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Hello everyone. The forum seems to be a lonely place. It reminds me of how a business can be a lonely place when it is nose-diving during an economic down-turn as a result of its leaders not preparing for that down-turn. Is there anyone in the forum group that sees these posts come through. A grunt will be enough for me at this stage.

Hello everyone. Apologies for not having posted for a while. I’m happy to respond to any comments or questions anyone might have, or if there is a direction anyone might be thinking of taking in respect of preparing for a downturn and might want some comment for me or other forum member which might help them with things. I know it can be a bit…[Read more]

Hello everyone. Apologies for not having posted for a while. I’m happy to respond to any comments or questions anyone might have, or if there is a direction anyone might be thinking of taking in respect of preparing for a downturn and might want some comment for me or other forum member which might help them with things. I know it can be a bit…[Read more]

Hello Qing. Thank you. What I wrote is an extremely basic breez-over of what I did. Yes, totally agreed, crisis presents opportunity. And fortune is where opportunity meets preparadness. We can’t be prepared if we don’t know about stuff, so that is where the self-education comes in. I would put building a network pretty high on the list too.

Thanks Greg for sharing your experience and your advice. Basically I’ve followed what you suggested. 🙂

In Chinese culture, we call ‘crisis’ – Weiji which has double meanings, i.e. risk and opportunity. So it’s not a totally bad thing, including the current tide of bankruptcy of building companies. It can be a new start for some new comers, a…[Read more]

Hello Qing. Thank you for your post. Good questions. I do hope more people can join in and hopefully get benefit from the forum.

So in 2008, the GFC hit my business (ie specification writing). It was like flicking a switch. I’d started in 2006 and had 100% success rate with my quoting on Spec writing jobs. I too had not ever been hit hard by…[Read more]

Hello Louis. Thank you for your comment. Apologies for my delay in replying. Regarding my having ‘facts’ to support the concept of an upcoming crisis, no one can tell what will happen in the future, however there are many things which seem to be coming togeter, such a the huge public and private debt burden, inflation, central banks printing mon…[Read more]

Hello Louis. Thank you for your comment. Apologies for my delay in replying. Regarding my having ‘facts’ to support the concept of an upcoming crisis, no one can tell what will happen in the future, however there are many things which seem to be coming togeter, such a the huge public and private debt burden, inflation, central banks printing…[Read more]

Hello all. I had a call from a member who wanted to join in the conversation, but was unsure about it all as it was a bit unknown. I agree, it is unknown to me too. I suggest give the forum a go, even if it is to ask a question. I’m sure if you want to know the answer to a quesiton, others will likely have the same question too.
Also, a good…[Read more]

Hello Qing. Thank you for your post. I was wondering when someone would comment. I’ll be discontinuing the co-op if the response is going to be lackluster. Of course, the intention is for people to add thoughts and suggestions. I might begin by saying that members who are located close to other members might find working together easier, but…[Read more]

Great, congratulations, Greg. Thanks for the effort. Let’s get it started.

Kind regards,

Qing