Small business owners invited to see their future at Kent Vision Live

FSB Kent Vision Live 2016

Small business owners invited to see their future at Kent Vision Live

Small businesses are invited to look into their digital future at the south east’s largest B2B event on 11 May at the Kent Event Centre. Kent Vision Live, sponsored by FSB, will host more than 350 exhibitors and welcome more than 3,000 small business owners to the exhibition.

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Grow Your Strengths & Outsource Your Weaknesses

As an Entrepreneur, free time is hard to come by. Quite regularly you will find yourself trying to wear many hats to sustain & grow your business. However, attempting to do it all yourself without help can lead to many late nights at your desk. In the long run, whether you like it or not, this will bog you down and you’ll soon find yourself on the road to burn out…

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Attitudes and Platitudes

I don’t know about you, but I love a good attitude and I’m tired of platitudes.  Attitudes that show authenticity, interest, emotional intelligence, trustworthiness, compassion, aspiration and perspiration!  I like attitudes that inspire me to do business with someone, or to collaborate with them, or to help and support them.  Platitude alert!  It’s about ‘know, like and trust’ someone before you do business with them. That takes time and often you need to do business with them to get to know them, like them and trust them. Continue reading Attitudes and Platitudes

How To Use Social Media To Turn Customers Into Brand Advocates.

Large businesses may have staff numbers and big advertising budgets in their favour, but small businesses have some advantages that are arguably way more important. They have the ability to engage directly and personally with their customers. The sheer number of customers that big businesses have make personal engagement almost impossible. How many times have you made contact with your phone provider or bank and thought “this is a terrible experience”? If you’re like most people, it’s all the time.

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Auto Enrolment – An Overview

Many readers may be surprised to learn that auto enrolment has been in operation for large employers (250+) since 2012.  The auto enrolment process will continue up to the final staging dates in 2017, but despite recent TV advertising campaigns from the Pensions Regulator featuring the larger than life character ‘Workie’, it seems some employers are still unsure or in some cases unaware of how this fundamental change may affect them and their employees.

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