#profitability

source Last year there were 13 container ships that made the journey from East to West via the Northern Sea Route which was a record. This year that number will be surpassed with one shipping company alone

About 4 days ago we heard the news that the COTI treasury was shutting down for the foreseeable future which left the use cases for GCOTI in jeopardy. I calculated at the time with the then current price

source Arsenal secured the Premiership title last week and guarantees them a massive financial windfall that should see them surpass Manchester City's record breaking 2023/24 £715 million or $960 million

source The trend across Europe is football clubs are heading towards a break even point which still may be 5 or 10 years away. The revenue is up, but then so are the operating costs forcing clubs to cut

The three main premium German car manufacturers namely Mercedes, BMW and Audi are having a tough time economically of late. We can all see the decline in sales in our own markets because there German brands

source Today Chelsea Football Club unsurprisingly sacked their latest manager after being in charge for only 3 months and a few days. 106 days to be precise after he lead the team to 5 straight defeats

source This week I have a business meeting with a close friend so it is a social-business meeting where we can talk openly and try and find the sweet spot for the proposed deal. This deal is both doing

source Really Bad News SAFAIR the private airline operating in South Africa had a 60% market share and I would say the reality it was closer to 90%. South African Airways the SOE airline is non existent

The above photo is before we actually split the warehouse up and there is roughly another 20m of warehousing behind me. The space we agreed to take in 2024 was from where the boxes are lined up because

The profitability of space conquest. I believe that one day I can see a space station on the moon, and even more so on Mars, but humanity's permanence in those places must be made profitable in some way,

This week we will close the punch bag business on Wednesday at lunch time knowing we are ahead of the orders. This is the first time in 16 months since starting this business we are a good 3 weeks ahead

source South African Rugby Is The Only Real Thing That Works In South Africa And Why The People Are Proud Of The Team. South African rugby is the one of only two rugby nations globally making a profit

Sand bags checked and weighed ready to be heat sealed. This morning I spent a few hours in the warehouse making sure we are doing the punch bags correctly and that the various quality control processes

The above photograph is of the old shopping center taken from the car park of the new center. The old center has one destination shop left besides the restaurants and you kind of worry for these shops.

source When global giants are restructuring in order to remain competitive you have to pay attention. This gives an indication of where the economy is and is the first time I have ever heard of Coca Cola

Today I have been busy with a prospective client quoting to supply their company with packaging materials. They are a decent sized company and use enough packaging material to peak ones interest. This

I have helped friends out in the past and these days I am more hesitant as all the friends I hired I also fired. Business is different from friendships and there is nothing personal with no emotions and

Last week I had some punch bags screen printed as a sample test run and to confirm and negotiate a price. The buyers were happy with the finished product and finally negotiated what I thought was an expensive

source For an unemployed person having no deposit and back ground checks makes it easy with the only downside this type of financing is very expensive. For UBER and the other ride apps this is a perfect

This morning I had a meeting with one of our scrap material suppliers to try and give him the bad news we don't really want or need his business unless the price is reduced considerably. This is a hard