Business

Building your business through referrals - In a nutshell

Authored by Bitpod
Posted: Tue, 01/07/2014 - 9:19am

In this video local business expert Vic Williams from The Audacious Company gives tips on how to build your business through referrals.

Vic discusses the importance of referrals and the best way to get them.

“That fact is that every new client you acquire and every client you have in your data base will know people you currently don't know and if you don't ask your clients for these referrals, some else will. You will have put in all the effort to offer your client great service or a great product and by not asking the right questions at the right time, you are literally...

Building your business through referrals - In a nutshell

Authored by Bitpod
Posted: Tue, 01/07/2014 - 9:19am

In this video local business expert Vic Williams from The Audacious Company gives tips on how to build your business through referrals.

Vic discusses the importance of referrals and the best way to get them.

“That fact is that every new client you acquire and every client you have in your data base will know people you currently don't know and if you don't ask your clients for these referrals, some else will. You will have put in all the effort to offer your client great service or a great product and by not asking the right questions at the right time, you are literally...

If you can't change The world, at least change Your world!

If you are an athletics fan, you probably know all about the “Fosbury Flop,” a story that tells a world of things about innovation, persistence and a burning desire to win. Dick Fosbury was a good high jumper and he seemed to have reached the maximum height his body could clear. But he kept an open mind and began to experiment with every different way a body could be propelled over the bar. The style he finally developed was different than anyone else had ever seen. The jump is done head first, with the flat of the back clearing the bar and then the knees are drawn up, jackknife fashion....

Libraries help the Devon economy

Libraries have a role in helping new and small businesses grow, says Dr Stephen Fear, Entrepreneur in Residence and Ambassador at The British Library.

Dr Fear was speaking in Exeter to business leaders at a briefing by Devon County Council, hosted by Ashfords, about a new resource within Exeter's Central Library that will give businesses access to high quality business and 'Intellectual Property' (IP) information.

The multi-million pound redeveloped Central Library, on track to open next summer, will include a dedicated entreprise support service, funded...

b2b Business Breakfast at Sandy Park - 31 January

Event Date: 
31/01/2014 - 8:15am
Venue: 
Sandy Park Stadium

The best way to network in Exeter!

Join us at the home of the Exeter Chiefs on Friday 31 January for our third b2b Business Breakfast

Begin your morning with a hearty breakfast and listen to our guest speaker , Exeter Chiefs Assistant Forwards Coach, Rob Hunter.

He will be exploring how the Chiefs are using a player's personal attributes and preferences to ensure that their training programme is geared to achieve the maximum benefit and identifying similarities in personal development within the business sector.

The morning will begin with networking from 8....

Chartered accountants get new look

Chartered Accountants Haines Watts Exeter showcases its new branding of the Crediton Office, formerly known as Ocean Consultancy, following the practice merger which took place earlier this year.

A national network established over 80 years ago, with more than 50 offices, each Haines Watts office operates independently offering a wide range of services tailored to the local market. The local office primarily focuses on providing accountancy and taxation services to owner-managed small and medium-sized entities and dealing with private client tax affairs across the South West....

Members of St John’s Chambers ranked in Chambers UK 100 Bar

Three members of St John’s Chambers based in Victoria Street have been publicly recognised in The Chambers UK 100 Bar. Leslie Blohm QC; Andrew Marsden and Glyn Edwards have been ranked in the ‘Chambers 100 UK Bar’, ranking the top 100 silks and barristers practising at the Bar of England and Wales.

St John’s Chambers, the largest set in the South West with 80 members and seven silks announces that the three members have achieved this public recognition by being ranked in Bands one or two or as ‘Star Individuals’ in their specialist areas of law in The Chambers UK Bar Guide....

Is print still crucial for marketing - In a nutshell

Authored by Bitpod
Posted: Mon, 12/16/2013 - 9:19am

In this video local business expert Richard Frayne from Quick Print considers whether print is still crucial for marketing.

Richard describes how he thinks print and email marketing can go together.

“Businesses are often keen to follow the latest trends to market their business and are forgetting about a medium that has been a success for over 2000 years. The power of print should never be underestimated and must be utilised within your marketing campaign. The arrival of QR codes has seen advertising campaigns benefit print by directing the consumer to a product with no...

Gilbert Stephens staff don their festive woollies for Save the Children

Noel Edmunds and Val Doonican step aside, because the staff of Gilbert Stephens LLP Solicitors have been getting into the festive spirit and donning a veritable feast for the eyes in Christmas jumpers along with thousands of others raising money for Save the Children on Friday 13 December.

Staff have been arriving at work with a smile on their face and a suitably jovial woolly on their backs – from ruddy-nosed Rudolph to sequin-bedecked Santa – for the minimum fundraising cost of £1, but hopefully much more. The team are hoping to raise hundreds of pounds for children in some of...

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