Portmeirion… what’s that?
…was what someone said to me recently when I mentioned it. Portmeirion is an amazing place, and somewhere that many people may not realise exists in the UK (Similar to Camber Sands, which I only heard about myself recently) Portmeirion
A quick and easy way to boost a business?
I am regularly travelling both domestically and internationally – running seminars for BNI, for my own business and also privately. As I am a heavy user of social networking and the web one of the things I need is internet
How do you fly a plane? You just do it – Jessica Cox
Many of you will not have heard about Jessica Cox. She is a motivational speaker, a pilot and also holds a black belt from the American Tae Kwon-Do Association… She is also America’s first and only licensed pilot with no
Life is like a box of CHOCKolates
“…you don’t know what you will get.” If someone had told me a year ago that I would be an internationally published author (and a bestselling one, as my book has placed at 8th in the Amazon.com kindle bestsellers list
What can we achieve by working together?
I first heard about this video from someone who attended a BNI networking event in Surrey:
I’m not going to write you a blog today
Some of you may have heard of Sarah Bareilles, the singer/songwriter. There is a great story about her first album… After working hard songwriting, the record company told her she had to have a love song. So under protest she
The twittering taxman vs THE twittering taxmen
Some of you may know that HMRC have their own twitter account now. It’s a useful account, providing links to information on their site. I’m quoted in an article from ‘Taxation’ today talking about it. You can follow HMRC at
Could a nil tax return cost you £1600 in fines?
From April 2011 HMRC are introducing new penalties for late tax returns, which include the current £100 fine plus: • After 3 months late – £10 per day for up to 90 days, then • After 6 months late –
Why am I now SAD for BNI?
When I originally wrote my BNI story I was an assistant director for BNI I am no longer an Assistant Director… …now I’m a Special Assistant Director (S.A.D.) So, what’s changed? As you know, the development of social networking has
Online claims to be covered by the Advertising Standards Authority
This is good news: New online remit enhances consumer protection From 1 March 2011 the ASA’s online remit now extends to cover companies’ own marketing claims on their own websites and in other non-paid for space they control. This landmark
The BNI Social Network?
Dr Misner, the founder of BNI, shared some very interesting information in one of his recent podcasts about ‘The BNI Connect vision.’ As you may know, BNI is the worlds number one referral organisation and has around 135,000 current and
A friday gift for your business – why #BNI?
I would like to give you a gift to end the week. Perhaps you are struggling to find new clients, or not sure about getting the most from your offline networking? To let you know how much BNI can do
