Many people are looking to grow their business, and take on new clients… but it does require some investment to do this.   A great story to illustrate this, is the famous one about the hot dog seller: “A Man lived by the side of the road…and sold hot dogs. He was hard of hear

When it comes to new business there’s a common mistake people can fall into – not being specific in what they are looking for.   People may think that their potential client base is wide and while it may be, if people aren’t able to focus on an area to look out for then they a

When I decided to start a new networking group in Cobham I had two choices:   A) Start it on my own, and make things up as I went along. B) Use the proven procedures from an organisation involved in networking. In fact, the world’s number one referral marketing organisation. One with 140,

I’ve been attending networking events regularly since 2006, and have met literally thousands of people in that time. You meet a huge variety of people at events, the purpose of which is to make connections that could lead to possible business rather than make a sale on the day. In the six year

I published my first book, a guide to combining online and offline networking, back in 2010. 18 months is a long time in Social Media, we have seen new sites rise and others fall – the speed in which this happens has been increasing. Whilst the sites people use may change, what remains constan

Online, your website is like your office on the high street. It is a public face, and one that people are increasingly using to judge your business. As such, it is worthwhile investing money into its appearance and ease of use – just as you would do with a physical office. I have been researc

Yesterday I spent the afternoon down in Sussex recording a new series of videos:   1) An introduction to business networking 2) Tips for those considering self employment 3) Tax tips for those who have started self employment   These were shot in a professional studio, and I’ll be up

Now we know the facts from last weeks budget, there are several changes announced. I was disappointed that the planned fuel increase I’d hoped would be scrapped is going ahead. Fuel costs are a big part of the expenses for the self employed, and the tax rate on fuel is already very high. The m

… at the Cobham Hilton hotel for a morning meeting.   I am launching a new networking group in Cobham, this was our second meeting. With over 20 quality local businesses it was a great meeting – there was lots of opportunity for meeting other businesses and starting to de

    Many people have heard of Social Networking now, and realise that it is something that can help their business grow. After presenting to over 100 people in Kent in February, I am again presenting on the topic – this time locally in Surrey.   My co-presenters are Tim Kidd, a