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My wife Thelma was looking for a new pair of walking boots. She walked into a local shoe shop, where the assistants directed her to the right section, told her

Imagine ordering a take-out meal… …And when it arrives, getting upset because the chef didn’t use your preferred recipe, did not call you up to find out how spicy you

“I wish my accountant was more proactive.” It’s one of the most frequent wishes expressed by business owners. If you feel the same way, you might know in your gut

Last Christmas, we received an unusual present from our kids… …A robot vacuum cleaner, who has since been christened “Robbie”. We keep it in our house in Wales, and it

It gives me huge pleasure to interrupt my regular blogs on financial management for an important announcement… I’ve become a grandad for the first time! Baby Eve Rosemary Mumford arrived

Years ago, we were invited to help rescue a distressed business, whose finances were extremely messy. Amongst other problems, we discovered that every time they wanted to raise a sales

A few miles down the road from you, there’s another company very similar to yours. They’re in the same industry, offering a similar product to a similar customer base. There’s

In December 1944, Japanese soldier Hiroo Onoda retreated into a jungle on a small island in the Philippine archipelago, to hold off the American and Philippine troops. When the war

The start of 2023 is, fittingly, all about new beginnings for me. After 35 years in the same house, Thelma and I are moving to Gloucestershire. We’ve always fancied slightly

I know it’s traditional to look ahead around New Year’s… But over the last few hours, I’ve been looking backwards. To be precise, I’ve been looking over all my emails