The decision to hire your first employee is a big one for any small businesses. It marks a turning point from being a solo entrepreneur to having to manage someone else. Your responsibility increases as they are now relying on you for their living but it also means that you can free up some time to concentrate on other aspects … Read More
I have heard at many workshops and networking events of the opportunities there are for small businesses to use videos of themselves to promote their personality, knowledge, unique selling points and their working environment in a far more creative and colourful way than one dimensional words or images. There has been a notable shift over the past few years from … Read More
It’s a fairly typical scenario. You’ve developed your business idea, refined your marketing message, acquired a great domain name and your website is nearly ready to go. All you need now are some great pictures to support your carefully crafted words. Simple, let’s grab a few pictures from Google images. As long as there’s no copyright symbol you’ll be fine, … Read More
Aside from a lot of eating and drinking, coming to the end of the year is a good time for reflection but also to look forward to the possibilities for the New Year ahead. Most of us make resolutions with the best intentions of seeing them through but don’t always stick with them throughout the year. The influx of gym … Read More
Local business owner, Morag contacted us through the South West Growth Hub initially to get some help with developing her reflexology business, Tola Health. She had been trading for nearly two years at the time but wanted to grow her business to the stage that she could dedicate herself to it full time. We sat down and went through the … Read More
