"I'm Jonathan Pincas, creator of Say No! to the Office and founder of a UK online food retailer. This website is about creating a liberating, 'work-anywhere' lifestyle through virtual, location-independent, small online businesses."Must Reads

Could Your Business Processes Cope With a 500% Increase in Volume?
You never know how your business systems will survive until you test them at their very limits. Here’s what we learned from the Christmas rush.

Serial Entrepreneurialism is Not Easy
If something is easy and makes enough profit to outsource the labour that goes into producing it, there will be competition, lots.

How to Choose a Product for an E-commerce Business
Many online sellers start with a product related to their passion. But does it make better business sense to identify the product first?

Do You Have What it Takes to Start Your Own Business?
Really now, who wants to admit that they probably don’t have the numerical skills to understand pricing or cash flow?

How to Conceptualise Stages in the Growth of a Small Business
If you imagine your business as progressing through a series of major releases (1.0, 2.0, etc.), which version are you on now?

My Personal Theory of Small Business Success
Being transparent means you can’t hide behind a rip-off business model which is going to make you rich on the back of little work or talent.
Is a Non-Confrontational Personality Appropriate for Business?
Business seems like a fight a lot of the time – and I don’t like fighting. So is the conclusion that I’m no good as a businessman?
“How the hell are you going to make any money out of that?”
Experiment with novel business models. Then, when people ask “How do you make any money out of that?”, just tell them you don’t!
Latest from Say No! to the Office
Setting Up an Account with a Courier Company
13 January 2012
Setting up an account with a courier company can be daunting. Here’s what to look out for before signing with a new distribution partner.
Could Your Business Processes Cope With a 500% Increase in Volume?
22 December 2011
You never know how your business systems will survive until you test them at their very limits. Here’s what we learned from the Christmas rush.
Making a Presentable Dynamic Price List from a Product Feed
20 December 2011
How to use a spreadsheet program to transform a standard product list into a simple, organised price list with variable pricing levels.
Use Constant Real-Time Feedback for Business Motivation
19 December 2011
Separation of cause and effect makes it hard to associate positive actions and successful outcomes. Use real-time feedback for true motivation.
Replacing a Desktop Phone with a Bluetooth Headset
15 December 2011
My experience using a Plantronics M20 Bluetooth headset connected to a Mac to make calls using a VoIP softphone
