The next meeting of the Branston Business Network is tonight at the Wagon and Horses, Branston. if you run a business based in Branston or the surrounding villages you are most welcome to join us for a casual meeting in the pub lounge. All the businesses attending will be given an opportunity to talk about […]
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Clive is giving a presentation about networking this evening at Branston Business Club. Update – see a photo here. BRANSTON BUSINESS CLUB Thursday 31st January (the last Thursday of every month) 5.30pm for 6pm – 7pm Supper for those who want to stay on Branston Waggon and Horses High Street, Branston LN4 1NB, 01522 791356
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Clive was out at a job today – at Angels Desserts – and as part of his “Photo a Day” project he posted a photograph of the mince pies he got from them. Clives Blog – Walking – Mobile Technology – Photography – and Stuff I Like. Clive and I had some with our lunch and
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Clive is very fond of saying that we understand email like most people understand postage stamps. It’s a bit of a throwaway phrase which doesn’t mean an awful lot but is very memorable, I think you’ll agree! However, the main problem is that few of his listeners will realise quite how much of a big
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We bang on and on about protecting your data by backing it up securely, installing firewalls and virus protection, using passwords and encryption and so on. But many companies completely forget about the risks posed by their own staff – what we call insider threat. And those outsiders interested in your data will find it
There’s a well-respected theory that self-help books for women, and cookery programmes for men, fulfil the same purpose. Those that indulge feel that reading the book or watching the programme actually constitutes doing the thing. I’m just as bad as anybody else, of course. I read a lot of business books, both on and off-line.
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Are you the kind of person who likes mind maps? Or do you prefer a bulleted list with shoulder headings, sub-headings and so on? The two are not so very different, although mind maps seem to be associated with more arty types. I think this is mainly because you can add sub-headings and sub-sub-headings in
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I don’t know about you, but I get very frustrated sometimes, trying to set up meetings with several different people. All those emails chasing back and forth, and having to keep on top of it. Anyway, I’ve now found a free-to-use application online (small charge for a smartphone app), to which I can sub-contract a
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Yesterday evening I attended a meeting of the Lincolnshire Digital Business Cluster Group on behalf of Octagon Technology. The meeting was about the rollout of “superfast broadband” throughout Lincolnshire and this is where you come in dear reader. It seems that BT will put in the required infrastructure if we can demonstrate that the demand
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