We’re putting the finishing touches to a session we’re running at Festival of Entrerprise (online of course!). We’re going to be talking to small business owners about the how to sell, what to sell, consumer behaviours and trends, protecting yourself and your customer, being strategic and honest in your messaging. […]
We’ve been running a series of online seminars this month about how to manage the wide range of commercial and contract issues which have emerged for small businesses at this time. A huge range of challenges have arisen as a result of the pandemic, with businesses having to pull out […]
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? […]
Here’s my internet shopping list from last month alone: Wine Kids clothes & School uniform Tat from Amazon for kids’ birthday parties Random stuff I buy on a Friday night, glass of wine in hand (that much-needed sleep candle was an essential buy) The entire Home Collection from John Lewis […]
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. […]
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. […]
I heard a great story today about Thomas Edison which I wanted to share with all you busy business owners out there. Thomas Edison was a genius scientist who is credited with inventing the phonograph, the electric light bulb and the motion picture camera. But, he was a terrible fisherman. He […]
I hope you all had a relaxing and fun-filled Easter weekend. The weather has been sunny and bright here in Yorkshire and it feels as though Spring has sprung …at last. It’s great to see all the buds coming out in blossom, the shoots emerging from hard ground and the leaves all […]