10 Ways To Help You Get Funding From Your Bank

The website http://www.freshbusinessthinking.com is a another useful resource for existing and would be business owners. This article is an example of one of their good lists. 10 Ways To Help You Get Funding From Your Bank By Guy Rigby, Director & Head of Entrepreneurs, Smith & Williamson Getting funding from your bank isn’t nearly asContinue reading “10 Ways To Help You Get Funding From Your Bank”

Jimmy Steele’s Report 1) It’s out

The report has been released today (all 88 pages of it) and will be available from the DoH website & here ASAP. Download from here. Some comments: BBC HSJ I’m afraid that this will make very little difference to the provision of NHS care. The fact remains that the provision of dentistry is expensive and the repeatedContinue reading “Jimmy Steele’s Report 1) It’s out”

Paddi Lund – “Transforming the Experience®”

Two years after his last UK visit which many thought would be his last Paddi Lund will be back in UK & Ireland in October. He’s doing a couple of gigs with Chris Barrow “Transforming The Experience” in Dublin on October 10th and in York on October 15th. To follow on he’s also presenting “GettingContinue reading “Paddi Lund – “Transforming the Experience®””

Stephen Hudson – he rants but does speak sense.

Here’s Stephen Hudson’s most recent newsletter; as ever it is written in his unique style and the contents are worth a view. Subscribe to his newsletter from his sit here: GDP Resources Who is Apolline? Hello again In his recent column in dentistry magazine, Apolline (in my opinion) shows that he just doesn’t get it.Continue reading “Stephen Hudson – he rants but does speak sense.”

Luxury v Premium – Seth’s Blog

Relevant to Dentistry at present I think. (Seth is SO good) The original here do sign up. Luxury vs. premium Luxury goods are needlessly expensive. By needlessly, I mean that the price is not related to performance. The price is related to scarcity, brand and storytelling. Luxury goods are organized waste. They say, “I canContinue reading “Luxury v Premium – Seth’s Blog”

Professor Jimmy Steel in Bristol

The fact finding tour associated with the government initiated independent review came to Bristol yesterday. Jimmy Steele is an amiable host who, without doubt, has worked extremely hard on finding information and listening to opinions from all involved in the current mess that is NHS dentistry. The audience was probably 20 or so in number withContinue reading “Professor Jimmy Steel in Bristol”

Seth does it again – Do you have customers or members?

Do you have customers or members? If you changed your model to have members instead, what would that look like? If people had to subscribe, or be admitted, or apply… and if you had to please the membership, not convert new strangers. The web likes businesses that have members. sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2009/05/do-you-have-customers-or-members.html

“The End of The Family Dental Practice in Two Years”

I picked this up on Twitter this morning. Michael Watson is one of the most experienced people writing about dentistry in the UK. His post says: This site probably marks the end of the family dental practice in two years handing it over to corporates. This is the site he is talking about www.dentalaccess.nhs.uk which seems toContinue reading ““The End of The Family Dental Practice in Two Years””