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How can your company win with technology?

A problem I see time and time again within small to medium-sized companies is that they aren’t creating winning scenarios from technology. Many of the owners and directors whom I speak to feel that technology isn’t achieving the advantages they want.

4 Points to Success:

• No plan, no value

• Engage senior management with tech…

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Added by David Thomas on May 26, 2017 at 13:00 — No Comments

Making an Exhibition of Yourself!

As a solo-preneur, I don't take a stand at Exhibitions and Expos, preferring to make an exhibition of myself as I wander round my captive audience of Exhibitors and engage in passing conversations with other Visitors. Being static on a stand would cramp my style - but I can see how they work well for other businesses, provided they do it right.…

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Added by Keith Grover, NiS Founder on May 17, 2017 at 13:00 — No Comments

How Can Eating with Our Kids Improve Kids' Happiness?

Do Mealtimes With Your Kids Work For You?

Do you enjoy mealtimes together as a family, do you even have time to sit together, are you happy with the food choices you make and feel you have good variety and balance, is eating with your kids an enjoyable experience?

The knock on effect of eating together isn't just that kids usually eat more healthily research has shown there's a whole host of other benefits, including reduced stress, good mental health, improved…

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Added by Jane Tyson on May 13, 2017 at 7:41 — No Comments

Ways to Subtly and Easily Enhance your Brand Identity by Getting Creative

This week we listened to Becky for the 10-minute slot informing us of ‘Ways to Subtly and Easily Enhance your Brand Identity by Getting Creative’ from Abstract Print & Design.

 

ICONS

  • Icons can be used to separate different areas of your business whilst keeping a consistent brand
  • A more visual way to represent your services
  • Make it clear for your customers to understand what you offer
  • Provides more personality for your…
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Added by Karen Palmer on May 10, 2017 at 12:30 — No Comments

Why commercial contract cleaning is the best choice for your hotel rooms

Securing the best commercial cleaning contractors to clean your hotel rooms can be daunting.  After all, you are allowing total strangers full access to your guest rooms, their personal belongings and other private areas of your hotel. There will always be those ‘stranger danger’ warnings at the back of your mind, however, most people who have bravely opened up to cleaning contracts have found out that it’s not as bad as it may seem and there are many benefits.

Here are a few reasons…

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Added by Ray Coleshill on May 9, 2017 at 13:30 — No Comments

Always go 'own label' - make a badge and take it to every networking event...

One of my favourite networking tips is to always take your own name badge along to events...

If you have a badge, you are always prepared for meetings where the organiser either doesn't issue badges, or just hasn't got one for…

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Added by Keith Grover, NiS Founder on May 5, 2017 at 17:30 — No Comments

Passionate People

Don't you just love passionate people?

Yesterday was the first meeting with a lovely lady supported by her husband on their start-up business.

From the moment we started talking, the passion she felt for the product she wants to sell was very evident and extremely infectious.

The couple described the origins and the inspiration for their new product. They…

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Added by Steve Robinson on May 3, 2017 at 11:05 — No Comments

Shhh... I Have a Secret

A close friend mentioned that he was in a restaurant recently and was astonished at how poor the customer service had been - this was particularly disappointing as it was a good quality restaurant and still relatively new.

This comment coincided with another made to me by a friend who commented that she only ever seems to go to a restaurant 3 times - first to try it…

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Added by Steve Robinson on April 26, 2017 at 14:12 — No Comments

How to care for the hardwood floor of your pub!

There are lots of interesting pubs and bars in every city and something that they often have in common is the hardwood floor. It’s understandable since this type of flooring is classic, sturdy and hardwearing at the same time. It also fits in with the decor and the ambience of most pubs.

However, it’s been said that maintaining a pub’s wooden flooring can be a bit taxing and hard work to look after. Firstly, the high volume of traffic that the place gets during opening hours can take…

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Added by Ray Coleshill on April 20, 2017 at 6:30 — No Comments

4 Vital Reasons To Blog For Small Businesses

Updating Your Website Weekly Could Save Time, Money & Also Generate More Business.

  1. Updating your site – even if you are using it as an online brochure –…

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Added by Tim Mitchell on April 19, 2017 at 20:00 — No Comments

Have you got green fingers?

It's a great time to get gardening.

But I must confess, I'm not very good at it - but there are few things more enjoyable than seeing a plant you've put in the ground grow and flourish.

