Gun sales surge

After the despicable act in New town Connecticut where children and teachers were needlessly killed, there have been calls for the tightening up on Gun ownership, with many places such as Walmart taking certain weapons off their shelves. It is only a matter of time before more new rulings about gun ownership are introduced, causing sales for weapons and ammunition to rise. See article 

This is a classic example of supply and demand and panic buying. If there is going to be a shortage, sales increase. Next time there is going to be a fuel or water shortage, have a look at the queues. remember whenever there is an Action. There is a Reaction and a Consequence (ARC).

It is very easy to blame the guns, but shouldn't we be looking at the cause. Why was the trigger pulled in the first place? Was the reason mental health? The Gun is a small part of the problem.  Do we blame cars for deaths when a drunk driver is behind the wheel, fertilizers companies when some nut makes a home made bomb?

When fashion makes no sense

There will be some of you that have been bought a hideous sweater this Christmas and many others who have received one in the past. You open the present and hold up the jumper and reply -"Just what I always wanted".  You are then made to wear the sweater while all those around you shake their heads. Well the shaking of heads can stop and in exchange be greeted by the thumbs up sign. Fashion has come to the rescue and it is now trendy to wear these sweaters with pride. Read the article for yourself.

Traits of and Entrepreneur

I'll be honest with you, I generally buy biographies of people to find out what makes them tick. Why are they successful and what do I need to be successful. I think it is human nature. We are led to believe that by buying expensive sports shoes, we too can emulate that persons success but it never once refers to the fact that there is hard work attached.  As some of you might know or have worked out, I was a Business Studies school teacher who really loved his job, but felt it was the right time to set up my own business and run with it. I could Talk the Talk, but can I Walk the Walk?
I guess over time I will find out. I found this article that might interest you on the traits that an Entrepreneur has.

Tough Love

 As a teacher, it is our job to teach a class of students a certain amount of information in a specific period of time. This information is generally needed in some form of assessment but is also a building block for students to use in the future. Unfortunately, in class, there are always students who play up for a number of reasons and I am sure you can figure those out when you have been in class. Bottom line is the disruptions actually ruin everyone elses learning opportunities as they have the right to learn as much as everyone else. Rudeness and the general lack of manners is not something that should be embraced. Manners go a long way and this is the basis of how respect and how you expect to be treated occurs and this is something you should take notice of. This story was a refreshing sight to see. Tough love, but a lesson well learned.

The secret to success

There are literally thousands of business theory books on shelves worldwide, sprouting about the 4Ps, cash flow, budgets, distribution, human resources etc....  More often than not the real reason why there is success in any venture is the commitment and hard work. I am not saying that the other areas are not relevant as they definitely are, but having the commitment to see the idea through, showing strength and determination in terms of time and effort is the real secret to the success of a business.So combine that with working Smart in terms of being determined, focused and using the knowledge gained in text books should increase the chances of success. If you are thinking about setting up your business and you want inspiration, then read this.

Eshops and Physical stores

E shops and Physical Shops

There is a big thing about companies only having a web presence. For a lot of businesses this is all that is needed. But what about when you are buying clothes, shoes etc and you want to have more of an idea about size, fit and quality. How many times have you bought something online and it has not lived up to expectation. If that has happened to you, then read on.

Who stole my phone?

Where phones are becoming more and more powerful,more personal information is stored on them and their  is a demand for these phones, they will always be worth something to someone. I have had a phone stolen in the past, the actual phone wasn't really the loss to me, I could live with that, it was more the lost contacts that were the inconvenience to me. A while ago one of my students had their phone stolen while playing a sports fixture at another school, unfortunately it was very hard to prove who had taken it. For those who value their phone, please read on, this is probably the most important and valuable article that you will get to read.