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NEW BUSINESS MATTERS

June/July

Editor’s Note

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Everyone appears to be talking about global networking?

I think it is to do with the ease at which we can communicate on a worldwide basis, but I am personally of the opinion that we should concentrate our efforts on the local market. If we network locally we will get our company name better known and we can then hope for more orders from our respective neighbours.

However, there are a lot of business people who do not believe in networking, but perhaps they are not aware of the two most important parts of networking? Firstly you should attend every networking event with a positive and an open mind and to talk with everyone you come in contact with. Secondly, you should have in your mind the thought that you truly want to help your fellow business colleague to develop and grow.

To some this may at first sound abnormal, because surely I am going to the networking events to see what’s in it for me? If this is what you do than I can assure you that you will not get any referrals and at the end of the day that is what you want. So, in order to help yourself you must at first try to help others!

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ACCOUNTANCY MATTERS

June/July

New penalties for late tax returns!

By Richard Osborne, Director at Hill Osborne HM Revenue & Customs have increased the penalties for late Self Assessment tax returns and the new regime commences for this tax year 2010/11. If you submit paper returns after 31 October 2011, and for on-line returns after 31 January 2012, then penalties will apply as follows: • If you are one day late to three months late you will be charged £100.

• If over three months late an extra cost of £10.00 per day will be applied for each subsequent day over the next 90 days, which is a further £900.

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• If over six months late further penalties are charged of either 5% of the tax due or £300, whichever is the greater!

The above penalties now apply even when all of the tax is paid on time, but where the actual Self Assessment papers have not been submitted.

As in previous years interest will be payable on late payment of tax and in certain circumstances penalties can also be charged where tax is paid more than 30 days late.

TIP: Be fair to your accountant. Give them the information well before the deadline so as to avoid any last minute rush.

If you are looking to change your Accountant, or indeed appoint one for the first time, then why not contact Hill Osborne and take advantage of an initial FREE one-hour consultation.

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CLEANING MATTERS

June/July

Follow Simple Rules to Save Money!

By Paul Gowing, MD of Cleanforce Ltd

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By ensuring you have a regular cleaning service rather than on an ad hoc basis, you are more likely to preserve your internal furnishings and decoration, thus saving upon capital expenditure or maintenance costs that you can do without.

I also recommend that in the first instance you follow these simple rules: 1. Encourage your workforce not to eat at their desk – that is sure to reduce cleaning time.

2. Ask your staff to remove large items of waste rather than leaving this for the cleaners to take – thus maximising cleaning time.

3. Ensure office staff take their washing up to the kitchen and do the washing up

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EMPLOYMENT LAW MATTERS

June/July

Keep up to date with Changes in Regulation

By Susie Smith, Dickinson Manser LLP Solicitors, Poole Employers will already know that keeping up with changes in regulation can be difficult especially for businesses who do not have dedicated compliance or HR staff.

The challenge is particularly difficult right now as some very significant changes are being made and it is crucial that employers recognise this and act accordingly. This is not only important for legal compliance but also to ensure businesses are looking after one of their most important assets, their employees.

Some of the most significant changes include the abolition of the default retirement age, the implementation of new paternity leave entitlements and the forth coming implementation of the Bribery Act 2010. These changes have been widely publicised, but the detail of the rights and obligations they bring to employers and employees needs careful consideration as it is likely that existing

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When looked at in detail many of the changes raise interesting practical issues for employers.

For instance, can they continue to discuss retirement plans with employees to allow for realistic future planning and can they continue to offer gifts or corporate hospitality to customers?

At Dickinson Manser LLP we are able to offer employers up to date, clear and most importantly practical advice so that they can ensure legal compliance, foster good workplace relations and get on with making a success of their business!

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EVENT MATTERS

June/July

How to get the best out of your Meetings/Events!

By Rachel Smith, Sales Manager, Village Hotel Bournemouth

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ost people care about money and status, but deep down they know that the only currency that really matters is time. That’s why so many of us resent unproductive meetings.

