Marketing opportunities in tough times?
With the current market, people can sometimes make the mistake I mentioned recently (the curious case of the missing business) and cut back on their investment in growth, which can result in undesired results actually being caused. As other
The Tolley Taxation Awards 2012
Yesterday saw me back in central London, this time to attend the Tolley Taxation Awards 2012. The awards are for excellence in the UK tax industry and have been running since 2001. They quickly grew to become a major annual
Time to pay HMRC?
I posted a blog back in January, ‘I predict a perfect storm for tax in 2012’ , which mentioned HMRC’s time to pay arrangements. It is looking like this aspect is happening as predicted… HMRC’s time to pay
The Association of Taxation Technicians – ATT(Fellow)
Today saw me visit central London again, to attend a committee meeting of my tax association. I’ve served on the Membership and Student Services committee of the ATT for several years, and we meet regularly at the Associations head office.
How BNI has helped my business to grow
I’ve been a director consultant with BNI since 2009, attending my first International directors conference in California shortly afterwards. Since becoming a director I have given presentations internationally to different local groups as well as to large audiences of
How to get more business in tough times
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
Being specific gets you more business?
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,
How do you start a business networking group?
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
How do you get business from networking events?
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
The evolving Social Media landscape
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
Would you like more business from your website?
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
Referral business already being passed in Cobham
This week we had our fifth membership application at the new networking group I am starting in Cobham. We are a quarter of the way towards launch now. We meet at the Cobham Hilton hotel, an excellent venue for a
