One of the charming commentators on my blog in the Argus said that I was jargon ridden. I looked over some of my blog posts and couldn’t see any, so I thought I’d put some in here to keep him happy. So here are some of the juicy words I’ve noticed myself recently, with what they mean in plain English for real people who happen to run businesses.
I wrote recently about the business jargon I use regularly, and explained a few of my favourite terms. You guys seemed to like it, and I’ve been noticing a few more terms I use regularly, so here are some more.
Many years ago I started doing my MBA course. I was working full time, setting up and running social enterprises in Edinburgh, and I had to work lots of evenings. I didn’t want to give up my friends and my social life, and I still wanted to go to the pub. I knew that I was going to have to study 10-12 hours per week, on top of the 50-60 I was already working. Something had to give.
I was thinking about all of those business jargon words and phrases that come up all the time. The ones…
I’m a big fan of business networking as a way of building up your business. I get about 60% of…
I’ve spoken at length about the networking and how important it is for business. In essence, networking is about meeting the…
Some of you may have seen the debate raging recently on Twitter about the best place in Brighton (and Hove,…
A couple of days ago someone wanted to give me some feedback about the Brighton and Hove Chamber of Commerce breakfast event that morning. Mr Feedback’s problem was that he didn’t get to meet enough people. What he wanted to do was meet as many people as possible, see if they wanted to buy anything from him, and if not, then move on to the next person.
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