I would say 99% of you reading this will have some sort of social media aspect to your life. You will most likely be signed up for Facebook, a lot of you will be on Twitter, less of you will have set up a professional profile on LinkedIn and even fewer will be on Instagram and […]
As young business people, planning which direction we wish to take, it is a fantastic idea to get ourselves out to as many networking events as possible. You just never know what opportunities might come your way or the useful people you may meet! When we do meet these people however, we need to be […]
The content is obviously down to you, but here are three tips about how to manage that content to ultimately enhance your Twitter presence and your personal brand. They have certainly helped my Twitter as I move into the business environment, and I hope it will do the same for you. 1. Don’t separate business […]
Your email address is your most important line of communication in business, and with the rise of smart phones offering more email communication than ever, it has never been more important to take it seriously and to maximise its potential. An overlooked, often subliminal part of email is the address itself. It is on every […]
Mistakes are made all the time, but it is our reaction to these mistakes that defines us. Here are a few of mine so that hopefully you won’t repeat my mistakes! Having pitched several times over the last few weeks and made a whole host of errors, I have learnt a few handy techniques to pitching. I have […]
Whether you like it or not, you are a brand! Your very own, which no one else can change. This post is inspired by John Purkiss and his recent presentation on personal branding. First, I’ll say a little a bit how the presentation went and then why the concept is so imporant to young entrepreneurs. The presentation introduced the […]
Yesterday evening, I was fortunate enough to attend an inspirational talk by John Purkiss, a distinguished author and public speaker. This event was set up through Meetup.com which, for those of you who have not heard of it, is an online platform that enables you to search for local meet-ups, seminars, social events tailored to […]
Many of us young and aspiring entrepreneurs think big, we are also restless and sometimes put the speed of decisions over rationality. It is crucial to have the ability to be able to see above the fog of best-practices, customs and the sometimes narrow minded world in order to play your own game. It is this wonderful naivety […]
Business in this day and age obviously runs primarily on email and telephone. However isn’t it quite odd how the majority of the email addresses and telephone numbers we communicate with don’t have faces? I know that sounds weird, so I’ll explain myself. We think we know these people very well, communicating between offices, counties […]
With the rise of CSR and the ever increasing importance of providing sustainable business, we look to the multinationals like Innocent and Starbucks to lead the way as role models. Many of the websites have large gaudy tabs on their websites highlighting everything that they do to make the world a better place for coffee […]