Lonely at The Top

Monday 2nd November 2015

Mandy Brook Managing Director at RSE Group Ltd Worldwide Recruitment Its can be lonely ride to the top…..if you are a business owner I sometimes despair at the weight on my shoulders of running a successful business. The high and lows, serious happiness and extreme downs are ever present and it saddens me that business owners…

Pitch2Win

Wednesday 28th October 2015

#Pitch2Win and Appear on Business Bunker Radio! Kent #UNconference & #Pitch2Win We’re delighted to announce that the organisers of the Kent UNconference have teamed up with Business Bunker Radio to give 2 lucky business owners the opportunity to appear on the show, share the story of their entrepreneurial journey and gain visibility for their business….

Don’t let the data rule you!

Friday 23rd October 2015

Be the boss – Don’t let the data rule you! Examining “The Calculator”, one of the ten characteristics for effective business leadership Date: 7th December Location: Kent Business School, Canterbury campus We all know we need to manage our businesses, but what does this mean in reality? What information do we want and need to…

Reading Fairy

Saturday 17th October 2015

Reading Fairy’s first year of success We’re celebrating the first birthday of Reading Fairy’s classes for 0-5s. We have created a venture that has the power to give every child the best start for reading for life. And I have learnt so much on the way that I wanted to not only thank everyone who…

Small Business Saturday

Wednesday 14th October 2015

Customers are urged to act local on Small Business Saturday Small Business Saturday, a nationwide event to inspire and promote the UK’s five million small businesses, is set to return on Saturday December 5 this year. This is the third year for the event which last year saw over 16 million people support a local independent firm…

The Integrator

Getting to the Heart of Value through Consumer Insights In the sixth show in this current series of B I G Insights on the Business Bunker we explored ‘The Integrator’; one of the ten characteristics uncovered by the University of Kent’s Business School that challenge us to reflect on how we, as leaders, approach growth…

Entrepreneurs Unconference

Monday 12th October 2015

Kent Entrepreneurs Unconference Calling all Kent entrepreneurs! You are invited to join Kent’s first unconference, a new and unique event where you get to set the agenda and make things happen. Do you have an experience to share about how you overcame challenges in innovating and growing your business? If so please come along and…

Trade Shows: Taking to the Stage

Saturday 10th October 2015

This is the second part in a series of blogs about trade shows, again targeted at exhibitors. As I said in my previous post, trade show vendors should break their strategy into two clear areas—how to make the best of the time on the stand (or booth) and things one can (and should) do off it….

FSB – Living Wage Response

Monday 5th October 2015

Small firms expect to slow hiring and increase prices in response to National Living Wage, say FSB Following the announcement of a new National Living Wage for the over 25s, a survey of employers has found significant numbers of small firms concerned about the impact the new wage rate will have on their businesses. Many…

Longtail

Sunday 4th October 2015

IS IT A PLANE? IS IT A BIRD? NO, IT’S LONGTAIL! WHAT IS LONGTAIL? No, it isn’t a type of newt or lizard, or any of those little critters for that matter! The theory of the Long Tail is that our culture and economy is increasingly shifting away from a focus on a relatively small…

Is Co-Working Right for You?

Saturday 26th September 2015

Working in a collaborative space isn’t everybody’s cup of tea (or coffee..) but for others it can be a very beneficial experience. Below I will outline the pro’s and con’s of working in a co-working space. Pros: Creativity Hearing other peoples stories and problems can often give you new ideas to better your business. Or…

FSB Members EU Survey

Monday 21st September 2015

The first comprehensive study of FSB members’ views on the UK’s membership of the EU The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has published a comprehensive study into current small businesses’ opinion on the forthcoming referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union (EU). It is the first time the FSB has carried out such…

KITA 2015

Sunday 13th September 2015

As I made my first entrance in to the room in ‘character’ at the fourth Kent Independent Traders Awards I was struck by the party atmosphere that had spread out across the room. Having organised the table plan, I knew that people were there on their own and were thrown in to a group of…

Teenage Entrepreneur Celebrates

Saturday 12th September 2015

UK Teenager Celebrates 6 years in Business and his 17th Birthday! From just 11 years old Towers Design was created on 20th September  2009 a few months after Ben Towers was asked to create a website for a friend. From that first £50 sale, over 10 times Ben’s weekly pocket money, Towers Design has grown…

Digital Connectivity

Thursday 10th September 2015

FSB investigates the UK’s digital connectivity and uncovers significant potential for further widespread growth FSB digital market health check discovers tremendous innovation – and makes recommendations for closing the gap between customer expectations and service delivery. The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has today (Thursday) published a comprehensive report into the health of the digital…