I’ve finally discovered what FUD means. It wasn’t top of my list of things to do but as I was browsing my blog feeds one of the posts spelt it out for me.
F = Fear
U = Uncertainty
D = Doubt
I don’t like FUD, it’s something I hate being a prisoner of and I make sure that in […]
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I’ve been fortunate to have a job which allows me to move up and down the Channel from the end-user right up to those in control at vendor level such as Microsoft, HP, and Symantec. I get the opportunity to engage with lots of different people and spread what, when you distill it, is pretty […]
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Not long to go until the Small Business Partner Community gets to see what Westcoast are up to with regards to supporting this market. Hopefully you’ll see us being perfect swans (calm and graceful on top but paddling like billio underneath) as we present six workshops based around customer and Partner feedback.
I’ve enjoyed pulling it […]
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Sitting in Microsoft Ireland’s ISV and SBSC Community day having a really good chat with some fantastic Partners. The presentations so far have been really interesting and it’ll be my job to tie it all together at the end of the day.
What’s interesting for me is that this event has been split into two days […]
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I’ve sat on this post for a while in various forms and my opinions and observations welcome your comments because I know that I am not alone in this way of thinking.
Note: when I say SBSC, I mean ‘Small Business Specialist Certification’.
As many of you know (both UK and WW), I’ve been bouncing around the […]
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Vijay Singh and Gareth Brown are our SBSC PALs for the UK. They have a worldwide SBSC PAL meeting coming up at the end of the month (24th) so if you have a something you would like say or comment on about the Microsoft SBSC Programme then get your comments into them. To avoid getting […]
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I had a chat with a new friend of mine within Microsoft at the weekend and we got onto the topic of blogging. We were deciding whether blogging was always appropriate and what motivates someone to start one.
Within my presentation of ‘Daring to be different’ I talk about how blogging has benefited various Partners in our […]
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Bill Wells may have left working for a Small Business Specialist but he’s still very proactive in the Community. He’s teamed up with Jonathan Cox of the Pavey Group to talk about underwriting your business to manage risk better. What’s more, Ed Probert will be back on board to answer any legal questions you have […]
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Get yourself booked onto our Small Business Forum which takes place on November 29th at Microsoft’s Thames Valley Campus.
Spaces are limited (unless you’re happy to sit on laps?!) so get yourself booked on now. First come, first served.
Full details are available by clicking here. We’ll be updating it with a few more events that are […]
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On the whole, another good day today for Microsoft’s ‘On the Road’ events. I would say that the Thames Valley audience was far more animated despite London’s question about downgrade rights (hot topic!) cropping up again. Good to see that the SBSC meeting prior to the main event was well attended and good to hear […]
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