28th May 2008, 09:53 AM
Maybe it's just a question of different ways either side of the pond. 
Although I'm sure many people here would recognise your description over mine too.
And I agree with some of what you've said. I used to have a rough rule of thumb that many organisations which were set up could last for around 3 years before going under. They would go under around that time, but in the meantime they'd dragged other organisations down!
Out of interest, do you have any sort of scheme like the IFAs RAO scheme? It's certainly not a perfect scheme, but at least it sets an initial baseline of business practice as well as archaeological practice.
Although I'm sure many people here would recognise your description over mine too. And I agree with some of what you've said. I used to have a rough rule of thumb that many organisations which were set up could last for around 3 years before going under. They would go under around that time, but in the meantime they'd dragged other organisations down!
Out of interest, do you have any sort of scheme like the IFAs RAO scheme? It's certainly not a perfect scheme, but at least it sets an initial baseline of business practice as well as archaeological practice.