Eat Local: Pros and Cons of Fruit and Veg Boxes

One thing we can all do to support our communities is to shop local. It sounds obvious, but the fact that people will queue around the block for a supermarket, while I can walk straight into my local greengrocers, speaks Continue reading Eat Local: Pros and Cons of Fruit and Veg Boxes

5 Content Marketing Trends For 2020

Content Marketing is always evolving. A contributor suggests 5 trends for 2020. pexels 2020 Trends Doug Kessler once said, ‘traditional marketing talks at people. Content marketing talks with them.’ As the marketing world shifts to focus more on the consumer, Continue reading 5 Content Marketing Trends For 2020

How To Make Sourdough Bread

How to make sourdough bread

    We’ve been conditioned to know the cost of everything and the value of nothing. Since the Industrial Revolution, time and money have been inextricably linked. One thing many of us have learned during the Coronavirus Crisis is the Continue reading How To Make Sourdough Bread

Why Hackers Are Targeting Start-Ups and How to Protect Your Young Venture – A Guest Post

Break the chain cyber security

Featuring a guest post this week on cyber security and the measure you can take as a small business to protect yourself…   Why Hackers Are Targeting Start-Ups and How to Protect Your Young Venture   image from unsplash.com   Continue reading Why Hackers Are Targeting Start-Ups and How to Protect Your Young Venture – A Guest Post

Self-Sabotage – How Do You Stop It?

I put my coffee cup down on this coaster on my desk this morning and realised that I do this… a lot… at the moment. Self-Sabotage – The Promise of Tomorrow Lockdown may be easing, but the weather is wet Continue reading Self-Sabotage – How Do You Stop It?

Playful Blogging – Authentic Creativity On Your Blog

Roll the dice, get playful with your blogs

“There’s no evidence to suggest that life is serious.” I don’t know who, if anyone, famously inspirational ever said that but I say that! Life is for being playful. Life is for living, loving and having fun. That’s not to Continue reading Playful Blogging – Authentic Creativity On Your Blog

Why You Should Go It Alone In Your Business

Setting up alone to turn your dreams into reality

Setting up your own business has never been more accessible. It’s why self-employment is one of the fastest-growing sectors of the economy. But being in business doesn’t mean having to employ a team of people and paying for expensive premises. Continue reading Why You Should Go It Alone In Your Business

We Need To Talk About Micro-Enterprise

Support The micro-enterprise community

Larger businesses may be the backbone of the UK economy. But small and micro-enterprise are the tendons, blood vessels, muscles, joints and nerve endings that glue it all together. In my 20+ years of experience, successive governments of various colours, Continue reading We Need To Talk About Micro-Enterprise

Passion Projects #9: A Little Business Brilliance, with Lori West

Women in business juggling priorities - a passion project interview with Lori West of Business Brilliance

  There are plenty of conversations going on about mental health and wellbeing in the workplace, it’s refreshing to meet Lori of Business Brilliance – someone who is actively making it their mission in life to do something about it. Continue reading Passion Projects #9: A Little Business Brilliance, with Lori West

After The Great Pause

after the great pause change the world

My newsletter at the start of March was about slowing down, less is more. I doubt many of us (certainly in the UK and US anyway) knew back then what was in store for us! We are a few weeks Continue reading After The Great Pause