I have been discussing with a client this week how best to revitalise and restructure its commercial/ procurement/legal function We started with the “Why?”. – Why is this important and why have you decided to do it ‘now’? – Why do you think you are experiencing problems within the current team and structure? […]
Unfortunately, in our line of work, we have to educate and help our clients with the more boring and mundane side of business. It’s a tough job but someone has to do it, otherwise you lot are going to end up in a whole heap of trouble. Compliance is just one […]
Did you know that the cost of conflict to UK business has been estimated to be in the region of £33 billion per year? Read the full report by CEDR here Can you relate to this? Have you experienced conflict in your business recently? Was it with a supplier, a […]
Serenwood is a unique consultancy service – we offer high quality legal advice combined with practical, hands-on commercial support. We’re at the changing face of the law – which means we don’t have any competitors to copy or follow (great!)- but it does cause some problems when trying to briefly explain to people […]
It’s Friday night, glass of wine in hand, and you are trawling the internet looking for something free and useful, some ideas to grow and improve your business. You may be looking for local seminars or networking events, some helpful blogs or business advice, or perhaps some free legal advice on how […]
If you’ve been following our blog you will know that we’ve been encouraging you recently to get working on your business plan for 2016. And for many SMEs, getting visionary around the business plan also means needing to find creative ways of raising cash in order to fund the grand ideas. […]
Here we are during Advent 2015, counting down to Christmas. Advent is about planning, preparing, expectation. Taken from the Latin word adventus -meaning ‘coming.’ So. What’s in store for your business in 2016? How you going to end 2015 on a high – and ready to storm into 2016? We’ll […]
Listen up, SMEs in Yorkshire. Time for a very exciting announcement from us. We are launching our 2016 Serenwood Business Club in a few weeks. We’ve listened carefully to the feedback we’ve collected from SMEs in the last 12 months. We know that you are tired of paying huge legal fees. […]
We love this video by Pasha Law in the US (credit: www.pashalaw.com) Come and talk to us at Serenwood and see how we can save you money on the commercial advice you need for your business. hello@serenwood.co.uk
Team Serenwood had a fantastic time at the Brand Yorkshire show in October. Big thank you to Richard Norman and Mona Alani for another well-organised and useful event for our region. Our main reason for taking a stall this year was to get face to face time with businesses in the region – […]