Posts by Dion Carter
How to Identify a Good Location for Your Investment Property
It is no coincidence that one of the United Kingdom’s longest running property based television programmes is called Location Location Location. According to research conducted by the conveyancing company, My Home Move in 2016, location is still the key determinant when purchasing a property to live in. The same is true when purchasing residential investment properties. When…
Read More4 Ways to Start in Property Without Any Cash
According to data from the Office of National Statistics second home ownership is on the rise. 5.2 million adults in Britain owned a second home in 2014, up from 1.2 million in 2002. When considered as an investment vehicle, most adults in the UK would invest in property if the opportunity presented itself. Given that…
Read MoreThe one Trait That all Entrepreneurs Share
When I started my career the word entrepreneur wasn’t used as much as it is today. Many people now want to become entrepreneurs. I am convinced that most people do not know what it takes or the sort of people who succeed as entrepreneurs. Throughout my career, I have worked for a few entrepreneurs and…
Read MoreRedundancy: No Good Way to Deliver Bad News
During my career, I have often been in the difficult position where I have had to make colleagues redundant. I have also been made redundant myself so I know how it feels. The scale of the businesses that I managed made making colleagues redundant more of a challenge than usual. At one point, I had…
Read MoreThe Dark Side of Success
In many people’s eyes, I had made it. I had worked hard and had been a senior executive for over 20 years. I had managed the sale of businesses worth up to £300 million. During my career, I ran many multinational businesses in a diverse range of business sectors. At one point, I managed 4000-5000…
Read MoreDealing With Customer Service Issues Head On…
I started working at a chain of Health & Fitness clubs just as the company went into administration. My background is in turning around ailing companies; Private Equity owners often called on me revitalise companies that have failed or are failing. I was hired as Director of Operations by the CEO. Coming from a B2B…
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