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12.November.2008
Times Like These...
It seems like forever since I wrote an entry in my blog. This has not been due to lack of interest, but has been due to being very busy over recent months. Once you get out of the habit of doing something it is very easy for it not to happen. Anyway I have been encouraged to make the effort to include an entry before the end of the year.
One thing is for sure: a lot has happened in recent months and we find ourselves in unchartered waters. As a business involved in the property and construction industry, we are seeing some very unpleasant things happening to friends and colleagues. The confidence and buzz which there was about our industry has now completely gone and there is shock and fear in the eyes of many people I meet now. Many people are a little lost as to what to do and it is certainly very disturbing.
I have no doubt that this is very much the beginning and will be a case of battening down the hatches and working hard to get to the other side of this recession, whenever that may be.
At _space we have spent the last five years not only diversifying our sectors but our offer. We are now diversifying our geographical location and to sustain the business we need to fish further afield.
This has meant new offices and new markets for us. I seem to spend all of my time now on the train or in the air. Yesterday I was in Bristol and today in Leeds.
Many people have moved to other parts of the world such as Dubai and Abu Dhabi to find stability and opportunity. This may be a good short term answer and certainly a clear indication that we are in a global market. Several of our Directors are in Dubai during November so I will be able to give an update as to what we are doing over there early next year.
I hope that there is some stability in the future, however there is no doubt we will come out the other end very different and things will never be as they were before.