Next Steps for Business

As businesses in the UK start to open up the offices, shops and factories, further change is being felt by the workforce. This change generate anxiety and stress for returning people. This can be because of the concern of public transport, close proximity in the work place or meeting others after such a long break.
Dave and Marie bring in Linda from Sanamente Hypnotherapy on what to expect, how to identify within yourself and your colleagues or workforce. Linda also provides some great advice on what to do about it
How have you or are you coping with mixing again?

We all know without Sales then there's no business, but how do people get to hear about your business? You got it, Promotion.
This episode Dave and Marie kick around business promotion, approach, thoughts and how you join up some of the previous episodes in to your promotion plan. This episode is footloose and full of fun as you hear the rapport these two have as well as the thought they put in to everything from their website, business cards as well as branding all in the pursuit of promoting their business to gain the life blood of the company, Sales.

What are your thoughts on saying thank you to people who have recommended your services or products? Would you consider giving cash? A bottle of champagne? A phone call? Do you bother at all?

Exit Strategy - Do you know the key items needed when it comes to exiting your business?
In this episode Dave and Marie go through some of the key aspects of exit strategy and focus on the Legal Aspects needed to be managed when exiting your business. They are joined by the highly capable Lindsey from LA Private Client.

Ok we all know what branding is right? No, we don't mean what happens to cattle, we mean for businesses. Branding is more than just a clever logo but the whole feel and approach, but how do you get it right?
Rather than relying on Dave and Marie's idea on what branding is, we have brought in David Major, Chief of Creative Design. David goes to great lengths to explain the benefits of a great brand, what it means to a business and how it can help your business.
Warning: This podcast is likely to change the way you see your brand!

In our fourth and final wellbeing episode in this Wellbeing mini series, Dave and Marie are joined by Sue Grogan from Joined Up Work tackling the importance of Wellbeing within the work place. 
Sue, a long experienced carer and wellbeing expert talks extensively about how critical it is the support from friends, family and colleagues. She reminds us all about, as business leaders and owners we need to remember to support our workforce, look for signs in disconnection or areas of concern.

Leadership, we all know having a strong leader at the helm can make a big difference to the fortunes of a company. Great Leaders are not just born but have worked exceptionally hard on their skillsets. However, as a budding Great Leader which attributes should you work on? 
Dave and Marie invite Mark Tonks from Orange And Blue on to the show to discuss his top attributes of a Great Leader.
Mark has been training people in Leadership for over 20 years and knows a thing or two on what makes a great leader

In our third of four programs dedicated to Wellbeing, Dave and Marie bring in another personal story from Simon Smith, General Manager of Aston Wood Golf Club. 
Simon, a professional athlete for many years, covering operating at the highest levels for gymnastics, then on to high levels within Shotan Karate, cage fighting, and other martial arts. Then Simon got the golfing bug, and became a professional golfer.
With such success how could this man's man succumb to mental health issues?
Listen and find out  

Dave and Marie take on the Get Savvy Girls, Anna and Anita to go in to depths about how to get the most out of Social Media.
Anna expands on why Social Media is fantastic for businesses, to build your personal profile and to knock down the barriers which will help with sales.
Get Savvy are a bag of energy and loads of get up n go. See if you can last to the end of the episode and soak up all that they share with you

The second in our mini series on Wellbeing and Mental Health. This time Dave and Marie are joined by Linda Nevill from Santa Mente Hypnotherpay, a professional therapist who specialises in Wellbeing.
Linda takes time to explain how common people often get stressed and anxious. That it is normal to have these feelings and quite healthy for short periods of time. She also outlines areas we should consider to undertake if we are experiencing these feelings

Websites, we all know that we need an online presence and how important it is to have your website. The question is, how easy is it to maintain yourself? Should it be an in-house activity or outsourced? What key aspects should you consider? SEO what should we be doing? Dave and Marie talk to Jon Langford, MD of Charnwood Web Design. He imparts his business and web knowledge to assist us through the questions around website and things you should be considering.