May,2010

Growing a successful food business

July 14, 2010. As part of the British Library’s Cooking up success programme in July, Women Unlimited have put together an event specifically for food producers and caterers. This event is all about how to engage with [...]

Once upon a time…

Harnessing the art of storytelling in your sales and marketing In March I received two similar looking magazines, slightly unexpectedly. One was a freebie from a lifestyle magazine I subscribe to and featured short stories by [...]

4 ways to grow your business

Are you wondering how to grow your business and develop it in a way so it’s not wholly reliant on you? Have you considered outsourcing/franchising/productising as a way to achieve that growth? Emma Jones outlines the [...]

Choose your thoughts, change your results

We have heard it said that our brain is a very powerful tool and that most of us do not use it to it’s full potential. Let’s consider our thoughts. How often do you deliberately choose [...]

A list of tasks does not a job description make

Last week, we saw how to write a good job analysis, i.e. by asking lots of questions and being very honest about the answers. So, now it’s time to take that information and turn it into [...]

Are you a victim to the Resistance? How to ship

Why is it so difficult to ship? Ship as in get it out the door. Ship as in make a difference at work. Ship as in contribute your art and vision and expertise and passion to [...]

Mary Portas, queen of shops, looking for opinionated women

Retail guru and television presenter Mary Portas is about to start filming a new Channel 4 TV series and wants to speak to you. The series will follow Mary’s quest to fill the gap in the [...]

Video: Achieving your childhood dreams – Randy Pautsch last lecture

This video is so amazing I had to share it with you. Randy Pausch Last Lecture Achieving your childhood dreams is incredibly moving and inspirational as one man delivers a powerful message that has resonated across [...]

Mastering the Earning Game

When faced with a challenge, some people freeze. They stop taking action. They drift or coast, hoping that the problem will disappear. They blame, complain, whine, or moan about their circumstances. You have another option: Take [...]

In recruitment honesty really is the best policy

In the second of a series of articles designed to help small businesses with their recruitment strategies and processes, Keeping HR Simple’s Katherine Connolly encourages business owners to tell it like it is. High Hopes We’ve [...]

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