Midwest Rural Enterprise (MRE), specialists in providing management support and training for third sector organisations, have launched a new service to improve income streams from retailing. Read more about MRE provide retail therapy for third sector
Is your organisation reliant on a small number of funders? Have you ever thought about what might happen if those funders disappear and where that leaves your organisation? It is a scary thought for most of us, when we have to work pretty hard just to attract the funding we can acquire.
For many business managers, if you mention the word ‘agency’ they’ll run a mile. We have a fearsome reputation akin to estate agents, investment bankers and salespeople. We’re expensive. We don’t generate leads. Read more about Have you heard the one about the agency who…..
A few months ago we published a blog about tendering ( a necessary evil?) and how it was a necessary chore in order for us to win new work. We stressed the amount of work it takes to write a good proposal and how failure at decision time can make all this wor Read more about Celebrate the wins!
January is the only time in the year when I’m unable to book the classes I love at my gym. I know that it’s temporary because many of the additional people booking in will have run out of willpower in a few days. Things will revert to normal soon. Read more about Resolutions broken already?
Here we are at the beginning of January – and like everyone else I am reflecting about the year just gone, and thinking about the year to come and what I hope it will be like, and my plans and goals. Read more about Why did I start this?
“Begin with the end in mind” – how very perceptive that quote from Steven Covey is! Yesterday I spent a great day at Entrepreneurial Spark in Birmingham. In the morning, I mentored 3 business leaders and the afternoon was spent in 2 of their ”Piranha Pits” where business owners get to practice their ‘pitch’ to potential investors. Read more about Go Think, Go Do
Blog – Big Data and Analytics – the latest fad or something for me/my organisation?
Analytics and Big Data – the terms are out there and run off the tongues of techno-geeks and many consultants very easily, but what are they and should the average small business be worrying about them? Read more about Big Data- what should the average business know?
Midwest Rural Enterprise (MRE), specialists in providing management support and training for third sector organisations, have launched a new service to improve income streams from retailing. 
Is your organisation reliant on a small number of funders? Have you ever thought about what might happen if those funders disappear and where that leaves your organisation? It is a scary thought for most of us, when we have to work pretty hard just to attract the funding we can acquire. 
For many business managers, if you mention the word ‘agency’ they’ll run a mile. We have a fearsome reputation akin to estate agents, investment bankers and salespeople. We’re expensive. We don’t generate leads. 
A few months ago we published a 
January is the only time in the year when I’m unable to book the classes I love at my gym. I know that it’s temporary because many of the additional people booking in will have run out of willpower in a few days. Things will revert to normal soon. 
Here we are at the beginning of January – and like everyone else I am reflecting about the year just gone, and thinking about the year to come and what I hope it will be like, and my plans and goals. 
“Begin with the end in mind” – how very perceptive that quote from Steven Covey is! Yesterday I spent a great day at Entrepreneurial Spark in Birmingham. In the morning, I mentored 3 business leaders and the afternoon was spent in 2 of their ”Piranha Pits” where business owners get to practice their ‘pitch’ to potential investors. 
I watched Michael Porter on a TED talk recently and was interested in his views. 
Analytics and Big Data – the terms are out there and run off the tongues of techno-geeks and many consultants very easily, but what are they and should the average small business be worrying about them?