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Whizzy Star

In this world of high finance
I’m quite a whizzy star
Whisked from Leeds to Kings Cross
Courtesy GNER

Observed from just two seats away
it’s a shame I’m worked so hard
the mobile shrills, the laptop’s hot
- the software plays a card!
 
.... and to prove that nothing really changes
Sir John Betjeman’s send up of the 1960’s


The Young Executive

I am a young executive
no cuffs than mine are cleaner
I have a slim-line briefcase
and I drive the firm’s Cortina
 

Alternative Mission statement

Say who your company is, what you do, what you stand for and why you do it

(What it says in big letters on the board outside that religious establishment)
John Smith has had a working life spanning fifty years divided equally between commerce and consultancy. He still acts as a financial director and a strategic adviser and is a qualified accountant. He is also an active trader on the UK and USA stock market.

John G Smith has had a working life spanning fifty years and divided equally between line management and business advice. He is a qualified accountant and still acts as a strategic adviser to a furniture manufacturer. He is an active trader on the UK and USA stock market and writes regularly on de-mystifying the stock market for the small investor
He offers advice on how to avoid the brain damage from attempting to penetrate the world of literary agents and conventional book publishers by self-publishing using Lulu.com. It also helps the young graduate or professional combat the lurking minefield of big business.
  • 99 Business Definitions. An alternative business and finance glossary. A unique mix of fact and humour with a serious message..... * (Includes the Top Ten Most Frequently Asked Questions about Balance Sheets!)... Read them now.
     
  • The Business Survival Kit. What they don`t teach you at university.
     
  • 10 Answers To The 10 Questions You've Always Wanted To Ask!  - Straight answers to the most Evaded questions about Big Business. - The Great Big Business Quiz - Test Your Skill!
     
  • The Stockmarket. A must read precis for anyone with an interest in the financial markets.
     
  • Violets. John Smiths autobiography. A cracking good read in it's own right. For anyone contemplating a career in business this should be regarded as mandatory background reading.
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  • Derbyshire Born. From Farm Boy To Financier. The reviewers enjoyed reading it and so will you....
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  • Articles. A mix of advice, humour and tutorials with a business edge.
     
  • How To Publish Your Book. Cuts through the hype and very neatly summarises the steps you need to take.

John Smith - Author

John Smith - Author

It is one thing having a name or having made your name. But how does an ordinary John Smith born to a small tenant farmer of poor coal-riddled soil in unfashionable Derbyshire become a qualified accountant and work as a management consultant for the mighty Price Waterhouse?

Seven decades of change. Of rants and surprises You will be amazed. You will be swept along.

Lesson For Today

The Parable Of The House Builders