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Why Companies Need Due Diligence For Brexit. The vote to leave the EU and the imminent triggering of Article 50 has many implications for UK businesses.Trying to predict the legislative landscape post- Brexit just isn’t possible at this stage. However, what is clear is that you need to start your due diligence now and put risk management procedures in place to ensure that you are fully prepared for any changes that may result from the UK governments negotiations.

Inevitably our exit from the EU will bring about changes in our underlying law and, although there is no certainty as to what those changes may be, companies need to undertake proactive due diligence on their future commercial dealings now to ensure that they are in a position to seamlessly take advantage of the opportunities ahead.

Companies need to identify and analyse their current long term contracts to ensure, for example, that intended obligations are not affected.

You need to have an awareness of how much of your current business set up is reliant on the EU and how you may need to re-structure your business to accommodate any changes. Advance preparation for the possible cost implications is vital so that they are not a “big hit” in 2019

Our guest on today’s programme is Linda Bazant Lawyer and Post Brexit Advisor. Linda assists businesses to prepare for the UK’s exit from the EU in 2019

This edition of Business Connections Live will be a valuable insight into why a “wait and see” approach could be detrimental to your business. You need to prepare and do your due diligence now!

• The importance of preparing for uncertainty after the triggering of Article 50
• The need to review all existing contracts in readiness for 2019
• The possible effect of Brexit on employees immigration status
• The effect of GDPR General Data Protection Regulation May 2018
• The cost of compliance with new laws that may come into effect and who will pick up that cost.
• The challenges and opportunities for UK business

• Readiness for the opportunities in 2019
• Compliance with GDPR prior to enforcement in2018
• Full preparation for any changes of legislation that may result from the outcome of the governments negotiations
• An awareness of how your current business set up is reliant on the EU and how you may need to re-structure your business to accommodate change
• An awareness that, although there is a 2-year timetable after the triggering of Article 50, a “wait and see” approach could be detrimental to your business. You need to prepare now!
• Advance preparation for the possible cost implications so that they are not a “big hit” in 2019

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Website: http://lindabazant.com/

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Converting Conversations To Customers

Converting Conversations to Customers. How to increase sales through Social Media without a big budget or being pushy for small business owners. Practical tips for how to use Social Media, especially LinkedIn and Twitter, to find customers and increase sales. It includes the five key elements you need for successful social selling:How to ATTRACT customers by personal branding and content; How to DISCOVER customers through listening and search; How to NURTURE relationships until people are ready to buy from you; How to CONVERT online conversations to sales and How to MEASURE the results of your activities

This edition of Business Connections Live will be a valuable insight into increasing sales through social media without a big budget.

• How to ATTRACT customers by personal branding and content
• How to DISCOVER customers through listening and search
• How to NURTURE relationships until people are ready to buy from you
• How to CONVERT online conversations to sales
• How to MEASURE the results of your activities

• Improve your personal branding
• Find new customers
• Listen for new opportunities
• Use LinkedIn and Twitter to connect, nurture and convert relationships from online to offline customers
• Measure what is important

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Website:  http://www.nickykriel.com/

Twitter: @NickyKriel

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/nickykriel

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickykriel

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Are You Ready For New EU Data Protection Regulation 2018

Are You Ready For New EU Data Protection Regulation 2018? The EU has now published its long awaited and far reaching General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).It will have a profound impact on the way your organisation handles its customer and other personal data. Fines for data breaches will be up to 4% of global turnover. New General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) becomes enforceable in May 2018. GDPR will affect every UK b2b marketing operation. Brexit won’t prevent the legislation being implemented. There will be significant fines for companies who fall foul of the regulations

This edition of Business Connections Live will be a valuable insight into how to comply with the new regulations and how they may be amended post 2019.

• How you can prepare for the new regime
• How you can turn the changes from a threat to an advantage
• What the penalties might be for failure to comply
• The importance of content marketing
• What we can learn from the Canadian experience

• Early adoption of the regulations

• Due diligence necessary for compliance prior to May 2018

• Readiness for the possibility of amendments to the legislation from the UK in 2019

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Website:  http://www.axiall.uk.com/jim-mclaughlin

Twitter: @jimaxiall

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/axiall-ltd

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How to be a Confident and Effective Public Speaker in Meetings. Many people in business have the same challenge – a lack of confidence in some area of their working life – and it’s often linked to public speaking. Sometimes it’s because they have had a bad experience on one occasion which haunts them. They are conscious that they never had any training, or they’ve had bad feedback, they feel awkward or dry up when faced with questions.

