What if the worst were to happen – Author Michael Duale – Partner Member
Introduction More and more people are starting up a new business. Many go into partnership with someone they trust. It’s exciting and liberating but it’s not easy; lots of hours, compromises, challenges. It can also be very nerve-wracking. Naturally, people worry...
Seven steps to a happy business
Written by Partner Member and Ambassador Flavia Powell Have you ever met a happy person who runs a business they are unhappy in? How many successful people who inspire you do something they dislike? Your business and your business ideas start with you. It is...
Top Tips To Improve Your Credit Rating – Adrian Brooks
Our guest author for this blog is Adrian Brooks, he is the founder and Managing Director of Chatsbrook Vehicle & Asset Finance, he is also one of our Partner Members helping our members to Learn, Share and Develop. Credit scores offer a fast, objective way for...
The Significance of a Privacy Message – a business perspective
Introduction - Your legal obligation If your business determines the purpose for which personal data is being collected, then it is classed a data controller. Being an employer or handling customers’ personal data will put you into this category. Whatever the...
The Value Of Personal Data
Our guest writer today is Phil Brown, fellow Rainmaker and Partner Member, Norfolk's Data Protection Mardler. Your Data Is Your Data! Let’s be clear about one point, your personal data is yours and no-one else’s. The fact that many people may have it or that you...
Encrypt or not Encrypt, that is the question?
Our fellow Rainmaker Richard from Inter-logic has written this article to help you understand the reason why you should be looking at encryption for your laptop! Please do contact Richard directly with any questions you might have for him. Why you...
KEEP THE CASH-FLOW COMING…
Introduction It can be very difficult as a small business owner to maintain all the balls in the air and keep the cash coming. Many small businesses find that the cash goes in peaks and troughs and that can usually be traced back to the process of...
How to attract people to your business team
Introduction There is so much more to this than you may first think. Bringing people into your business is not easy but many people in business tend to make it much more of a minefield than it needs to be. To answer the question of how to attract people...
MARKETING & BRAND DEVELOPMENT – I HAVE NO TIME!
Introduction The danger we all face when starting, or developing our businesses is that of being pulled further and further into the business, leaving us little or no time to actually work on the business, which in terms of development is vitally...
LET US HELP YOU WITH A GREAT BRAND STORY…
What is a Brand Story? More importantly what is your brand story and how happy are you that it is fit for purpose? Your brand story is so much more than written words. Your brand story should go far beyond what’s written on your website, brochure and...
THOUGHTS FROM OUR VERY OWN BUSINESS FUNDING EXPERT
The 15-minute catch up with Chris Batten at the 4Networking meeting this week got me thinking about business plans and how each business should really prepare one as it sets out the journey your business will travel. The analogy is that you wouldn’t...
Take a deep breath, open the door and smile – Author Lisa North
Thank you, Lisa North, one of our Partner Members, who has taken up her pen to be on of our guest writers, we hope you enjoy her article. ‘People buy people’ the saying goes. So, true, but how do you get prospective clients in front of you...
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