Insights from the Family Business Man, Peter Roper
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Buy Cheap, Buy Twice: What a Petrol Cap Taught Me About Cutting Corners
01/10/2026
We inherited a car recently. Nothing dramatic, simply a vehicle that came to us through family circumstances, and which we were glad to have. It seemed fine. It drove well. There was, however, one...
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The Breath Before the Rush: A Simple Thought for September
01/10/2026
I took this photograph recently, looking out from our home across the fields.
The light was extraordinary, that particular golden quality that September sunsets have, warm and unhurried, as if t...
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Built to Pass On, Not Built to Sell: What Hay Bales Taught Me About Two Different Businesses
29/06/2026
[Photo: Hay bales in the field behind our home]
We're lucky enough to look out over open fields here in rural Worcestershire, and at this time of year, this view is everywhere you turn. Tracto...
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Too Big, Too Fast: What a Sunflower Taught Me About Outgrowing Your Own Systems
29/06/2026
[Photo: A sunflower in full bloom, taken by my daughter last summer]
My daughter took this photograph last year, and I love it.
It reminds me of long summer days, and it captures something ge...
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The Light That Comes Anyway: What a Winter Sunset Taught Me About Waiting Too Long
22/06/2026
[Photo: Sunrise across the fields behind our home, taken on a winter morning]
I took this picture from our back garden, looking out across the fields.
It was a winter morning, early, cold, th...
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