by Mark Northall | May 1, 2014 | Business, Networking, Personal
When I left the corporate world in 2010 I was probably ill prepared to dash into the uncertain world of self-employment – indeed I often wonder if I would have made the same decision had I been blessed with the benefit of hindsight! As someone much wiser than me once...
by Mark Northall | Mar 24, 2014 | Business, Networking, Social Media
As SMEs we have a challenge out there in the wide world of business – how to be seen and how to appear bigger that we are. Well if you are reading this blog chances are you have found one of the ways you can appear larger to your prospective clients via an...
by Mark Northall | Mar 10, 2014 | Business, Employees, Networking, Social Media
Whatever you may have been told Social Media remains a matter of numbers. Im not saying it doesnt matter how you engage with them but you will be judged by the number of ‘fans’ you have on Facebook, Followers on Twitter and Pinterest Connections on...
by Mark Northall | Nov 11, 2013 | Business, Networking
It amazes me that as a nation in Britain we fail to ask the very people who can best vouch for us – our satisfied customers – if they can refer us to anyone they know ! You may have a feeling that your clients are happy with your service but having that in...
by Mark Northall | Sep 23, 2013 | Business, Networking, Personal, Social Media
I’m reminded of a good friend of mine’s Networking talk where he proudly proclaims ‘you cannot know everything about your subject’ – the fact is Terry Cooper Chairman of 4Networking is right. For those of you that read my last blog about...
by Mark Northall | Aug 6, 2013 | Business, Networking, Social Media
When I first became self-employed I was less than choosy which Clients I worked with. Indeed getting any clients at all was the biggest challenge! I had enthusiasm a great service offering, knew I could do what I claimed but that wasn’t backed up by any tangible...
