Enterprise expert to talk on empty shops

Good points below, but in case you want to read about Mr Thompson, you can do so here (hope CP posts links, otherwise just search for his name!)http://mrdanthompson.wordpress.com/about-2/

Perhaps if southern Vectis didn't charge extortionate rates then people might be persuaded to venture to Newport and bring trade avoiding shops being closed down. For people in ryde it's about the same to get to Portsmouth than Newport, Hampshire charges £5 for all day bus pass compared to southern Vectis £10.

TALKING to people with my hands doing nothing pruductive?

Shall we try PRODUCTIVE?

Perhaps someone who has brought this chap from the North

to continue before I was so rudely interupted

Perhaps someone who has brought this chap from the North Island can explain

I may be thick, I may be stupid, perhaps I am both, but can I put to the readers of this thread how I see it and see if I am right or whether I am barking up the wrong tree?

A group of crafts people who work with their hands making things, want me, and no doubt a few others, to fok out three quid to come and listen to a bloke from the North Island tell us how we can open the shops which are closed in the High Street. I think that's right.

As a craftsperson, making something with my hands/fingers, I can make one item at a time, because I only have one pair of hands/four fingers and a thumb (I did once know a chap with five fingers and a thumb, but as a chef, he could only do what four fingers would do so the extra digit was of no use)

Now when I go to the loo/sit down to eat/sleep, I am producing nothing. ow am I going to produce MORE by being in the High Street TALKING to people with my hands doing nothing pruductive?

Perhaps someone who has brought this chap from the North

Do we really need someone from outside to tell us the blatantly obvious that the business rates are to high for young business and the thought of even more charity shops that employ no staff but pay no rates is ridiculous.He says the recession is a fallacy ,his he from our planet or from London which is a very different ball game .
Wake up our concill and start doing your job instead of looking for others to do it for you .The money you are getting is enough to show some effort surley.

How about some local shops for local people?

I know Ryde could use a few more charity shops, that's a great idea!

BTW not mentioned, but it's £3 a ticket. He also apparently gave a talk at Unilever – Household Cleaning Forum (2012).

"He has said a better use of empty shops would be for charities and community groups to use those premises to give them a high street presence so people could see their work more directly."

just about every other shop is already a charity shop

'people out' ... sorry

Interesting.

""He said: "Empty shops are an opportunity for a new business to be set up or for new ideas to come forward.""

So I have a new business idea and I would like a High Street position to show it off.

How can I afford the very high rents which have driven the previous peole ut which made the shop empty now?

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