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Are You Judge and Jury
Practice Even A Small Pause Before Speaking
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Scott McLean
Energy Crisis Is Going To Be Costly
How Much Will It Cost To Use Home Electrical Appliances. The cost of boiling the kettle and heating your home is rising fast. Read my latest blog post…
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Combining Family, Fitness & Business
Someone asked me recently how I manage to find the time for all the walking & running I do with 3 kids & a busy business to manage.
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10 Things Small Business Owners Need To Do - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
During this health emergency all our thoughts are with the families who are affected or have suffered because of COVID-19.
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Rogue Electricians
Nobody can ever say they are the perfect electrician - not me, not any member of my electrical team and not any other qualified electrician with up to…
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Scott McLean
Decisions Decisions Good? Bad?
What a day it's been for high profile decisions by both the UK Government and The Supreme Court.
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Never Give Up
If ever you need reminding about the saying 'Never Give Up' then watch the last few minutes of the football action from Hampden Park, Glasgow yesterday…
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Fickle
The local election results were today and watching councillors up and down the country lose their seats at the hands of voters reminded me of how it can…
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#askSCOTT - Question 1 - Business Start Up
I've been in the electrical trade since 1992 and started my first business in 1996.
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Meeting Charlie Mullins OBE
I had the pleasure last week to attend the book launch of the most famous and richest plumber in the UK - Charlie Mullins OBE.
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Receipts, Taxes and VAT
Politics and Receipts have been in the news this week after Labour Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls called for people to make sure they get receipts for small…
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Small Business Red Tape - HMRC
Interesting hearing the UK Prime Minister David Cameron address the Federation of Small Business Conference today stating that he intends to reduce red…
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