Networking – an open road

Networking an open road Do you go business networking?  Quite a few small businesses abstain from this form of promotion for various reasons.  It may be that they are quite well established already and feel that they don’t need to take time out of their working week...

Social Media Offer – *NEW*

Need help to get going? I’ve spoken to many people in the last few months about the importance of Social Media in the marketing of businesses.  Some are taking advantage of everything and utilizing all platforms, some are concentrating on one or two and...

Business Apps – Part 2

Are your Apps working for your Business ? Most people in business now own a Tablet or Smartphone.  Earlier in the year I produced a blog on the merits of Apps for iPad and iPhone As I see more and more of my associates coming to meetings with tablets or iPads, I...

Do you tell a story or are you the hard sell?

Are you a member of a local networking group? Do you show up every week and say the same thing during your sixty second slot?  Do you just list what you do? This is ineffective and boring for those who hear you every week You need to tell a story, put what you are...

Are you making good use of free resources?

Being in business is perplexing at the best of times and knowing where to go for advice can be challenging and sometimes expensive.   However, are you aware of the wealth of free information that is out there? From websites, to Youtube to free webinars and networking...

Mañana or Pronto ?

Tomorrow or Now ? Who has the right idea? There’s no secret that there’s a perception of the difference in how people live their lives in the UK and other Western European Countries such as Spain, France & Italy. Those of us who have been on holiday...

What’s Your Plan ???

What’s your plan………and how do you achieve it ?   We all know the importance of producing a business plan/strategy when starting a new project, but if that seems a distant memory and you’ve either grown, or not, maybe it’s time to...