HR specialist Laura Callahan and her growing team have supported so many business owners in Oxfordshire and beyond this summer that they’ve moved to their first office. The specialist team of Willow HR have moved to the High Street in Shrivenham as Laura expands her company to help business owners who are either thriving due to Covid19, or facing challenges. Laura (37) is well known in the county and also as a supporter of the national organisation Single Mums Business Network, as she was a single mum for several years. “Covid19 has changed life for all of us, personally and in…
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Winning a business award is a very appealing concept – the shiny trophy, the adulation from the audience, the motivation created for the team and the amazing promotional prospects. Business owners and marketing teams are always testing and perfecting ways to raise brand profile, increase awareness, win and retain clients and build team cohesion. Winning a business award can really boost team morale, drive competitive advantage and secure trust in your business. So how do you go about winning? Lack of confidence is an often-cited problem, alongside limited time and resources. Businesses need to understand what benefits will be derived…
Chippenham, United Kingdom – 10 September, 2020 – Denise O’Leary was named the winner of a GOLD Stevie® Award in the Best Business Book category in The 17th Annual International Business Awards® today. She was also a Bronze Stevie® Award winner for her company Purpol Marketing within the category Company of the Year – Advertising Marketing and Public Relations – Small. The International Business Awards are the world’s premier business awards program. All individuals and organizations worldwide – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small – are eligible to submit nominations. The 2020 IBAs received entries from organizations…
Local transport hubs in the Portsmouth city region will receive almost £56 million from the Transforming Cities Fund to transform how residents use and access the city, Transport Minister Baroness Vere has announced today, 28th September 2020. The money will help overhaul local transport links to boost the local economy, opening up jobs, services and giving residents greater access to the city. Funding will go towards a range of key local projects including the much-needed relocation of Gosport bus station and taxi rank and the development of new and upgraded walking and cycling routes. The Ryde transport hub in the…
Award-winning super food brand Creative Nature have launched their latest allergen free baking mix – delightfully crumbly Cornbread. Julianne Ponan, Creative Nature’s CEO, said: “We are delighted to be introducing our new delightfully crumbly Cornbread baking mix. This was a natural next step for us and shows that we’ve been working hard in the background developing new products during the pandemic. Like our other products it’s free from the top 14 allergens, is nutritious and vegan friendly.” Creative Nature whose HQ is in West Molesey, is already well established in the ‘free from’ food market. In 2018 the company won the national…
This week SME Today are delighted to meet Internationally Renowned Entrepreneur and Life Coach Camilita Nuttall. Camilita has an incredibly inspirational and motivating story which we have asked her to share in her own words. Camilita you are a famous global entrepreneur coaching some of the world’s biggest names in Media, Politics and Business, please tell us about your amazing journey. “I grew up extremely poor in Trinidad (Caribbean). I slept on the floor, had no shoes to go to school and had to work with my mom from the age of 10 in the coffee fields. I saw other…
10 million People in England and Wales have download the new NHS COVID-19 app, so far, 6 million of whom did so on its first day (Thursday 24 September). The app forms a central part of the NHS Test and Trace service in England and the NHS Wales Test, Trace, Protect programme – identifying contacts of those who have tested positive for coronavirus. On Sunday 27 September at 12pm, there had been over 10 million downloads across compatible Google and Apple devices in England and Wales. In addition, the app has received a warm reception from those downloading it with…
New legal duty to self-isolate comes into force today, to ensure compliance and reduce spread of COVID-19. From Monday 28 September, people across England will be required by law to self-isolate if they test positive or are contacted by NHS Test and Trace. Fines for those breaking the rules start at £1,000, increasing up to £10,000 for repeat offenders Support is now available for people on low incomes who are unable to work from home while self-isolating through the £500 Test and Trace Support Payment. Local Authorities will be working quickly to set up the Test and Trace Support Payment…
BY MAXIMIZER CRM According to Capterra, some 32% of SME’s still rely on the capture, storage and tracking of vital customer data and interactions in spreadsheets, with a further 20% via email platforms and 15% using manual methods. These data management practices are certainly reflected in the conversations we have with our prospects and new customers. They are increasingly frustrated with their existing solutions are seeking better ways to manage their customer information and interactions but, as Capterra also observes, many are still reluctant to invest in CRM. In this blog we look at the value data can bring…
John Davies is Executive Chairman of Alternative Lender Just Cash FLow PLC that partners with well run businesses by providing fast flexible financial help to ensure sustainable and long term growth and prosperity. As someone with four decades of experience of running businesses or helping them to invest and grow I keep getting asked about what the impact of the Covid-19 crisis is going to have on UK SMEs. I almost immediately always quote former Intel CEO Andy Grove who famously said, “Bad companies are destroyed by crises; good companies survive them; great companies are improved by them.” The Government…