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 22, 2013 | Networking
Ive got a bee in my bonnet and thought I would share it with you. This week in particular I have found to be a little frustrating is the plain lack of manners that seems prevalent in the local business community. The common courtesy that I feel should be extended to...
by Mark Northall | Feb 8, 2013 | Business, Networking
As a newcomer to a breakfast networking group last week and despite the fact that I’m quite well known in 4Networking circles, I was reminded how important it is to be able answer the question “so what do you do…?” concisely and in a way that both grabs attention and...
by Mark Northall | Jan 26, 2013 | Business, Personal
With the closure of high street brands once again in the headlines and add to that the rationalisation of certain other companies we can brace ourselves for an influx of freshly redundant ex-employees heading for the life of self employment. Putting to good use the...