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I am constantly attempting to simplify our message. What do you think about the following? Can you improve this? ebdex is an innovative organisation that helps CEOs, MDs and FDs of small and large companies improve their profitability and cash flow by leveraging existing investments in technology.  Technorati Tags: ebdex

On 4th October 2006, AccountingWEB held its first Software Satisfaction Awards for small business accounting packages. More than 1400 people took part in the survey and the results were: Reliability Sage Line 50 MYOB Accounting Plus Mamut Small Business Concierge Ease of use Quickbooks Pro Sage Line 50 TAS Books 1 Functionality Mamut Small Business […]

Sam Sethi of TechCrunch UK and I have been discussing about setting up a monthly get together for Software Entrepreneurs and the Investment Community in the North West of England. Sam is interested in doing a road show to promote such events across the country. Ivan Pope of Snipperoo and I have been scratching our […]

Same source as before. To search the list, use this link http://business.timesonline.co.uk/section/0,,20590,00.html Technorati Tags: Sunday Times Rich List

Update 1: Source for above list is Sunday Times Rich List. Above is the online millionaire list. Freeserve was claimed to have sold for £1.6bn to Wanadoo. Only Peter Wilkinson’s name is mentioned. Where is Ajaz Ahmed and the other guys? Sofware: Graham Wylie made bulk of his money from Sage. Where is Michael Jackson […]

This was an unusual week of meeting successful people. Third was none other than Ajaz Ahmed. A Dixons store manager, who came up with the idea to set-up Freeserve. Here is a bit about Ajaz from http://www.e-consultancy.com (his story is well covered) Ajaz Ahmed is the founder of Freeserve, the UK’s largest ISP, now owned […]

This week, I also had the privilege to meet another leader, Tom Bloxham of Urban Splash. Tom has done more than anyone else to regenerate Manchester and Liverpool over the last 15 years. He has won over 120 awards for architecture, regeneration and business success. It is amazing to see some of the regenerative work […]

I finally had the pleasure to meet Gary Turner, MD of Pegasus this week. His business has changed hands twice over the last few months, first with Extensity and then with Infor. He has not only survived, but has positioned his company well within Infor creating further opportunities for growth. We spoke business for two […]

According to Sam Sethi of TechCrunch UK, there are many opportunities for Internet start-ups and VCs to get together and share ideas in London. I would love to find out of any similar events taking place in the North West. We have a monthly breakfast event at Daresbury Innovation Centre, but it is not dedicated […]

I attended an IET event organised by the Manchester Branch on Automation Trends at Chancellors Hotel & Conference Centre this evening. It has been awhile since I attended an IEE event, and this was the first event I attended after IEE changed their name to IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology) to reflect the importance […]