Success

Monday 18th January 2021

Tips for combatting achievement killers By Seema Menon, Toastmasters International  If you want to achieve in your business or career it’s vital to ensure that you have the tools you need for overcoming three psychological achievement killers. These are distraction (which is essentially a lack of attention); MISinterpretation; and MIScommunication.   Let me share an overview of…

Past

Thursday 14th January 2021

Reflections on the past, inform our future too Today is the 30th birthday of our eldest, Adam. Not sure how that works when you still think of yourself as 21, but there’s no escaping the fact that we’re getting on in years and the next generation is maturing too! An abiding memory of our first…

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Thursday 7th January 2021

The business situations where a paralegal may be a better option than a solicitor By Amanda Hamilton, Chief Executive of the National Association of Licensed Paralegals (NALP) Business owners know that it’s always sensible to keep an eye on costs within a business, but it’s more important than ever now – at this stage, who knows…

Covid Planning

Wednesday 6th January 2021

Accountancy firm calls on the government to ‘think like an accountant’ and provide a 12-month plan on Covid support  Kent-based accountancy firm McBrides Chartered Accountants is calling on the government to provide a full fiscal plan that outlines business help, loans and financing to cover the whole of 2021 rather than providing support and information piecemeal as matters develop….

Change 2021

Tuesday 22nd December 2020

Use the Christmas holidays as a time for changing your life By Sid Madge, Meee With everything we’ve been through in 2020, and restrictions still in place for most of us, Christmas this year will have a different look and feel.   It would be lovely to be able to pretend we can go back to ‘normal’…

Beauty

Wednesday 16th December 2020

Future of beauty and wellness businesses in 2021 By Isla Knight, founder of JustUWellness The wellness industry has faced at least as many challenges as other industries during Covid-19, if not more. First there was lockdown and then most wellness businesses had to wait longer into the relaxation of restrictions before being able to reopen….

B2B Essex

This is the page for B2BEssex We are a not for profit, community promotion operation via social media We help self employed, micro and small businesses promote what they do and how well they do it via social media in Essex, UK We used to stage and organise the B2B Essex business trade show and…

Vegan

Top 5 trends for Veganuary 2021 By Louise Palmer Masterton, Stem & Glory  The UK is the largest consumer and purchaser of plant-based milk, meat, cheese and ready meals in Europe. 25% of evening meals in the UK are now vegan or vegetarian, and one in three people in the UK have stopped or reduced…

Technical

Monday 14th December 2020

7 ways to enhance your technical talk or presentation By Bob Ferguson, Toastmasters International  Technical expertise is a fundamental driver of many businesses.  However, problems can arise when technical experts have to give presentations or communicate to people who don’t have, for example a scientific or engineering background. Communication issue can arises both with colleagues…

Mindset

Saturday 12th December 2020

Eight ways to develop a positive mindset By Graham W Price, psychologist, CEO Abicord Business challenges, work issues, money worries, personal problems; they can all conspire to make us feel down and sap our energy and enthusiasm.  But consider what it would be like if you could develop a permanent positive mindset? If these things…

Covid Safe

Thursday 10th December 2020

How can businesses get a Covid Safety Toolkit in place? By Marta Kalas, Thomson Screening As we move towards 2021 we continue to manage our businesses whilst dealing with Covid-19.  This is not going to change, at least for the medium term.  Given this reality all businesses need processes and systems set up so that they can…

Gravesham

If your business has fallen through the cracks of financial support, please look again at the Gravesham discretionary grant scheme (ARG) which is providing £500 grants to any business severely impacted by the national restrictions between 05 Nov and 02 Dec, which can demonstrate ongoing fixed (non-salary) costs but does not occupy a commercial premises! This might be a car loan…

Angels

Monday 7th December 2020

Why High Net Worths should consider angel investing if we get negative interest rates By Oliver Woolley, Envestors  As Covid-19 restrictions continue in varied ways across the country, Bank of England policymakers have reported that in the UK we may be headed for negative interest rates for the first time in the bank’s 326-year history.  With interest…

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Sunday 6th December 2020

SKILLS 30 : 30 WORKSHOPS     COACHING     ADVICE     SPEED-NETWORKING HELP BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN SCHOOLS AND BUSINESSES Over a quarter of FSB members say that finding appropriately skilled staff is the biggest challenge to business growth. We’re working with the Government to make it easier for small businesses to get…

Virtual Events

3 Reasons Why Nobody Will Visit Your Virtual Exhibition Stand It’s the talk of 2020. Virtual events have filled your calendar. And as a business owner, you’re probably thinking you should get involved. If trade shows have long been part of your marketing strategy, exhibiting at a virtual trade show might seem like the obvious…