Most organizations have far too many unjustified meetings, causing people to experience mounting stress about what is not getting done while they are sitting in the meeting. Here are a few principles to ensure that your meetings matter:

Fun Meetings are a great opportunity to connect with people on a human level, make them laugh – even briefly – and leave feeling refreshed and engaged. A group of people who are able to laugh together will certainly achieve more than a bunch of strangers who barely tolerate each other. Fun engenders loyalty and commitment. It is amazing how many driven, focused leaders entirely miss this point.

Clarity

All of this is not to minimize the importance of meetings. There is probably no other way for people inside an organization to ensure that they are working towards the same goal and that they are accountable for results. That said; make sure you are inviting the right people to the right meeting for the right length of time. It can make all the difference between brilliant outcomes and quiet failure.

Everyone should know what the meeting is about and why he or she is there. It is okay to have “keep in touch” meetings, as long as they are positive and productive. If the meeting is called to address something specific, there should be clear resolution on next steps, and agreement on how to measure and evaluate outcomes. Far too many organizations sleepwalk through old, unproductive habits.

Brevity There is no need for meetings to take a long time unless they have a clear agenda to accomplish something – for example, when a group of people commits to working through complex issues to achieve alignment, however long it takes. This can have a powerful bonding effect. Otherwise, the more efficient the meetings are, the better people feel about them.

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Please do feel free to contact me at our Event/ Conference Office on 01202 416106 or send an email to rachel.smith@village-hotels.com to discuss your specific requirements.

Face To Face Time Seeing each other is extremely helpful in reading subtle signals and feeling a sense of belonging.

If you can’t afford the expensive and quasimiraculous tele-presence technologies, there’s no excuse for not using Skype, which is free.

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FSB MATTERS

June/July

FSB SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESSES The Federation of Small Businesses primarily exists to protect and promote the interest of small businesses and self-employed. As the largest member-led business organisation in the UK, wherever possible, the FSB will look to profile SMEs.

FSB Supports the Langtry Manor Business Women Awards Locally the FSB has yet again supported the Langtry Manor Business Women Awards and sponsored the Small Business Award category.

The FSB is very happy to support Awards that have been designed to acknowledge and reward the achievement of women in business within the local, area and is keen to see organisations recognised for their business efforts and successes. The FSB Small Business Award for 2011 (the small business with a big attitude to business!) was presented to Karen Bidgood & Tracey Cooke of Chapter 2 (a Graphic Design company based in Christchurch).

Winner: Finalists:

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Chapter 2 - Karen Bidgood & Tracey Cooke Bellissimo Weddings & Simply Events - Melanie Kiani Physicool Ltd - Kay Russell

FSB and small business representation on Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) The Dorset LEP will be of great importance for the local economy with direct influence and responsibility for providing strategic leadership for economic renewal. The LEP will work across both public and private sectors to tackle economic issues such as transport, skills and enterprise, and will provide an opportunity for private sector to lead and influence the local

authorities (and business community) to enable them to bring greater prosperity to our area.

The FSB is actively involved in the preparation and submission of the Dorset LEP prospectus, and will be campaigning to ensure that our local small businesses are represented and included with the LEP framework.

FSB Local Contacts: FSB Regional Office, Christchurch Tel: 01425 280080 E-mail: wessex@fsb.org.uk Neil Eames, Development Manager, Wessex Tel: 07920 846684 E-mail: neil.eames@fsb.org.uk FSB website www.fsb@org.uk/wessex

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IT MATTERS

June/July

The Benefit of Managed Print Services!

By Katie Rogers, Copyrite Business Solutions How great life would be if when you were ill your doctor knew straight away and turned up on your doorstep with a remedy!

How great life would be if when your car breaks down your roadside rescue company is travelling behind you ready to fix the problem immediately.

How great life would be if when your office printer broke down your designated emergency service provider walked through the door with his bag of tools.

Unfortunately life is just not like that, but all of these things are important to our state of health and our state of mind. We know when we are ill we go to our trusted local doctor, when our car has broken down we call our roadside rescue company, but who do we turn to when our office printer breaks down?

How often does a small problem with your office printer create a big problem in your business?

Do you often end up with 3 or 4 members of staff moving round the machine, removing paper and opening and shutting parts of the equipment? A lot of head scratching and a few expletives later, that paper jam or small technical issue has put you a few hours behind and maybe even made you miss an important deadline!

With Managed Print Services that small problem no longer becomes your problem.

