On Radio 2’s Jeremy Vines show today they were talking to people who are considering setting up a business during the current recession. There were some innovative business ideas and some good points were made during the programme.
I sent an email with 5 tips for business start-ups:
Starting a business at any time can be scary [...]
Over the next few posts I’m going to explore different ways of finding new business. Some will cost very little in terms of money and effort, others will need a higher investment.
I doubt I will cover all possibilities so I’m inviting you to share anything you’ve done that’s brought in a great result… or conversely [...]
Getting through a recession takes all the marketing and selling skills we have. And one skill that may be even more important than ever before is the ability to ’speak in public’.
Whether it is formally presenting a sales proposal to win business, or a motivational talk to boost staff moral, a well received presentation [...]
This year we have seen some large businesses fail globally. And recently - in the UK - a high-street stalwart has demised. Why? What’s the lesson we can learn from this to help us avoid the same outcome?
My good friend, Chris Croft, has a very interesting take on what happened and what we might [...]
Continuing the theme of opening up communication lines I talked about in my post on 17th Oct, I came across an interesting post on a fairly new blog site I - literally - stumbled upon.
The blogger (Bizzie Guye) gives 9 suggestions on how to warm up a cold contact. Many of them tie in [...]
For many the 13th is not regarded as an auspicious day - especially if it happens to fall on a Friday. But this is Monday and a day to celebrate three times.
Why?
First: October 13th is the official release date for the published version of my new book ‘Beat The Recession: Proven Marketing Tactics’ [...]
There was a knock on my door. And my PA popped her head around and said. . .
“We’ve just had a delivery from DHL”
“Oh yeah, I said” feeling quietly excited.
She handed me the plain, brown cardboard package - and I quickly tore it open. Yes!!
It was what I was expecting… the first printed copy [...]
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