BMyOffice offers a taste of business support services

10/07/2012 by 2 Comments

How can you improve your business? Do you want to increase productivity and profits? Would smart tips on accounts, customer relationship management, social media and public relations help your business grow?

Virtual business assistance specialist B My Office is offering free taster sessions for businesses in North Devon to try out services that could help them.

All businesses are welcome to drop into B My Office in Bear Street, Barnstaple on Friday 20 July for a chat, a cup of tea or coffee to see what’s on offer, attend a workshop, network with other businesses or to try out the businesses facilities and meeting room.

There will also be the opportunity to enter the prize draw for an A3 laminator donated by South West Office Supplies.

Each taster session will be run by a North Devon business specialising in its field.

Choose your workshop(s) from:

9am – What is customer relationship management (CRM) and how can it help your business? – presented by Convallis Software

10am – Blogging basics: what is a blog? – presented by Multiheat & Energy Systems Ltd

11am – How to use social media and public relations to build campaigns – presented by Zarywacz

12noon – Accountancy tips to improve cashflow and profits – presented by Accountancy Edge

2pm – What is a business mentor?  To be confirmed

3pm – hands-on demonstration – open a twitter account! For all those in business who want one but not sure what to do.

See the BMyOffice community noticeboard to find out what’s happening in the area.

We’re looking to welcome as many businesses as possible on the day to make new connections and to meet old friends.

For details, call 01271 344545 or turn up on the day!

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What can networking achieve?

23/04/2012 by Leave a Comment

Some aspects of life seem pretty grim at the moment. In many countries, too many people are chasing too few jobs. However good they are, the competition is tough. Even those in work can be worried about the future, while many business owners are not as confident as they would like to be. And what about young people? What future can they look forward to?

Against this, it’s heartening to see the occasional glimmer and even better when we can help directly, even if it’s passing on a contact and wishing someone success.

I was delighted to hear today that someone to whom I had passed details of a job vacancy was starting work. I also heard that several new businesses who had asked for help have started to receive professional mentoring.

Now, all I did was pass on information. However, to me it demonstrated the power of networking: listening out for people’s individual needs and knowing where to direct them for the appropriate help and support.

When millions are out of work, it’s important to remember that each one of those millions is an individual and that millions of individual acts of support can help them. I think that sometimes smaller acts can achieve greater results than some large regional or national initiatives.

To me networking is far more than working a room to get any piece of business that is going at any price. Giving and helping others is just as important as getting a big, juicy contract.

It’s a question of balance.

What do you think?

 

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Win three months’ free advertising and mentoring

20/10/2011 by 1 Comment

Yes, it’s a genuine initiative by the Newspaper Society and being run by 500 newspapers across the UK. Here the Local Business Accelerator scheme is being run by the North Devon Journal.

If your business has been running between one and three years, enter at accelerateme.co.uk by 14 November to have a chance of winning three months’ worth of advertising and business mentoring. If you know someone who runs an eligible business, encourage them to enter.

One winner from the across the UK will have the chance to be mentored by Dragons’ Den’s Deborah Meaden, who is a Local Business Accelerator ambassador.

It’s not often something is genuinely free, but this is. Good luck!

 

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