Whilst Copyrite Business Solutions is unable to help with your car or your health, we are able to become the emergency service solution for your fleet of printers and multi-functional devices, as we have the skills and experience to analyse your current print technology and work with you to find appropriate devices when replacement makes sense.

refusing to work; we are notified straight away and are therefore able to fix the problem.

We are able to collect live data from your networked devices using @remote or Print Audit Software; this will then provide the data to enable us to make informed recommendations with regard to your document costs. This will allow comprehensive device management with no additional burden to your own IT staff.

How can @remote help reduce your print costs?

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INTERNET MATTERS

June/July

How to Get More Traffic from Google AdWords

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f you promote your business with Google AdWords, you may be paying well over the odds. Google measures the quality and relevance of your adverts and the “landing page” to which your adverts link. They charge less for well managed campaigns and penalise poorly managed campaigns with higher costs.

To reduce your costs:Do Good Quality Keyword Research Google's free “keyword tool” tells you what words people use to search for your business. They might not be what you think they are!

Group Your Adverts Essential to relevance is a separate advert for each group of related keywords.

Start with a Lot of Keywords To improve your quality score and reduce your costper-click, start with many keywords, then prune out those with a lower click-through rate.

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Use a Separate Landing Page for each Group This improves the relevance of each advert to specific keywords. Make sure that the landing page has high quality, original content.

Use Google Analytics Link your AdWords and Google Analytics accounts, and track how much AdWords traffic converts to sales.

Split Test To further improve your scores, run two competing versions of every ad, remove the poorer performing ad and replace it with a different one to try and “beat the control”.

Summary If you are not doing these things, you are certainly paying too much. With a bit of management, you can get significantly more traffic from your AdWords budget.

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INSURANCE MATTERS

June/July

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The current state of the economy tends to drive up claims and therefore premiums, but how great would it be to work with an Insurance Broker who recognises that many businesses have never made a claim and should be rewarded for their risk management.

Have you been in business for the last three years and not had a claim in that time? If you have then you could claim a guaranteed minimum saving of 10% off your insurance premium, at the next renewal date, so go and check those policies now!

A guaranteed saving in the current economic climate has become quite rare with most premiums on the increase. The deal extends to most business categories and even if you have made a claim there is still a possibility you can save money.

Barry Shereston, Managing Director of Arthur Savage Insurance Brokers, says; “There is nothing to lose with such an offer as this, so you don’t even need to spend time thinking about it!”

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INVESTMENT MATTERS

June/July

EUROPEAN DEBT WORRIES ONCE AGAIN TO THE FORE!

By Craig Andrew Allison from Pritchard Stockbrokers Global uncertainty surrounding European Sovereign Debt has once again spread a wave of uncertainty amongst global investors, with the Dow Jones and FTSE 100 falling 3.5% and 3.7% respectively over the past month.

International traders have somewhat taken their eye off the European ball over recent weeks, after a sleuth of corporate results and mixed jobs figures. With Italy being downgraded

by S&P lowering the outlook to negative from stable, it has only served to increase nervousness amongst already jittery market investors.

The threat of “debt contagion” spreading across Europe, leading to rising government bond

yields and a rising US dollar is further providing cause for thought.

Commodities have continued to be hit particularly badly, with the Silver price having fallen by more than 28% over the past month.

We remain very much fixed on the longer-term picture and remain bullish on the global emerging markets and the urbanisation story. Market volatility although worrisome does give investors the opportunity to pick up assets at reduced levels.

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LETTINGS MATTERS

June/July

Property shortage, rents up â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Is now the time to buy?

By Sharon Canning from Move on Rentals

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he Lettings Industry over the last ten years has certainly enjoyed phenomenal growth.

The once thought of poor cousin of the Estate Agent, they have now come into their own. Whilst the Estate Agents have had a rough time over the last few years the Lettings Industry has gone from strength to strength. For the first time in 100 years owner occupied has declined.

The private sector is growing and it is predicted to be larger than the social housing sector from 2013.

Forecasters are also predicting that one in 5 will be in rented by 2020 compared to presently 1 in 14, some say we are heading towards the European way where it is normal to rent.

