For some home is where their craft is
The News Review:
- For some home is where their craft is
- Home business owners powerless over resumptions
- Home Depot and Lowe’s Get Hammered
- Glenn Wheatley back in business
For some home is where their craft is
Telegraph.co.uk – May 20, 2008
“Actually we talk about one of the reasons people start their own business being improving the work-life blend – you can spend time with your kids while they’re helping you stick down envelopes do a mailshot around the local village whatever it is” says Jones. Employing home workers is another facet of using a residence for business. Although it can go spectacularly wrong (see our box below) it can work when the right people and technology are selected. Lucy Handley owns Department 83 a marketing communications company in Marlborough and uses exclusively home workers. She started working from home when she became a mother and found the commute too much. “It’s really allowed us to provide professional resources and work with our clients to provide a large company-style organisation.
Home business owners powerless over resumptions
NEWS.com.au – May 20, 2008
"It means I’m gone" the 13-year Stafford Rd resident said. "For me it’s my whole life and although it’s not a very valuable property it’s also my business and it’s taken me a long time to build up. "Thirty-five households and business owners who thought they were in the clear were yesterday told they were now in the path of progress and would lose their properties to make way for the Airport Link tunnel the Northern Busway linking Kedron to Windsor and a new flyover to fix the gridlocked airport roundabout. State Government representatives doorknocked the affected residences yesterday while absent owners will be told by letter… "It means I’m gone" the 13-year Stafford Rd resident said. "For me it’s my whole life and although it’s not a very valuable property it’s also my business and it’s taken me a long time to build up. "Thirty-five households and business owners who thought they were in the clear were yesterday told they were now in the path of progress and would lose their properties to make way for the Airport Link tunnel the Northern Busway linking Kedron to Windsor and a new flyover to fix the gridlocked airport roundabout. State Government representatives doorknocked the affected residences yesterday while absent owners will be told by letter. All up 206 homes and businesses will be completely resumed to make way for a so-called "congestion-busting" tunnel busway and flyover in Brisbane’s northern suburbs. Half have already sold to the Government and the remainder now have about six months to move on. Sixteen other properties will lose some of their land through partial resumptions.
Home Depot and Lowe’s Get Hammered
BusinessWeek – May 20, 2008
Customers and investors have criticized Home Depot for weak customer service especially compared with Lowe’s. Home Depot says it is making strides reorganizing operations while improving service. Some analysts praised management for cutting back on promotional activity that wasn’t working. Home Depot "is taking advantage of the slowdown to reinvest in the business" said Credit Suisse (. He says the chain should be "well-positioned once the housing recovery comes" better than Lowe’s.
Glenn Wheatley back in business
NEWS.com.au – May 20, 2008
Star client Farnham was the first to call Wheatley and offer his support. Gaynor Wheatley said her husband’s main focus now was to become a "good citizen". "He’s going to get back to work and spend a lot of time redeeming himself in everybody’s eyes and I’m going to help him as much as I can to do that" Mrs Wheatley said. Wheatley will focus much of his time on an online radio project www. com and work with Farnham on a possible tour. "He’s started a radio project which he will be endeavouring to bring to fruition.
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