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The world’s business community is currently reacting to the COVID-19 pandemic in various, different ways. One of those is that all but essential commercial and military aircraft are being grounded for the foreseeable future with wide and varied consequences.

This is not the first time this has happened. On September 11^th 2001, there…

For over 10 years Networking in Surrey (NiS) has provided a free resource helping local business people to optimise their networking activities.

We now have more than 2,300 Members, and listed over 100 face-to-face meetings around the county each month - until now!

Now meetings are moving…

If you aren’t part of a company where you all work remotely, chances are you occasionally work from home, or while you’re offsite with customers.

Between 2012 and 2016, flexi-time has risen by 12.35 per cent; and data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that the number of UK workers who have moved into remote-working has increased by nearly a quarter of a million over a decade.

Currently, over 4 million people in the UK work remotely, according to TUC, that…

It’s crucial to have a skilled Office 365 administrator, even in small businesses, who can manage staff members licence and configure security options correctly, so your business is GDPR compliant. Unless you have in-house staff with proper training, it’s worth considering outsourcing this management task.

Included in Office 365 is a…

We all want our children to feel good about themselves. Right?

Constantly spinning lots of plates, means exhausted mums are sometimes impatient.

However, when they slow down and stop moving so fast, they let the moments last and increase their patience.

When they are patient they model good listening, empathy and compassion.

And are more present with their kids.

Who then feel valued, seen, and…

The average business electricity bill has increased from £590.15 to £755.80 since Jan 2016 and looks set to continue increasing. This is driven by more expensive fuel, increased distribution costs and rising green taxes.

Data sources: Ofgem and the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy. RPI…

“…I was ghosted this morning…”

Admittedly these were not the words I expected when I met with a friend for a beer and asked how he was doing.  He works for a recruitment agency in Guildford and at that moment he was licking his wounds and in need of liquid therapy.  I may not have been expecting his words, but likewise, they didn’t…

Today I attended my first networking (Fabulous Women's group in Weybridge) to be honest I didn't know what to expect or how i would fit in?

But I really enjoyed my time there and all the people who attended are lovely. I am not a great speaker when standing up in front of people, but I did OK (got a little tongue tied) but I didn't feel awkward.…

Is Your Business Making Smart Decisions?…

Had some thoughts today and thought I would share to hopefully inspire some wider thinking. Let me know your thoughts.

What is your approach to Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) for your Business, Brand and Website?

Is it Strategic or Prescriptive? SEO is evolving!

When you do an online search, do you see #Google serving up short summary snippets in a featured box? This is a featured snippet and is something that you as a website and #business owner should want to be part…

Are you marching forwards with your Website?

Is it time to step forward and create a new direction for your WordPress Website and Digital Marketing?

Or is it time to change the marching direction…

Candidate Screening Across Social Media – What’s The Point?

Social media continues to evolve and the world has become increasingly savvy about how to use privacy settings and what can and can’t be communicated on their social media accounts.  There is a time and a place to complain about your boss or flaunt those photos of you…

Face masks should be an essential part of your skincare routine.  They can help draw out impurities, hydrate and balance your skin.

The best part is you don’t have to spend a fortune to make them part of your weekly routine!  Just combining a few simple ingredients can help make all the difference.

Mask 1:      Raw Honey &…

Are you making New Year resolutions for 2019? Here are our 6 TOP TIPS to help those changes stick!

Now the last of the turkey and most of the Christmas chocolate mountain has been eaten, it is natural that our thoughts turn to the New Year as a chance to refresh or reinvent ourselves in the year ahead.

Are you looking forward to starting afresh? That’s great, but quite often we find that while it’s not…

A fundamental change under data protection laws, in this case, The GDPR – the new data protection regulation which came into force in May – will have particular relevance for anyone involved in a franchisor/franchisee relationship.

Why? Because of the way in which data is handled; a franchisee operates their own business and is, under the existing Data Protection Act 1998 (“DPA”), a controller (i.e. a person that determines the purpose for and manner in which data is…

Social anxiety is more than just being a bit nervous in a crowd of people. It is a strong and irrational fear of being judged and evaluated negatively by others, leading to feelings of inadequacy, inferiority, discomfort, self-consciousness and embarrassment. The anxiety can be so strong that it causes physical symptoms too, such as…

When we give to charity, it generally leaves us with a positive feeling about ourselves, whether that is by donating money, our unwanted possessions or buying something from a charity shop. For this reason, it can be said that giving to charity is not an entirely unselfish act, and this is probably why the abuse scandals in UK charities have been so shocking. Ultimately we, the British public, as donors to charity have indirectly funded the abuse of the people we want to help, whether that…