It's difficult not to draw significant parallels between gardening and…

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Added by Steve Robinson on April 19, 2017 at 11:43 — No Comments

Top tips to clean and protect your wooden sprung dance floors

If you are responsible for the cleaning and upkeep of your wooden sprung dance floors you will know that they need special care and attention. Here we provide top cleaning tips to ensure that your wooden sprung dance floors are given the attention that they need.

Caring for your wooden sprung dance floor

Our suggested daily routine

  • Vacuum, sweep, or dry dust mop
  • Keep the floor surface dry
  • Clean up spills immediately so that they…
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Added by Ray Coleshill on April 10, 2017 at 10:00 — No Comments

An adventurous spirit and an irrepressible ingenuity!

After presenting at a recent seminar, in the Q&A session, one person asked a great question; "How can I make sure that I can run a successful and reusable marketing campaign?"

These are the 5 elements that I shared that I consider essential for any campaign to stand a chance of success.

In my opinion, the 5 essential elements are:

  1. Define your Market Dominating Position (MDP)
  2. Create an effective sales offer
  3. Avoid the…
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Added by Steve Robinson on April 7, 2017 at 14:00 — No Comments

Make It Personal

I've seen 2 social media posts recently where people have been reaching out for support (both with a very generic 'Looking for a business consultant' message which, in both cases, has turned out to be not quite what they were looking for).

Anyway, in both cases, they had a string of responses/offers on the social media platform, in one case over 100 separate…

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Added by Steve Robinson on March 27, 2017 at 9:34 — 2 Comments

A clean hotel is a happy hotel so make sure you keep it in tip top condition!

Hotels, Guest Houses and B & Bs are popular places that many different people frequent. Lots of us love to take family holidays, weekends away and now have breaks all year round. For the owners and managers of the Hotels, Guest Houses and B & Bs, keeping the premises clean and in good condition is extremely important if they want to remain in business.

These days this is even more important, because when people stay in them, not only will the guests be concerned about their…

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Added by Ray Coleshill on March 21, 2017 at 11:30 — No Comments

How can Hypnotherapy help with Fears, Phobias, Habits and Addictions?

Last week at our Yateley Networking Meeting we had the pleasure of Jon Davies from Jon Davies Hypnotherapy to carry out the 10-minute speaker slot.

Fear, Phobia’s, Habits & Addictions

  • Fear                       An emotional response to a real or perceived threat

                                        Basic survival mechanism – Fight or Flight

                                        If we didn’t experience…

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Added by Karen Palmer on March 13, 2017 at 15:30 — No Comments

The importance of maintaining clean upholstery on office furniture

Customers, business partners and suppliers are all key components of a successful growing business. They often come and visit the office and keeping them comfortable will help establish and continue a good and healthy relationship.  But, nothing can be more embarrassing than having to escort your business guests onto a seat with grimy looking upholstery.

Just like you would in your own home, you will want your guests to feel comfortable and at ease in your office to create the perfect…

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Added by Ray Coleshill on March 6, 2017 at 19:00 — No Comments

Cool Hand and Passionate Heart

Audrey Hepburn once famously said;

“Everything I learned I learned from the movies.”

I think she might just have been right!

If you have never seen the movie Cool Hand Luke played by Paul Newman, you are missing a treat. It's a gritty story of a man who refuses to accept the rules and will not conform to the 'norms' in a rural prison set…

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Added by Steve Robinson on February 27, 2017 at 17:30 — 2 Comments

2 Great Small Business Questions!

At the MyBoard networking event yesterday, there were two really good questions raised about different business strategies.

One was asking about the development of a 12 month email strategy and the second was about how to make the most of social media. This second question seemed to really resonate with people as many people seem to find themselves doing…

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Added by Steve Robinson on February 23, 2017 at 10:00 — No Comments

Things you should consider before planning your Spring clean!

With the weather picking up – Spring will be upon us sooner than you think!

There comes a time in a busy household, especially where there are lots of kids, when we have to put our foot down and declare an ‘all out’ crusade against dust and grime. Plus, if there are pets running lose too – then the need for a spring clean is even greater!

Imagine putting freshly laundered tablecloths and seat covers on, only then to discover that messy hands have left stains on them.  Or what…

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Added by Ray Coleshill on February 21, 2017 at 15:30 — No Comments

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