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Established in 1974

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Business Tip: Give Yourself Time When Moving Your Business

As of 18th August 2011 Business Training will no longer live at Sevendale House – our home for the last 32 years. Continue reading

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How To Find New Ideas for Your Business – Take a Break!

Holidays, in my view, are quite necessary. They help you to gain a perspective on your business or work-life which can be difficult to see when you’re involved day to day. Continue reading

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Sole Trading

Starting your own business requires a lot of thought about what form it’ll take. Most small businesses, the kind our Start Your Own Business course prepares you for, are formed as sole traders or partnerships. Continue reading

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The Changing Face of Marketing

This week I’ve been busy going through the company archives seeing what we need to keep and what we can throw away. Continue reading

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Where Does All the Time Go?

There are days when it feels like time just flies. Sometimes I feel I’ve only just sat down and it’s time to go home – the day has passed and my list of jobs has got longer not shorter. Continue reading

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Business Training – The 80-20 Principle

Surf the Internet and you’ll find people advising that the 80-20 rule (otherwise known as the Pareto principle) can benefit you in all areas of your life from choosing which book to read to running your business. Continue reading

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Where Have All the Staff Gone?

If you had visited our offices last week you’d have thought nobody worked here. It was like a ghost office. This wasn’t planned – but even the best-laid plans go wrong, usually once a year around the summer time in our case. Continue reading

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SMART in Business

You may have come across a goal setting tool known as SMART that helps with planning and execution of projects. For those who haven’t come across this before here is a quick explanation. Continue reading

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The Business of Twitter

I was discussing Twitter with my husband the other day and he was saying that he really didn’t understand what all the fuss was about, ‘it’s all just celebrity tittle-tattle isn’t it?’ he asked. Continue reading

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Business Training Courses – Training for All Areas of Life

An interesting question came up on our LinkedIn discussions this week: is business for every one?
One group member commented that you need training to be in business. Hear! Hear! As a training provider of course I agree. Continue reading

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