Claire and I started Extra Help in 2010. From the excitement of building a business model together, we took the first steps in putting our plans into action. It's been an exciting journe ...
At a recent 24/7 networking meeting we were going round the table discussing how we each used social media. My turn came and someone else said ''Still addicted to Facebook!'' ...
Many of us know the story of the lumberjack who has to work harder to get his quota of trees felled because his axe is getting steadily blunter. The harder he works, the blunter the axe ...
Thanks to the adoption of CRM, firms now have the opportunity to manipulate databases in order to develop highly targeted campaigns to win new sales. Micro-marketing is all about targeti ...
This week's blog post is going to be all about The Office Genie. For a change, rather than talking about ourselves, I'm going to let our customers do most of the talking ...
Over the past few years I have attended all kinds of networking events and, as a result, I receive a lot of email invitations to attend the next and obviously best networking event ever ...
Everyone loves a good story. Readers love stories that are inspirational or informative and when they love stories they share them with others. Stories inspire, they can make us laugh ...
You can tell an awful lot about a person from their shoes. However you never really know a person until you stand in their shoes and walk around in them according to Harper Lee ...
There is nothing more shocking than unplugging a piece of equipment in preparation for PAT Testing when all of a sudden, the build-up of static electricity shorts through my fingers ...
When meeting with new prospects to discuss possible marketing strategies with them, I always have to temper my desire to maximise on profits with the precise needs of the client ...
We're now being advised that seven portions of fruit and vegetables a day are recommended. What's worrying is that there's such a large proportion in the UK who don't even eat five ...
Aston works with a range of industry sectors within the Northamptonshire area and within the UK to help employers recruit apprentices. One local client is The Eye Clinic of Northampton ...
People of a certain age will remember the Generation Game which reached a peak of 25 million viewers in the 1970s. Larry Grayson would ask ''what are the scores on the doors?
Way back in 1994, I was working for The Open University as an IT trainer. I loved running courses there. I used to teach faculty members how to use Windows, Word, Excel and PowerPoint ...
There are a lot of myths out there about business blogging. Not because it's difficult to explain but because small business owners are bombarded with conflicting information ...
Looking after your customers is vital to your continued success in business. Every business owner should be looking for tips for keeping them delighted, ensuring they stay loyal ...
As micro businesses, we all use social media to increase awareness, promote our brand, sell our products or services - sound familiar? But who uses social media to list build?
How many times have you heard someone say ''I could write a book about it''? You might have said it yourself. You might have meant that you want to write something about your life ...
I was asked to give a short presentation last week about an area of interest to small business owners, about what I do in my own business, without making it a sales pitch ...
Languages have been evolving as long as humans have been on the planet and the differences in structures of languages can be truly fascinating. Some differences are very obvious ...
Why automate and schedule your tweets? Surely they are immediate expressions of thought and insights? Yes, but tweets are also promotions of content, marketing and opinion ...
It's been an emotional time. Demi's first operation was on 10th March to repair her cleft lip, nose and anterior palate. My tiny 15 week old baby was going to have an operation ...
The most awe inspiring technological innovation ever is the World Wide Web. An idea proposed by Sir Tim Berners-Lee in 1989. It put the Internet at the disposal of the world's population ...
''We've got a great Vision and a detailed strategy'' bemoaned the Managing Partner of a firm I'm getting to know. ''So why is it that my staff aren't as engaged with the business plan?''
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