Archive for the 'Business' Category

SMEs and the banks

Monday, November 24th, 2008

It is no wonder that when the Irish pound spilt from sterling in 1979 it was renamed the Punt - it rhymes with bank manager.
The currency may have changed but the managers are the same - a shower of punts and bankers. In fact, they are worse now than they ever were.
All commentators (not you [...]

Digiweb - don’t try fool me!

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

I don’t know what has happened to Digiweb of late. Maybe someone can tell me how a company that once provided the most excellent and honest service can so quickly have become the worst?
More than a year ago when my then broadband provider was stuck in a legal quagmire I anticipated they were about to [...]

Forget the Clacks, going Postal is the money spinner

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

When Moist von Lipwig took on the might of the Grand Trunk Clacks line his Postal System came out on top.
Here on Roundworld, many companies have learned the true value of old fashioned post over new technologies. Not only can it achieve things that tech can’t (try emailing an elephant), but its components have value [...]