A Very Happy Christmas to all our Members
I would like to introduce you to our new family member Max who also wishes you and yours a Happy Christmas and a wonderful New Year. At the Chamber we are full of hope for what is the Start … Read More
Covid 19 – What New Zealand got right – and we did not
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Dear Members, I thought these Two videos from Jacinda Ardern The New Zealand Prime Minister were revealing. On the 8th June 2020 New Zealand had been Virus free for a fortnight, were returning to a full normal life, and on … Read More
RISE to the Challenge – FREE C19 HELP – From the Business Community
Dear Members, As we start to come out the other side of C19 (Let’s Hope) there are some salutary lessons. It could happen Again – This Winter We need to Help Each Other – Together – to Manage downside risk, … Read More
China Approves Hong Kong Security Legislation
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Dear Members, It looks as if China is going full steam ahead with its plans to destroy democracy and Human rights. It also looks as if the world will react. This could have a number of consequences for your supply … Read More
C19 Testing – A possible solution
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Dear Members, A Massachusetts firm appropriately called Bio Bot, is testing sewage for the C19 virus. The Virus is far more prevalent than we thought – That gives an opportunity re testing. This is interesting because They believe that in … Read More
New More Virulent Corona Virus identified
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Dear Members, The LA Times announced today that the Los Alamos Research labs, had identified a more virulent strain of C19. As you know this is what happened in 1918, and it killed 50 million people. This is why we … Read More
The Stockdale Paradox – Dealing with Uncertainty
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Dear Members, Martin Munro of The Alternative Board sent me this video. Its about how to deal with uncertainty. Stockdale argues, from his experience as a prisoner of war, that you need to face up to reality, and determine to … Read More
Preparation for recovery
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Dear Members, We are about to send out our latest update newsletter. So I thought it might be useful to provide some thinking about preparing to come out the other side of the current virus, and some scenario planning. Starting … Read More
Staff Furlough Portal Opens Today
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Dear Members, The HMRC CJRS Portal opened at 5.30 this morning, at 7.20 it crashed. (These people are completely unprepared) Also why are they stopping our staff from working? Surley they should be doing whatever they can to get our … Read More