The Great Economic Recession 2008

September 18, 2008 by mike · 1 Comment

Here in the UK the news isn’t good. It’s almost impossible to ignore the news in the media. Just in case you’ve been living under a rock; I’ll recap the last 18 days. We’re in a recession and it’s official.

“Britain is facing “arguably the worst” economic downturn in 60 years which will be “more profound and long-lasting” than people had expected”

- Alistair Darling (UK Chancellor) in the Guardian, Saturday 30th August 2008.

Filed Under: 30 Day Challenge, Business, General, Software, Tax and Accounts
Tagged: banks, Business, credit crunch, entrepreneur, financial, ISV, recession, starting

The 30 day "release or die trying" challenge (day 0)

June 3, 2008 by mike · 15 Comments

Fellow Micro-ISV owner Patrick McKenzie (the MicroISV on a Shoestring guy) has issued a challenge to design, build, test, release and market a new commercial product within 30 days.

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Tagged: 30 Day Challenge, challenge, micro isv, race, speed

HMRC impose tough new practices on businesses

April 23, 2008 by mike · Leave a Comment

Anyone who has recently migrated to the UK from North Korea, China or the Islamic Republic of Iran in order to start a new live of freedom and a business will feel like they never left home now that new powers and penalties have been granted to our incumbent government’s fighting hand; HM Revenue & Customs.