Bird

Wednesday 3rd June 2020

In conversation with  Sarah-Anne Lucas otherwise known as Bird of Birdonabike  and co-host of the Business Bunker Radio Show   We talked about lockdown focus , writing and her new book series, listen in here     Click Download Podcast

Batt

Tuesday 2nd June 2020

  Colin Batt Removals and Storage – Who are they? Colin Batt Removals and Storage are your local, award winning removals business offering excellent domestic and business services combined with outstanding customer care. Colin Batt Removals are a family-run removal and storage company, based in Ashford, who are experienced in domestic and business moves from…

Resilience

Friday 29th May 2020

How to increase resilience and adaptability for the months ahead By Sarah Lewis, C.Psychol., Appreciating Change   Living and working in the new normal will take resilience and adaptability. Resilience and Adaptability Resilience is about having the resources to cope with unexpected, difficult or adverse situations. To be able to use these resources we, of…

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Tips for getting value and some fun from your leftover cash currency By Shon Alam, Bidwedge   What do you do with your leftover cash currency?  Do you shove it to the back of the drawer until you’re able to travel again? Or do you keep pushing on with your lockdown clear out and get…

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Wednesday 27th May 2020

Paul & Co-Host Jules Serkin met up via Zoom during week 9 of UK lockdown due to Covid19 Pandemic   We discussed the situation after so long being isolated at home and the gradual unwinding of the lockdown and how some businesses may be able to re-open   Listen to the chat here    …

toddlers

Friday 22nd May 2020

Lessons from Lockdown – Be more Toddler! Last week was a bad week. There seemed to be a myriad of news stories that were all doom and gloom….it certainly felt there was a certain amount of relish in reporting increased numbers of deaths in hospitals and care homes; a lack of testing; no track and…

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Wednesday 20th May 2020

Paul & Co-Host Jules Serkin met up via Zoom during week 8 of UK lockdown due to Covid19 Pandemic   We chatted for 20 minutes about the situation, the issues and how we saw things unfolding post lockdown. We took a look at those businesses who are or will be successful despite the situation  …

Talking

Wednesday 13th May 2020

Lessons from Lockdown – Talking – the powerful answer to difficult times Back in the early 1990s I trained as a bereavement counsellor for our local Hospice.  It was an interesting and rewarding occupation but a volunteering post that attracted some strange looks from family and friends.  That was understandable given the topic of death…

PR Crisis

Friday 8th May 2020

Working on your PR through the 3 phases of crisis   By Chantal Cooke, Panpathic Communications     It seems an age ago since the biggest business worry we had was the dreaded B word.  We were consumed by getting a handle on the potential impacts of crashing out or negotiating a deal.   Since…

Jules Chat

Wednesday 6th May 2020

Paul & Co-Host Jules Serkin met up via Zoom during week 6 of UK lockdown due to Covid19 Pandemic   We chatted for 20 minutes about the situation, the issues and how we saw things unfolding post lockdown   Hear the chat here     Click Download Podcast

Opening

How to get your business back open I know that the UK is still very much in lockdown but now is the time to start thinking about how to re-open your business and what that will look like. Everyone is dealing with different struggles from those who have had to close altogether, those who have…

Morale

Friday 1st May 2020

Ideas and resources to help you keep up morale in difficult times By Sarah Lewis, C.Psychol., Appreciating Change   As the covid-19 threat and the lockdown conditions continue many businesses are under pressure and business owners will be feeling much more anxious than they would do in normal times. Without yet knowing when the restrictions…

Generations

Lessons from Lockdown – Accepting change, learning from another generation’s challenges Driving along yesterday after the weekly supermarket trip, I was waiting at the traffic lights, looked down and thought “Good Lord, I’ve got my mother’s hands”. This was not a pleasant reaction – they are getting wrinklier by the day (probably due to the…

Nature

How to use lessons from Nature and use our NQ to thrive through and beyond the current crisis   By Rosie Tomkins, author of ‘N-stinctive’,   The unexpected and unwanted shunt of nature that we are experiencing with Covid-19 is causing a sense of isolation and sadness for many of us. Right now, the energy…

Contracts

Wednesday 29th April 2020

Where do business owners stand if you have contracts in light of COVID19?   By Amanda Hamilton, CEO of National Association of Licenced Paralegals (NALP)   With virtually no business unaffected by COVID19, now really is the time to know where you stand contractually and what legal implications there may be if you cannot provide…