John Smith had a working life spanning fifty years divided equally between commerce and consultancy. He is still active as a financial director, accountant and strategic adviser. John is also an active trader on the UK and USA stock market. Who better to get behind the money headlines and de-mystify the stock market for the small investor.

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The Credit Crunch Diaries ..... follow the Credit Crunch as it actually happens.

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)

 


 

The Top Line: Features & Articles About Business & Finance
The Credit Crunch Daily - One for you to bookmark as John Smith reads between the lines and tells it how it is. Click Here To Read

So You Want To Become A Management Consultant?. 5 good reasons to give it a try... and 5 good reasons not to!

The Big Balance Sheet FAQ's Page... Read the answers to the top ten most frequently asked questions about Balance Sheets. There's even an opportunity to ask your own question Click Here for Balance Sheet FAQ's

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.

Articles. A mix of advice, humour and tutorials with a business edge. Click here for the list of latest articles

Read what John Smith has to say about The $700bn USA bank bail-out

The Double your Money Phantom Share Portfolio Club
Try your hand at answering the top 10 Questions people always ask about the world of big business! It's a multi choice quiz and free to enter. - If you score a full 30 points you will be allocated a named UK equity share (that is, given the name of a company listed on the UK stock exchange). This share will be placed in the phantom portfolio with the aim of its price doubling by the end of one year. - If the doubling target is achieved, the entrant will receive a set of the published books of John G Smith absolutely free. The Great Big Business Quiz - Test Your Skill and Win A Prize!

John Smith - Author

John Smith

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?

Clients including.....
Dexion - Tube Investments - Raleigh cycles - Allis Chalmers - Telecommunications - Cycle & Carriage - Sembawang shipyard - Cochin ship building - National Exhibition Centre - Wheway Watson - Press & Shear - Cadbury McVitie Cakes

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

The Big Business Crossword

Relax for a while and try your hand at John Smiths Big Business Crossword - Download or Solve Online

(Great fun to pass around the office... )

Click The Grid To Have A Go

 

John Smith The Author
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?

Violets. John Smiths autobiography. A cracking good read in its own right but for anyone contemplating a career in business this should be regarded as mandatory background reading. If you've ever wondered what management consultants are supposed to do or what really goes on in big business boardrooms you must read Violets.

Derbyshire Born. From Farm Boy To Financier. The early days. The reviewers enjoyed reading it and so will you.... Find Out More

Buy Online - Perfect For You Or As A Gift For The Budding Businessman