In this video local expert Phil Sampson from Sampson Hall gives advice on how to get the best out of your team. The information from Phil includes personal leadership, direction and feedback.
"You've also got to work and play together so you get to know each other better and respect the diversity in the team , just because people are different doesn't mean that anyone is wrong and finally be fair and equitable in how you treat everyone"
Sandy Park will be hosting its second b2b Business Breakfast event this Friday.
The guest speaker is Exeter City Centre Manager, John Harvey, who will explore the future of the city centre discussing opportunities for change, development & growth in an increasingly tough makrketplace
John is City Centre Manager and has held his position for over 15 years. During that time he has been at the centre of the most radical period of the city centre change in over 40 years.
John will be raising the big questions on what next for thecity and seeking to answer as many of...
Join us at the home of the Exeter Chiefs on Friday 29 November for our second b2b Business Breakfast
Begin your morning with a hearty breakfast and listen to our guest speaker, Exeter City Centre Manager, John Harvey explore the future of the City, opportunities for change, development & growth in an incresingly tough marketplace
The morning will begin with networking from 8.15am followed by a full English breakfast at 8.30am . Our speaker will commence at 9.00an finishing up at 9.45am
Members of the local business community were welcomed with wine and canapés at the newly refurbished Lloyd’s Kitchen based in the heart of the City. The event celebrated the re-brand and showcased the new dinner menu as the restaurant now opens for Friday and Saturday evenings. Guests sampled a tasting menu which included the new business express lunches and a charity raffle was held to raise monies for ELF (Exeter Leukaemia Fund).
For more information please visit: www.lloydskitchen.co.uk
It all began with a quiet nomination that made her smile and then a video which introduced Mariam Badavi and Purity Boutique Spa to the world. Now, she is nominated for the prestigious Employer of the Year Venus Award at the National Ceremony on November 22nd, 2013.
Some of you may know that some of the greatest challenges for Mariam occurred just before she opened the doors of Purity Boutique Spa. Her children gave her the courage in the face of adversity to build a strong team from scratch. She knows that showing compassion and listening to her team and supporting them in any way...
“Pushing the envelope” is a phrase that originated with American test pilots like Chuck Yaeger and John Glenn in the 1940s. It described max stress situations for the metal skin (“envelope”) of a jet aircraft. In other words, the plane was designed to fly safely up to a certain speed for a certain distance at a certain altitude. The job of test pilots was to “push the envelope” by making the plane go faster, farther and higher. The term “pushing the envelope” came into popular parlance in the blockbuster book and movie (1983) “The Right Stuff.” Naturally, this...
Local chartered accountants, Francis Clark has announced that TV personality and former Secretary of State Michael Portillo will be the keynote speaker at the firm’s second Finance in the South West seminar to be held in February 2014.
The seminar brings together the people representing funding and support streams potentially available to SMEs and includes presentations and participation from major providers of business funding and support, case studies, networking opportunities for owner/managers to ask “one-to-one” questions and coverage of grants, debt and equity.
Traders, businesses and community organisations who want to make the most of social media are invited to the Teignmouth and Dawlish Social Media Cafe on Monday 11 November being held at Ugly Duckling Cafe, 2 The Lawn, Dawlish from 5pm until 7pm.
The Social Media Cafe is the brainchild of Mandy Pearse, Director of local firm Seashell Communications and Emma Kay, Teignmouth and Dawlish Town Centre Development Manager. It provides a free drop-in event where people can pick up tips and hints on using social media, ask questions, meet other like-minded people over a cup of coffee....
New entrants to international business face heightened risk of bribery and corruption, says forensic specialist • Exeter: 11 November, 8.30am - Thistle Exeter Rougemont Hotel, Queen Street, Exeter, EX4 3SP Businesses which operate overseas, and particularly new entrants to international markets, are frequently more exposed to bribery and corruption, compared to those operating within national borders, according to David Alexander, partner in the forensic accounting team at Smith & Williamson. Since bribery and corruption are at the high end of corporate offences, they can attract...
