Our Chief Executive, Graham Marley, knows a bit about exhibitions, having been involved with the highly successful Let’s Do Business brand since it started in 2002. The Hastings Expo in September will be the 30th under the brand – and unless you can prove it otherwise he is the only person to have attended them all.
So we asked Graham what makes a good exhibition stand?
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Some thoughts on running your own Business…
Small business owners and managers work exceedingly hard to make their businesses sustainable and successful, many are never really off the job and most earn less than the national average wage as a result!
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Intellectual Property (IP) For Small Businesses
So you have started your own business. You have incorporated at Companies House as an LLP or a Limited Company. You have some really good ideas and/or you have produced some original and innovative work and/or you have a unique design of a product that is becoming really popular.
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WHAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT…
Social media has been hugely beneficial to small businesses. It offers opportunities to share and collaborate with others, to reach customers and partners and keep up to date with what’s going on… Continue reading WHAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT…
Want a happier, healthier workforce?
If you’re a Kent business and you like the sound of a healthier, happier workforce – you’ve come to the right place.
Creating a Great Work Space…
Google, Facebook and Apple are, according to their staff, great places to work. The managers of these businesses have created a fun culture which employees want to be a part of – but how do you create this in your business, however small?
“What is the best thing about owning a business?” – Interview from Martin White
What is the best thing about owning a business?
Owning your own business gives you the freedom to set your own agenda – to decide what success will look like for you on a personal level and providing you with the opportunity to achieve that success.
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Game of Phones – The tribulations of buying mobile phones and how to secure a better deal.
Whether we like it or not, our mobiles are an increasingly important part of our business and daily lives. With mobile connections in the UK in 2014 outnumbering the actual population, and 76% of adults now owning a smartphone (Deloitte 2015 survey) mobile is indeed the weapon of choice for everyone.
Making Tax Digital
Update on HMRC’s plans for Making Tax Digital, Benefits of Private Pension Contributions and Class 2 NIC’s.
Have you heard of it? If not, that’s no surprise! It’s the accountancy equivalent of the snow leopard, confirmed to exist but rarely seen…
Think open source software isn’t for you? Think again.
Many years ago, the phrase ‘open source’ or ‘Linux’ conjured up images of earnest computer boffins sporting straggly beards, Grateful Dead T-shirts and a faint whiff of patchouli! But not anymore. Open source is now considered to be the most secure software on the market. And don’t be mistaken by thinking that there’s anything amateur about it. It is exposed to extreme scrutiny, with problems being found and fixed instead of being hidden until the wrong person discovers them.
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