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Back Pain

Wednesday 28th October 2020

How to stop back and neck pain preventing you doing work you love By Michelle McWilliam, Osteopath and Acupuncturist and co-owns The Totalcare Clinic Whether your work involves lots of lifting, moving things around or, conversely, sitting at a desk for far too many hours each day, it’s crucial that you protect your back. Our…

Virtual Interviews

Monday 26th October 2020

Virtual Reality? Navigating the Job Interview in a Brave New World As I write this in the Autumn months of 2020, it’s fair to say that the world has changed, and continues to change significantly, with restrictions and new ways of working – some may call it “The New Normal” – hmm? Over the last…

FSB

Sunday 25th October 2020

‘Advice and guidance for small businesses and the self-employed’ Here you will find events, workshops and information posts from Federation of Small Businesses Kent & Medway    FSB Kent: Maximise your membership Wednesday 4 November, 11am – 12pm Now more than ever is the time to make sure you’re making the most of your FSB benefits. Book…

Make Happen

Friday 23rd October 2020

Ideas for Working Out What’s Important to You and How to Make it Happen  By Sid Madge, Meee When you think about a pandemic the maxim ‘every cloud has a silver lining’ may not immediately spring to mind. Undoubtedly Covid-19 has caused chaos and is continuing to do so. However, the last few months have…

CovidComms

Thursday 22nd October 2020

How your business can get a Covid-19 specific communications plan in place By Marta Kalas, Thomson Screening It looks like now that the autumn rains have arrived Covid-19 is not only here to stay but is disrupting the life of us all. It is becoming yet another thing that businesses need to keep forever on…

FSB WIB

Wednesday 21st October 2020

Women in Business Big Zoom Brunch!When : Thursday 12 November, 10am – 11.30am  Where: Online via ZoomHow to join: Book hereJoin FSB Chair for Women in Business, Deborah Turner, for a solid 90-minutes of the best networking you can get this side of Christmas!Meet individuals in the Zoom breakout rooms. Make new business contacts, have fun and learn something…

Regulated

Friday 16th October 2020

Taking off the blindfold when it comes to FCA regulation Why incubators, accelerators and networks matching investors and startups need to be regulated By Oliver Woolley, CEO of Envestors  Understanding financial services regulation may not be the most exciting thing you need to do but it is essential.  People and organisation who don’t get to grips…

Kent Summit

Thursday 15th October 2020

The Kent and Medway Business Summit will return for its fourth year on 15th January 2021 with a clear focus on business resilience, renewal and strategy for a return to growth. Hosted annually at the University of Kent by Kent Business School and its partners; Federation of Small Business, Institute of Directors and Locate in…

Trading

How tech is democratising trading and investing By Oleg Giberstein, Coinrule A few months ago, I visited a fancy event in the City of London. Polished bankers, glass of wine in hand, had come together to discuss Fintech. “Normal people should not be trading” was the general agreement in the audience. With a slightly disgusted…

Digitalisation

Wednesday 14th October 2020

Before the pandemic struck , organisations knew they had to digitally transform their businesses, but there was no urgency. In a lot of cases there was a lack of expertise or indeed fear of the technology, especially amongst SME’s . Now the urgency is there, and many organisations have had to adopt digital transformation in…

Black Friday

Monday 12th October 2020

Are you ready for Black Friday & Cyber Monday? It’s certainly been a tough year and signs are the end to the year won’t be much better. So, you might be tempted to jump onto Black Friday to try to recoup some of your lost sales? Ready to jump In? Yes, you could jump in,…

Competition

Competition Time – Business Planning in a Box™ – Now is The Time to Plan If Covid 19 has taught businesses anything, it was the power of planning for all eventualities; the unthinkable and the super successful must be considered. So why did so many businesses get caught out by Covid 19? Why didn’t they…

Zoom Room

Saturday 3rd October 2020

Here at Fruitworks in Canterbury City Centre we offer a range of hot desking, community space and small private office units . Find out more about hot desks & co-working by clicking here Orange Wing      We have a range of other facilities to assist both our members & the public  We have an…

CSR

Thursday 1st October 2020

Why your business should have a Corporate Social Responsibility programme and how to get started By Shon Alam, Bidwedge Corporate Social Responsibility isn’t a new idea but today I’d say it is now more important than ever.  We’re currently living in a low trust world where it seems everyone is just out for themselves and what…

Cash

Monday 28th September 2020

Does your business have enough cash to stay afloat in these challenging times? by Mark Grady, partner at McBrides Chartered Accountants There is still a lot of uncertainty about what the future might hold and whether businesses can weather the Covid-19 storm. Will your business shrink or grow following a potential local lockdown, and will…