Guru : Competition Details

If you fancy yourself as a bit of a guru on any aspect of business life, please share your wisdom with us. 100 words or so should do. The author of the best entry will be rewarded with two sessions with Kirstie Skates, one of the UK's top business coaches.

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Rules

  1. Open to anyone aged 18 and over including Bank of Scotland Corporate customers except employees and the immediate families of Bank of Scotland Corporate, Cedar Communications or anyone professionally connected with this competition.
  2. The winning prize will win a one-on-one hour's coaching session on presentation skills with Kirsty Skates in central London. Travel and personal expenses are not included.
  3. The closing date for the receipt of all entries is 22nd January 2007.
  4. Only one entry per person. No third party or bulk entries.
  5. No responsibility can be accepted for entries incomplete, delayed, damaged, wrongly delivered or not received for whatever reason.
  6. No cash alternative to prize will be offered.
  7. The winner will be notified by email or telephone within 28 days of closing date.
  8. The winner will be picked by the judges based on the content and relevance, on 24th January 2007. The Judge's decision is final and binding. The judging panel will include at least one independent person. No correspondence will be entered into.
  9. Entry implies acceptance of these rules.
  10. Bank of Scotland Corporate reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value should circumstances make this necessary.
  11. The winning and other entries may appear in future editions of 42 degrees together with the entrant's name.
  12. Winner's name and county is available 28 days after closing date. Send an SAE to Guru, Promotions Department, Cedar Communications, Pegasus House, 37-43 Sackville Street, London W1S 3EH.
  13. The promoter is Bank of Scotland Corporate, 2nd Floor South, Charterhall House, City Road, Chester CH88 3AN.

Last Issue's Winner

Congratulations to John Machar, a computer programmer from Worcester who is our latest guru prize-winner. His advice on agreeing a project spec and any changes to it in writing, is as applicable to the building of a new motorway as it is to your new kitchen extension.

"If someone is being paid to provide you with a service, write down what you require and have them agree to it and quote a price in writing," says John. "If you ask for anything to be changed go through the same process again. This way both parties always know what is expected and have committed to it."

John you need never make a verbal contract again. Your Mont Blanc Meisterstück Classique rollerball is in the post.