Do we have such a concept in the UK? You basically hire a single desk in an office which is your desk for however long you want it.

I think it’s a great idea, if such a concept does exist here, let me know in the comments below.

Hmm interesting. They did have a brief foray into this market directly themselves and they pulled out again. So what’s going to be different this time?

I suppose having an infrastructure in place already is a massive help. It will be interesting to see how this pans out.

Heres a link to the announcement.

Thanks to fool uk for the heads up.

As the title says this is the kind of reality TV I like.  According to digitalspy Five are commisioning a series called “Business Inspector”. It will use the same premise as “Hotel Inspector”, where an expert will go in and try to turn the business around.

I have been fascinated by how businesses are run from an early age. It’s great to bring in an outsider, they can see with fresh eyes where businesses are going wrong and hopefully save them from financial ruin.

Okay so we’re out of recession. 0.1% growth in the last quarter of 2009 still isn’t much to celebrate though? With that much growth it can be easy to start slipping back.

We’re in a real mess folks, it’s going to take at least a decade to sort this whole mess out. Who ever is in power after the next election they’ve got a tough job on their hands.

I’ll be a lot happier when I’ve got a job, then I can tell you if life is getting any easier.

… I may be fat, losing my hair, ageing a little. However I don’t have a problem getting it up, it may be average in size, but hey I’m happy with it.

So no I don’t need your cheap viagra or an extension or two or three.  Please move on, my door will always stay locked to you.

I was reading an article in yesterday’s “Mail On Sunday” about delays in VAT registration affecting startups.

So my question to the tax experts is:

You are approaching the turnover threshold, you have put your VAT registration application in plenty of time, but you know that you are going to pass the threshold before your application is looked at because of the backlog.

What can you do in the meantime?

Please leave your answer in the comments below

I’m taking a break from my normal routine, to catch up on all the information that has flooded into my Google Reader, I have about 7 days worth of information to consume. Also adding new feeds to my reader.

Mixed in between all of that will be trips out into the real world to get some much needed fresh air and to feed the beast within.

Coupled with me devising ways of advertising my online store for free in the short term and paid for advertising in the medium and long term.

The Wizzard’s Emporium blog is now live over at:

http://wizzardsemporium.com/blog

Check out the blog for the latest news, offers and competitions.

Yes Wizzard’s Emporium is now live after several months of planning, then some tinkering then in the past week some hard graft and the beast has awoken. At this time I’ll only be accepting orders from those with addresses within the UK (United Kingdom).

Here’s the link:

http://wizzardsemporium.com/shop

I’ll also link it up in the blogroll section.

I’m currently running a launch promotion until the end of the month, 10% off all orders.

When you come to check out enter the code 10PCOFF in the relevant box. If the code doesn’t work, email webmaster@wizzardsemporium.com with your order number and I’ll sort it for you.

Thanks to a headsup from @mashable on twitter.

Now Vodafone are bringing their bucket and spade to play in the sandpit in 2010.

This should be more great news for consumers.

Here’s a link to mashable’s and BBC’s articles:

http://mashable.com/2009/09/29/vodafone-iphone-uk/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8278073.stm