The results can be significant – some suffer anxiety for days before the presentation, others have sleepless nights, or procrastinate about preparing so it’s done in a rush and badly, staying up all night the night before.

Alison Haill is an international executive coach and specialist in leadership communication. Alison uses her 30 years of knowledge, research and international experience to help, alongside her skills as an executive coach. First she works on mindset with practical techniques to build confidence and reduce fear. Then she shares models and techniques for crafting interesting content and finally she works with you on delivery because however confident you are, you will quickly lose the audience’s attention if you lack delivery skills or “presence”.

This edition of Business Connections Live will be a valuable insight into how to transform your public speaking and also use the tools to boost confidence in other challenging situations in work and life.

• How to change your mindset from negative thinking to positive
• How to boost the S-Factor in your thinking
• How to reduce or eliminate fears
• How to build engaging content so your audience wants to listen
• How to make a positive impact before you even start speaking
• How to speak well

• You’ll feel and look more confident
• You’ll save time in preparation and sleep better
• You’ll make an impact and influence others
• You’ll gain respect
• You’ll know how to manage fears and boost confidence in other situations that may arise
• You will feel happier
• You are more likely to be promoted

For more great information visit our Guests website or follow them on Social Media.

Website:  http://www.opcoxford.com/

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/wwwOpcOxfordcom

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/OxfordProfessionalConsulting

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisonhaill

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The Ultimate Guide To Goal Setting. Goal setting for achievement of personal and business success has been about for decades – yet in spite of many people writing their goals down they still fail to achieve them. What is the secret to goal setting that the successful people have?

On this edition of Business Connections Live, Ben Chai will reveal the components of successful goal setting, the mistakes that many make in goal setting, self-sabotage and how self-sabotage works, and how to ensure every day brings you closer to your goals.

Ben Chai  – prides himself on being an ambassador for businesses.  Some of the businesses he has run include Tech, Media, Education and Training, Cloud, Filtration, Coaching, and Property – Ben is also a published author and the editor for 11 paper based magazines and 4 web-based sites.

• Achieve several goals simultaneously
• Reverse engineer to create a roadmap and timescale
• Create strategies to make it impossible to fail
• Correct self-sabotage
• The power of learning your craft

• The ability to use this process to create a road-map
• Anything a person could want in any part of their business and personal life.
• The setting of goals that the unconscious mind understands and can create roadmaps to

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Website:  http://fiveyearstofinancialfreedom.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BenInSightChai

LinkedIn: Ben Chai

The Downlaod: Five Years To Financial Freedom

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How will Triggering Article 50 Impact SMEs. The UK will have two years to negotiate the terms on which it will leave the EU after invoking Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty.

So how leaving the EU will potentially affect SMEs? On this edition of Business Connections Live we discuss  Contracts –  Trademarks – Tax – Employees and the free movement of workers. When will the UK leave the EU?

Our guest is Christian Bjärnram, Partner, ebl miller rosenfalck Commercial lawyer

This edition of Business Connections Live will be a valuable insight into how Brexit will have an impact on SMEs, their customers and their employees.

• Brexit
• Triggering of Article 50
• When is Brexit
• How it potentially affects SMEs
o Contracts
o Trademark
o Tax
o Employees
• When will the UK leave the EU

• How Article 50 is triggered

• When will it have an impact on SMEs

• How will it impact SMEs

• Preparing your SME for Brexit

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Website:  http://www.millerrosenfalck.com/

Website: http://www.ebl-law.com/

Twitter: @MillerRosenfalc

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/miller-rosenfalck-llp

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How The Heck Do I Write A Business Book. If you’re a coach, consultant or speaker – an expert in what you do – then having a book raises you above your competition.

It can gain you more speaking opportunities, attract new, and better, clients to your business, and help you to establish your credibility as a leader in your field. But how do you go about writing your book when there are so many other demands on your time?

On this edition of Business Connections Live our guest is Ginny Carter, The Author Maker, is a business book ghostwriter and book writing coach. She’s on a mission to transform established speakers, coaches and consultants from everyday experts into respected thought leaders, through the book that grows their reputation and expands their business.

