Last week, I had two separate conversations that prompted this blog post. A couple of successful small businesses I know are now in financial trouble simply because they stopped marketing ...

The UK economy isn't completely out of the woods yet but we're starting to see signs of those infamous green shoots of recovery. As the saying goes, ''a rising tide lifts all boats'' ...

Over the past few weeks, we have been creating a plan to expand FTS Safety Solutions in 2014. That's at the same time as PAT testing for Bucks And Milton Keynes Fire Authority ...

Eat the frog. A phrase I have heard many times as a small business owner. It's all about procrastination and that's something I do so well! If I got paid for it, I would be a millionaire ...

Back in 1994 I was working for The Open University as an IT trainer. I loved running courses there and they had very well equipped training rooms. I used to teach faculty members how to use W ...

It is generally assumed that in December, most companies are winding down for Christmas and are more interested in making arrangements for the office party or Secret Santa gift swaps ...

We're Anna and Holly who are apprentices working for Aston Recruitment And Training in their head office in Northampton. We would like to share our stories with you in a combined blog post ...

Taking a child swimming and watching them having fun and learning social skills should be a joyful experience for any parent. However, for one father it turned into a terrifying ordeal ...

Business people see social media as an important part of their online marketing activities. They make use of the ubiquity of Facebook, the connectivity of LinkedIn and the speed of Twitter ...

Intracat has been in the commercial food equipment market for 20 years, providing a one stop shop for commercial kitchen requirements. We have distributorships with many leading manufacturers ...

We've all been subjected to ''death by PowerPoint'' at some point. If when you have to give your next presentation (perhaps as part of a tender process) aim to connect with your audience ...

Are you like Dick Whittington, wishing to escape your life for a while? As a small business owner, getting away over Christmas whilst your business is shut down can be a bit of a no-brainer ...

Business Expo 3.0 is now just a little over 3 months away and I wanted to let you know we've booked another amazing keynote speaker; Charlie Browne who has worked for IKEA for the past 17 yea ...

I believe everyone in the SME world should tell their Then Now How story. This is the absolute essence of who you are, your personal and business values, and how you arrived at where you are ...

Japan is one of the oldest monarchies in the world with the dynasty of the current Emperor said to have been started in 600 B.C. Doing business in Japan is still shaped by the cultural norms ...

Creator of the web, Tim Berners-Lee warns that global democracy is threatened by the ''growing tide of surveillance and censorship'' on the Internet. He says more must be done to protect priv ...

It really has been manically busy but I've loved every minute of it! Mid November saw us training our new franchisees for Bromley, Stephanie Martirani and Bianca Clarke in Birmingham Central. ...

Accounting software is confusing and I am regularly asked which package I recommend. Rather than thinking about my needs as a bookkeeper, I always answer that it should be the one most suitab ...

As a trained and successful mentor, I confess to a certain amount of laziness and selfishness. And yet, it's what makes me a successful mentor. How so? Surely a mentor has to put in some work ...

'Word of Mouth' is still one of the most effective marketing techniques. Businesses are fighting for their share of sales so if you can get people talking, you can win new business for your f ...

When we looked at the theme for this month, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs seemed an appropriate one to compare with my team of Genies. Especially now we have taken on our apprentice making ...

I was listening on the radio to Alan Johnson, MP and former labour cabinet minister. I was reminded that in the tail end of the last Labour administration there were rumours that he was going ...

Your business time is precious right? So it makes sense to spend your networking time with people who will bring you a return for your investment. The reality is that most of the people in ...

Over the past few months, FTS Safety Solutions has experienced a positive increase in the number of enquiries for safety testing. These range from general PAT testing, fire extinguisher maint ...