Communicating with your customers.
In this fast, high tech world, we are always in a rush, avoiding anything that seems to slow us down, sometimes even the principles of professionalism and politeness fall by the wayside. Email, of-course is a fast and efficient way of communicating. It’s fast, it can be automated, it hasRead More…
The importance of a corporate identity.
Corporate identity or corporate image is a way of ensuring a common, consistent look and feel for your company. So you have a business ready to go and you have every point covered and you are sure you are going to succeed. But one thing many entrepreneurs forget is theRead More…
Listening to your customers
This week has been an eye opener. I’ve created a project brief for the creation of a website for my business and advertised it online. Wow, what I response I’ve had. Although some of the proposals I’ve received have been great, a large proportion have been poor. I’ll use thisRead More…
9 alternative ideas for financing your business start up
When I started seriously thinking about my business idea and how I’d launch it, I had a rough idea in my head of what my initial start-up costs were. So one of the first things I’ve been doing is looking into what sort of funding might be available to me.Read More…
“Women and the Risk of Secondary Asbestos Exposure”
Asbestos exposure is something that is commonly linked to men and asbestos related diseases are far more common amongst men than women. This is because the industries in which asbestos was once commonly used were industries that were largely dominated by men, so they were exposed to asbestos far moreRead More…
Do I read? What a cheek!
We sell our gourmet fudge at the Jubilee craft market at Covent Garden. I’m rather annoyed. It takes a lot to bother me but this really has. Last Saturday I was approached by a woman who asked, “Do you read?” Quite taken aback, I asked her, “Why are you asking?”Read More…
Choosing the Right Business Structure
When starting up a new business one of the first things you should consider is what legal structure you will use. For small businesses in the UK there are four common structures to consider: Sole trader Partnership Limited liability company Limited liability partnership. Other structures such as franchises and communityRead More…
Staying Cool in Heated Situations – Dressing for Success at Work
The art of power dressing seemed to fade with the passing of the 1980s, along with bubble perms and Joan Crawford-esque shoulder pads. However, as a woman in business who wishes to be taken seriously, pulling off a strong, formal style in the workplace can help to boost your confidenceRead More…
Using the right words in Advertising
Personalize, and be specific! Whenever, and as often as you can possible work it in, you should use the word ‘you’ in your headline, and throughout your copy. After all, your ad should be directed to ‘one’ person, and the person reading your ad wants to feel that you’re talkingRead More…
Men and women building businesses together
How we worked together to build our business from the ground up! Nadine and I have worked as partners for over 5 years now, running a successful niche travel company – www.eShores.co.uk – based out of Manchester, UK. We met and developed our ideas from nothing into a small businessRead More…
Legal documents for startup businesses
If you are self-employed or running your own business then you may have engaged the services of other professionals to help you start up your business. Perhaps you hired an accountant to set up your accounting system. Perhaps you hired a web design company to set up your website. MaybeRead More…
Dispelling the Myth of the Common Law Wife
The myth of the common law wife runs deep, in a Good Housekeeping survey, more than 50% of women believed that cohabiting couples won the same rights as those who are married after living together for a number of years. When you consider the number of opposite sex cohabiting couplesRead More…
Video interview from Lady Val from “Lady Val’s Professional Women’s Network”
If you want to know more about Lady Val’s fabulous network go to www.LVPWN.com
Should we dress down to stay safe while commuting
Should we dress down to stay safe ? I am a businesswoman and always dress smartly in business skirt suits and heels I sometimes at night feel a little overdressed especially while commuting from work, and for the most part I receive admiring glances from my fellow travellers of bothRead More…
How to optimize your site for search
There are two trains of thought when it comes to SEO. The first is, content is king. Creating sharable content and building a community is the only organic way to increase your search rankings. The other is inbound links, or backlinks. Having sites and blogs linking to your own siteRead More…
Sound Advice From Women Who Lead
Erica Moss is the community manager for Georgetown University’s online midwifery programs, which partner with Nursing License Map to offer nursing career resources. She enjoys blogging, TV, pop culture and tweeting @ericajmoss. After decades of being relegated to the lower rungs of the corporate ladder, an unprecedented number of womenRead More…
Making the right first impression with potential clients and customers
Communication Communication is very often the key to client/customer relationships, so it’s important to be punctual with replies to phone calls and emails, and also to be honest. Many people in business make the mistake for example of pretending to know answers to difficult questions they’re asked, which can seemRead More…
Calling All Single Ladies!
I’m looking for women in their early to mid-thirties who are fabulous and single. I think that for the first time in history women are faced with a problem; they are better educated than men, they are earning the same if not more, they are doing well in their careersRead More…
D5 Creation