The Waverley Lane Blog

What thanks do we get, those of us who run a business, for stepping out of line and going our own way? For taking on commitments and risk, working bloody hard, adding value, paying salaries and taxes, and taking responsibility for regulatory compliance?

Nothing, zilch, nada.

I do wonder if the powers-that-be and those who work for them remember that, without the business sector buying, adding value, and selling there would be no “non-commercial” funding of anything. That is, no public sector institutions or employment, no public services, hugely diminished support for arts and culture, and much-reduced funding for the third sector and the health services.

Julie Meyer started the internet and new media networking group First Tuesday at the height of the dotcom boom. I’ve not been persuaded that she has actually built any business and worked in it for the long haul, but she has hit the nail on the head with the concept of “Entrepreneur Country” – read about it here in The Independent.

Two points arise from this – firstly, I agree with Julie! The media needs to stop knocking business and realise that business pays everyone’s wages and much else besides, whether it’s trendy to admit it or not.

Secondly, how can we at Waverley Lane meet the needs of people who are running their own business?

What we do is help people work together, online and offline, whether in the same office or far-scattered around the globe. If we continue to do that effectively and efficiently and market our expertise to the right people, there will be a demand which we know how to meet.