The Small Business Blogging Experts

We would like to invite all those interested in an Extra Help franchise to a discovery evening on Wednesday 6th August at De Vere Venues Harben House, Newport Pagnell, starting at 6pm ...

It's been years since I first went self employed and such a lot has changed. When I first started there was no Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn and certainly no one had thought about bloggi ...

I believe that having a coach is the best way to seriously grow your life and your business, quickly. I get real pleasure seeing my client's successes. Yet coaching really isn't for ever ...

Knowing that your business needs to be customer centric is one thing but going about introducing this new culture is something else entirely! Here are some tips to help you make the chan ...

Last week we heard from Adrian and it's fair to hear Ciaran's take on call handling and working for The Office Genie. We may not always feel like Disneyland though we aim to sound like i ...

These days, it is not unusual for many companies to outsource their marketing. Regardless of whether this will be a long term commitment, a short burst, or an ad hoc basis ...

So David Cameron uses unequivocal language to make clear his opposition to Juncker becoming CEO of Europe and he is widely criticised, mainly for the offence of using undiplomatic langua ...

I'm pleased to announce that the new Spindle Tree website is live, looking spiffy and ready for you to enjoy. It's a fresh design that I'm proud of and the copywriting fits me just right ...

I watched the Netherlands/Costa Rica match and two things struck me. Of course the talking point was the decision of the Dutch manager to bring on a new goalkeeper for the penalties ...

Little short of four weeks ago, I was going into hospital for major surgery. My past couple of blog post have explained about how it was a bit of a difficult situation for me ...

Yippppeee! It's holiday time! Those of you who've been reading my blog posts over the last couple of months will know that I've been well and truly on countdown to my holiday ...

I thought I would write about Phobias this month. So what is a phobia? It is the fear of an object, place or situation that, in reality, often poses little or no actual danger ...

Earlier this month the Health And Safety Executive (HSE) released their provisional figures indicating that the number of workers killed in Britain has fallen to the lowest levels on rec ...

Running your own business can be an unforgiving experience. Up at the crack of dawn, working solidly all day then finishing work in the wee small hours. Repeat seven days a week ...

Small business owners want to build awareness of their brand, their business and the expertise they offer. You'll be surprised to know that starting a business blog is one of the best wa ...

We know it's true; a customer's first impression of your business weighs heavily on their decision to buy from you - or not, as the case may be. The telephone is the first point of conta ...

For this week's post, I thought I would talk about work experience - mother and daughter style! My objective is to dispel the myth to my daughter and her friends that I work for Facebook ...

I like to think that, for the most part, I am a very determined individual who always thinks positive thoughts. However, tidying up my garden changed that for me last weekend ...

For starters, it doesn't help that the word 'communication' can mean so many different things to so many different people; not surprising then when communication so often goes wrong ...

At Global LTS, we cover languages spoken on all continents; therefore, with such a wide range of languages our clients can communicate with their target audiences throughout the world ...

Google Glass is a really interesting device and it has some great uses. As a leisure device, imagine skiing down a hillside, or hang-gliding; wouldn't the video be really amazing ...

Hello everyone! My name is Peter Lodge and I am the franchisee for Extra Help Bedfordshire Central and am now also helping to run the Extra Help Milton Keynes franchise with Sarah Jackso ...

Credit control deals with the two most valuable assets your business has - cash and customers. I have heard bankers say 'cash is King' and marketing and say that the 'customer is king'' ...

The economy is improving, clients are returning, revenues are up and profits increasing. Perhaps 'normal' is back? And yet, now is the time when cash shortage and insolvencies increase ...