Patchy Posting

Hi All,

 

Over the next little while, my posting may be even more erratic than usual. RL has decided to throw a spanner in the works. We did not re-secure a major tender that was essentially underpinning the company. After 7 years, I guess change is inevitable, but 6 weeks notice was a little…. short… imho.

So, am in the process of working through all of the issues, not the least of which is the potential for my current staff to take up a new position with the incoming company. They’re being made redundant from my perspective, and we’ve sought permission to pass on their details so the conversations can start. It’s a pretty big one. Once the final invoices come in, we’ll probably close it down. This should stop all the provisional taxes and various government agencies wanting their pound of flesh before we’ve actually earned it. There might even be (gasp shock horror!) some tax paid back.

While I’ve been keeping an active eye on the amount of stored leave and have been managing it, it’s still a fair whack of money to pay out all personnel’s entitlements in one hit. Sufficiently so, that managing the cashflow may come down to timing. Things may get interesting, but we’re OK provided things go as per normal. We will post a loss this year because of it though.

My business partners and I are working on a new venture that has some serious potential. And it’s one not based around manpower supply, so the associated headaches you get with that will be a lot less. I have to fly to Sydney in early Feb to be shot for the new website (I hate being filmed – ugh) plus do voice overs etc. It seems like a really interesting and busy time of it coming up, and for the first time in a loooooong time, I’m actually excited for the future.

As far as EVE goes, there isn’t too much to say except I probably won’t be around all that much, so posting is likely to suffer. Even more than it has. Between emergency (non-critical) surgery on a family member, the same person having a landmark birthday and the wrap up/ramp up I’m going to be somewhat busy… what a way to start the year… oO

 

Fly Smart,

 

H

 

P.S Marmite decc’d us. Again. We’re not Goons people..!!!

P.P.S Mab, that blaster/rail Kronos comparison is just going to have to wait.