An increased awareness of community may, just may, be among the consolations of the pandemic, when we perhaps learned to love things local just a little more. Erica Steenkamp, who owns Blue Belle Café in the south London parish of Penge, joins us for the latest in a series of monthly interviews with business owners… Read more »
To-do lists, we all have them, whether written down or rattling around in our heads. It can be all too easy to get overwhelmed by all the tasks before us. That’s where another perspective and the listening ear of a coach can help. Angela Burgess, the publisher of micro magazines in south London and a… Read more »
Motivation, we all need it to keep up momentum with work and other projects, whatever their size and timeframe. Maintaining that sense of drive can be a challenge – and even more so when working independently. In the latest of a series of monthly interviews with creatives and business owners, Elisabeth Brun talks us through… Read more »
We all take different approaches to harnessing social media (or taming the beast) in our marketing. But regular habits and thoughtful, planned content go a long way to help our ideal clients find us online. It’s hard to deny the power of a plan that we review regularly. In the latest in a series of… Read more »
On International Women’s Day – the first edition was back in 1975 – here’s a brief selection of today’s and recent news coverage: from the impact of girls’ education to a four-decade fight for women’s rights in Afghanistan, via a truck driver in Zimbabwe — and a campaign to get more roles for women actors… Read more »
Your website is a fine creation, after all that time and effort you and the designer dedicated to content, imagery and user experience. Grand! But you still need those ideal customers to find your business online. This is where SEO, or search engine optimization, can help you to achieve your business goals. In the first… Read more »
Captain Tom Moore is turning 100. The World War II veteran, modest, friendly and cheerful, has touched the hearts of us all by completing a challenge to walk 100 times around his garden near London with the help of his stroller. Raising £29 million and counting (£29 million!) for charities supporting the National Health Service… Read more »
(Updated to add following-day reactions) With 5 million self-employed workers in the UK, from builders to hairdressers, fitness trainers to driving instructors, the government will pay grants to those who have lost their livelihoods because of the coronavirus pandemic. The self-employed who have been adversely affected will receive a taxable grant, Chancellor of the Exchequer… Read more »
At the start of Lent, whether or not that’s a religious or cultural event for you, it’s not a bad time to think about our habits: established, faltering, new and lapsed. This blog is a brief exploration of resources and ideas out there. Future blogs will delve deeper. So whatever your approach to habits (Email… Read more »
“You’re the best of us,” I often tell Scout as I scratch that velvety ear or rub her under the chest. (Ever met a hound who dislikes that?) Dog-niece looks back at me, modest and dignified. While we were on the sofa recently, the idea for this blog came to me: five reminders about work… Read more »
