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The Busy-ness Trap

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Followers of @RubyStarTweet may have spotted this link (http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/05/the_busyness_trap.html) which we posted the other week. Well…. its kicked off a massive debate here at RubyStar Manor. Is Busy-ness such a bad thing after all? Now none of us would advocate pretending to be busy, and it certainly is true that periods of quiet contemplation can […]

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Big Business Booster Bootcamp

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  Big Business Booster Bootcamp   Booking now open! https://rubystar.eventbrite.com The dates for the next NW Big Business Booster Bootcamp (for businesses, charities and social enterprises) are now available, the full day events will take place on the first Monday of Sept, Oct, Nov and Dec 2011. 121 sessions will be scheduled to fit round you […]

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Eyes on the Horizon

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One of our associates was researching Power Walking technique this week (don’t ask- we really do find ourselves involved in all sorts!). Apparently, one of the common mistakes is to look at your feet, and not far enough ahead. Can anyone feel an analogy coming on? We know how smart you are so we’ll let […]

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Is it a Monster?

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What’s this coming over the hill? Is it a Monster?  Well, that what depend on your political views! But, there is no denying that from today major changes are afoot with the launch of The Work Programme. This is the latest shake up in Welfare to Work programmes… and it’s a biggy. In simple terms […]

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Harnessing the Crowd!

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Well, we’ve all been hearing that the future is in The Cloud, but for those of us who are in the business of raising finance for innovative community initiatives, the future may well be in The Crowd. Crowd Funding harnesses the power of social media to create online communities of stakeholders to make things happen. […]

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Welcome to the RubyStar blog

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Welcome to the RubyStar blog- we’ll be using this to keep you up-to-date with the latest from us, and from our clients. We hope this blog will give you a feel for what we do, what we care about, and how we might be able to help you. All of our associates will be contributing, […]

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