Small business advisor Julia Chanterey gives advice to small companies in Brighton, Hove and Sussex
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Sussex Innovation Centre's unexpected rap song
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Knowing your unwritten business plan
Posted on 12:24pm Friday 6th January 2012
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Business Jargon - The Next Instalment
Posted on 2:48pm Monday 6th June 2011
I wrote recently about the business jargon I use regularly, and explained a few of my favourite terms. You guys seemed to like it, and I’ve been noticing a few more terms I use regularly, so here are some more.
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Business Jargon Definitions - Part 1
Posted on 2:09am Sunday 1st May 2011
One of the charming commentators on my blog here in the Argus said that I was jargon ridden. I looked over some of my blog posts and couldn’t see any, so I thought I’d put some in here to keep him happy. So here are some of the juicy words I’ve noticed myself using recently, with what they mean in plain English for real people who happen to run businesses.
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Are You A Sponge?
Posted on 6:15am Sunday 10th April 2011
Many of the business owners I advise are sponges - and I encourage you all to mop up less. What I find myself and other owners of small businesses doing is mopping up after everyone else.
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Addiction to our own magnificence.
Posted on 1:54pm Friday 1st April 2011
When starting a business, we are usually good at the technical side of what we do. But, in order to service, we have to suddenly get good at many other things like finance and marketing. Why not outsource? Or, if not, why not listen to experienced professionals with an open mind? We don't have to know everything in order to achieve mastery over our own domain.
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Why Passion Is Not Enough
Posted on 4:20am Sunday 27th March 2011
Many of the small businesses I mentor started off as a passion for something. Passion is important, but it’s not enough. To get everyone to buy your goods or services, you need marketing skills. And if you want to sell wonderful products, you need to be able to sell enough to pay other people to help you, and to pay yourself too.
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In Depth, Targeted Networking For Business
Posted on 1:43am Friday 11th March 2011
I often recommend that my business support clients build their networks to build a strong set of relationships with potential customers and referrers. Sometimes this can be done simply by joining a networking group and getting involved so people know who you are.
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Scaling up your business
Posted on 12:03am Monday 21st February 2011
One of my lovely clients is ready to scale up his business. Until now, he’s been the only full-time person in his company.
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The 10 Minute Team Meeting
Posted on 12:23am Tuesday 18th January 2011
I like to share some of my bag of tips and tricks which I use to advise my clients, so here’s one which I suggest regularly.
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Doing a Pomodoro
Posted on 12:22am Tuesday 4th January 2011
I’ve noticed something about the way that I work. If I can concentrate on what I’m doing, I can get a whole day’s worth of work done in about an hour. But if I’m not focussed, my productivity drops dramatically, and my day disappears. So I’ve been trying a new time management technique - the pomodoro technique.
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Why The Apprentice gives business a bad name
Posted on 2:15am Friday 24th December 2010
I recently had to run away from the television because my good lady wife was watching The Apprentice. "Might as well write a blog and eat chocolate instead", I thought. Why do I hate The Apprentice so much?
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Key success factors
Posted on 10:27pm Tuesday 23rd November 2010
This article is based on a talk I gave to some budding entrepreneurs at Sussex University’s recent Enterprise Thursday meeting. I called it Key Success Factors in Business but really it’s called Some Things I’ve Noticed Which Really Work. The students liked it, so I figured you might as well.
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The Myths About Maternity Pay
Posted on 3:53am Tuesday 9th November 2010
I was recently asked to comment on the changes to maternity pay for the Politics Show on BBC1. The changes come from the EU Parliament, and require employers to pay staff who go on maternity leave full pay for 20 weeks, instead of 90% of full pay for 6 weeks.
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