• What to do before you write a word of your content
• How to outline your book
• The best ways to go about writing it
• Publishing options
• Top ways to market your book
• How to make it easier for yourself

• A book that persuades your readers over to your point of view
• An enhanced business profile as a result of your book
• A book that sells to the right people
• A book that hasn’t taken over your life to write

For more great information visit our Guests website or follow them on Social Media.

Website: www.marketingtwentyone.co.uk

Twitter: @_GinnyCarter

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarketingTwentyone

LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/ginnycarter

Free Material: http://marketingtwentyone.co.uk/expert

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Why Is Your Marketing Not Getting Results.  “I have tried Marketing, and it doesn’t work”. It’s a sentence that is heard time and time again (if I was given £1 for every time, I’d be a very rich lady!).

Marketing is the Lifeblood of EVERY business, large or small, and this cannot be ignored if a small business wants to succeed, and meet their growth ambitions.

Let’s face it, many small businesses fail in the early years; and a lack of successful Marketing is often a leading contributing factor. “Why is your Marketing Not Working” will explain the fundamental areas that small businesses get wrong; so that with the core strategies and techniques we discuss,

Business Owners and Entrepreneurs can start to promote their business with confidence – knowing that they are not wasting their time, their money and their very precious resource.

On this edition of Business Connections Live our guest is Victoria Vickery, the Founder and Managing Director of All Star Marketing Club: Where Small Businesses Learn Marketing.

• The fundamental mistakes that Small Businesses make with Marketing
• How to simply fix those mistakes
• The Key Strategies you need in place right now
• Why Buyer Psychology is so important, and how to navigate it
• How to spend your time and money to make the most impact

• Create a solid foundation for your business and who you sell to
• Make impactful changes to your existing marketing efforts
• Carry out your Marketing activity with increased confidence and success
• Make better decisions on your business as a whole, and where you place their Marketing resource, money and time.

For more great information visit our Guests website or follow them on Social Media.

Website: www.allstarmarketingclub.com

Twitter: @GetAllStar

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/allstarmarketingclub/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/all-star-marketing-club

Free Material: http://bit.ly/14ReasonsRevealed

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How to Influence with the Science of Emotion. When we understand how our brain works, we can influence our behaviour and the behaviour of others.

Communication is the foundation of everything, and getting it wrong causes a tidal wave of problems. Get it right and everything runs smoothly.

The problems is how we think we come across is often wrong. How we think we manage our time is way off what we truly want.

The science of emotion goes a long way in improving the way we communicate, our relationships both business and personal and also equip us with amazing transferable business skills.

Emotion is an amazing barometer and, when understood and harnessed, works with us not against us.

On this edition of Business Connections Live our guest is Dr Lynda Shaw. Neuroscientist and Business Psychologist. Professional Speaker, Consultant and Author. I work with businesses and individuals who want to influence with integrity using emotion for improved sales, marketing and effective communication.

• How to use fun at work for greatest effect
• Why it’s important to know the difference between emotion and feelings and how to use that information
• The good and bad effects of trust
• Understanding perception is key to everything
• How to communicate with the different generations
• The secret ingredient to decision making

• Relieve stress
• Become super efficient
• Easy relationships
• Life will be simpler
• You will feel healthier
• You will have more fun

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Website: http://www.drlyndashaw.com/

Twitter: @drlyndashaw

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/lyndashaw

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As an employer it’s important you understand the responsibilities you have for your company car policy. How do you manage a fleet of vehicles, what information do you need for your business and grey fleet drivers. What are the legal requirements and the liabilities and why is a Driver Safety Programme so essential.

On this edition of Business Connections Live our guest is Ali Crump – Head of Driving for Work Programmes AA DriveTech – Responsible for implementing new customer driver safety programmes and advising the business “Corporate Risk”. Ali has 20+ years’ experience in implementing and managing driver safety programmes. Ex fleet manager (10 years – international pharmaceutical company) who has hands on experience of implementing a driver safety programme. Past Fleet News Risk Management of the year winner.

• The Benefits of a Driver Safety Programme.
• An employer’s responsibilities towards employees who drive for work

• Employers have a duty of care towards everyone who drives for work (not only those provided with a Company vehicle).

• Benefits of implementing a robust driver safety programme

• What an employer needs to do to fulfil their driving for work / duty of care obligations

• Awareness of extent of an employer’s responsibilities

• Increased profits (reduced fuel bills, repair costs, maintenance costs etc.)

• Increased reputation

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Website: www.aadrivetech.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/AADriveTech

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