The "Muslim" terrorists are nothing but a bunch of fascists and nothing to do with Islam in the same way that Britain First are a bunch of fascists and nothing to do with Christianity. They are two sides of the same coin who wish for a society of hatred and division. We need to counter them with a society of love, respect and unity - but I do accept hatred of fascism in all of its forms as legitimate.
The first week back at work is over and what a week it was.
As a micro-business with 3 staff including myself it's a big miss when someone is off. Holidays are bad enough but are planned for, but unexpected sickness throws things into chaos. A return to work on Monday saw the message from the legend that is young Calvi contact me saying he wouldn't be in as he was ill and that extended to the full week.
Peter's not one for going off sick willy-nilly so he's obviously unwell and I hope he gets well soon, especially as he says he won't be able to stand any more daytime TV!
It has, therefore, been a little hectic. We aim to grow a lot this year which means I need to spend a lot more time, smartly, on marketing and I have detailed plans in place over the next quarter on how to achieve this. But they do take up time and a man down this week has made that rather difficult.
Despite those difficulties it's been a great week, new contract won subject to signature, got to know some other local business people much better including Yasir from AM Electrical who won our free website on Tadvent Xmas Day.
Yasir arranged for us to meet in The Olde Young Tea House https://www.facebook.com/oldeyoungteahouse?fref=nf, great place for a cuppa and a bite to eat in Middlesbrough and genuinely local, give it a try.
We've also had a bit of great publicity. I'm a great believer that youth unemployment is ridiculously high and those of us in business have a duty to provide opportunities for local young people. This has been picked up in the press and I'm happy to be publicly espousing the view that small businesses can use the apprentice system to provide those opportunities. It's a worry that apprenticeship places in the region have plummeted over the last year.
If you'd like to read the article it's here along with a pic of our apprentice, Benjamin:
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