Education & Training

eBay New Search – Hi-tech or English 101?

By Ed | June 27th, 2008 | Category: Education & Training, International Trade, New Technologies, SEF / SEO, eBay AU, eBay UK, eBay US | 2 comments

Those of us lucky enough to have regular work that involves travelling a lot in far flung lands, soon become aware that not everyone speaks our native language with the same fluency as ourselves. Have eBay finally heard the sellers complaining that buyers never read the auction titles and descriptions? Are they now determined to impose upon the buyers, the education they should have taken notice of in grade school? If so, this could be one of the most positive moves eBay have taken in a long time.


It’s not just the Brits who hate American spellings

By Ed | March 12th, 2008 | Category: Education & Training, Sales & Mktg | No Comments »

NPR.com – National Public Radio’s website in the USA, has a wonderful piece about a new organisation set up to shame America’s companies over their spelling blunders.
This is not a focus on the difference between American and “real” English, of which British wartime Prime Minister (during World War Two) Sir Winston Churchill said, “America and [...]


UK – FSB Reports schools failing in primary role

By Ed | October 14th, 2007 | Category: Education & Training, Federations & Groups | No Comments »

Failure of secondary schools hidden by GCSE results, says business
The British Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) 22 Aug 2007, called for a major rethink of secondary education as GCSE results are announced.  The FSB believes that the continuing upward trend of GCSE results is masking a deterioration in the level of basic skills that schools are providing their [...]


UK – Barclays Bank offers nationwide Free Business Seminars

By Ed | October 11th, 2007 | Category: Banking & Finance, Biz Planning, Education & Training, Sales & Mktg | No Comments »

Every great business has started with a simple idea. If you have a great idea, float it by Barclays at a free “Let’s Talk Business Ideas“ seminar.
When you’ve got an idea for a business, advice on making the dream come true is the key to success.

How viable is the idea?
What are the potential problems?
The potential [...]