have to start paying a monthly bill to use it. The tracking device will cost about £200 and in a recent study by the BBC, the lowest monthly bill was £28 for a rural florist and £194 for a delivery driver.
On top of this massive increase in tax, you will be tracked. Somebody will know where you are at all times. They will also know how fast you have been going, so even if you accidentally creep over a speed limit you can expect a NIP with your monthly bill.
There is a petition on No 10's new website to protest against this bill to make sure you make your voice heard:
On Sunday I went to the Grand Scottish Prom. It takes place on... well... the front lawn of Glamis Castle. Very kind of the Earl of Strathmore don't you think?
Glamis Castle is a place of legends and fairytales.' Family home of the Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne and a royal residence since 1372. Childhood home of The Queen Mother, and legendary setting for Shakespeare's famous play 'Macbeth'.
It's a fun event - we took some chairs and a table; a hamper full of delicious food and some wine of course. Some groups were obviously professionals when it comes to outdoor events. They had long tables covered in crisp white linen table cloths, candles and even the odd candelabra.
The sun split the sky until it disappeared behind the trees in the evening. We ate and chatted in the afternoon whilst the SNO (Scottish National Orchestra) treated us to a pre-concert rehearsal. Then at 7.30 p.m. they reappeared, in formal attire. The music was fantastic, with Skylarks overhead and birds in the surrounding trees joining in, the atmosphere was wonderful.
The final piece the SNO played was the William Tell Overture. The music was accompanied by the most fantastic synchronised firework display. Truly awesome (and that's not a word we Scottish people use lightly!). There were quiet sparkly fireworks for the quiet sections - huge loud exploding bursts of colour for the louder sections - soooo clever. A real art form I'd say.
Excellent live music, lovely sunshine, fresh air, good company, tasty food...Oh, and did I mention the wine?
Cheers!
I was asked to speak at a local 'Women Into Business' networking event held last night. I had a great audience - 50+ women and 3 men! They were a lovely bunch of enthusiastic people who had started a business within the last couple of years, or were about to take the plunge and become their own boss.
I talked about "High Impact Habits", how successful people 
have successful habits and unsuccessful people don't.
At one point I asked the audience if anyone had ever fired a client? Only one hand went up. The lady explained why. It takes courage to fire a client and I asked how she felt afterwards? "Fantastic" she said... "It was a huge relief not to have to work with that person again".
Do you currently have any clients that you don't enjoy working with? If so, you probably don't look forward to speaking to them, and after, you probably feel drained and have lost that spring in your step! If we are dealing with someone we simply don't connect, then with we are unlikely to do our best work. So fire any clients you might have who bring you down... you won't regret it!
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