2010 saw new homes being built at its lowest in 5 years, the second lowest of the past 4 years and the

lowest since 1923. The country has an estimated one million housing shortage and the New Housing Pipeline shows there was a steady fall in planning permission being granted.

Although property prices are predicted to fall again in 2011, London and the South are expected to remain resilient. This coupled with the housing shortage does make buying Buy To Let (BTL) properties still a positive return, current yields are still bringing in a more favourable return than savings accounts. New BTL mortgages are now being offered.

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June/July

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PR MATTERS

June/July

What I learnt in the Cold War

By Steve Cook of Seeker

For those of you that were born in the 80’s there was a time before Russian oligarchs owned Premiership football clubs. A time when the East and the West were involved in an ideological nuclear stand off, and a 16 year old from Southbourne joined the Royal Air Force to work on Tornado bombers.

The lessons that I learnt locked in a bomb shelter, wearing a gas mask, maintaining the readiness of a nuclear armed bomber, have stood me in great stead for the rest of my life and in business.

Be prepared!

As Sun Tzu says in the art of war; “In peace prepare for war, in war prepare for peace.”

In the same way that a Formula 1 team will practice pit stops, we would fine tune the refueling and re-arming of our aircraft.

Plan to succeed, but don’t over-plan!

“A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.”

- George S. Patton Some people won’t put a plan into action until it’s been examined, refined and re-examined.

Preparation and planning are good, but don’t miss the opportunity.

Where’s your head at?

“Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.”

- Sun Tzu You have to have your motivation right, if you are demoralised and demotivated it comes across and people will notice. You must believe in yourself and your service or product in order to sell it to others!!!

Teamwork / Community In the RAF we were a team, when I started my own business I had no team, and no support

network, networking gave me the friends that have become my team and support. Networking is not just about selling. Use it to build a network!

The enemy is not always the enemy.

I spent years manning bombers, loaded up with nuclear weapons protecting us from the Russians, I’ve now got a Russian for a dentist. Competitors aren’t always the enemy (although of course sometimes they are), sometimes they can be suppliers or collaborators.

Use the best - be wary of false economies.

Use the best equipment and resources (you can afford). Sometimes our choices are limited by budget, but it can be false economy doing your own accounts rather than paying an accountant or getting a client to take your photo with their camera phone rather than calling Seeker.

The full article can be read online at: http://www. seekernews.co.uk/2011/05/what-i-learnt-in-thecold-war/ News content and marketing support for your business from Seeker Seeker support your company’s marketing by providing quality content, whether it’s writing an article, shooting photos or video. With a highly skilled and experienced team including award winning journalists and photographers we have the breadth of knowledge required to raise the profile of your business.

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PRINTING MATTERS

June/July

The Management of Colour!

By Peter Westwood from Remous Design and Print

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aintaining control over the production of colour has been, and continues to be, a major concern for all printers and design related professionals throughout the world.

paper, which you would normally choose for Leaflets and Brochures. The reason for this change in colour is purely down to the way the ink will dry by penetrating the fibres of different materials at varying rates.

With the advance of technology you would most probably think it must be easy to manage colour to the extent that your “company colour” can be reproduced time and time again to a quality that would guarantee consistency! To be honest you can, but for this to be achieved successfully you will need to choose a printer that knows how to manage colour right from the very start and has the right equipment and the experienced operators that will reproduce this consistency.

It can become even more challenging when you have your company brochure produced with full colour photographs, which can only be printed using the four process colours of Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black, commonly known as the CMYK Process. However, if a specific PMS Number has been selected initially as your “company colour” then that single colour now has to be matched using four CMYK colours and this is not always possible, so a fifth working of your “company colour” has to be done, which involves a lot more extra cost.

It all starts with the initial design of your “company colours” and your “company logo” and it is therefore important to ensure your designer talks to your printer, in order that you achieve the desired end result that you are looking for, otherwise a lot of problems are likely to occur at a later date that could prove costly to rectify. For instance, Pantone is the worlds only universally accepted colour communication within the print industry and if you choose a certain colour from their range it will be an ink colour mixed to the Pantone Matching System, known as a PMS Number.

Now that is fine when you have this colour printed on an uncoated material such as your Letterheads or Compliment Slips, but did you know that this very same ink colour will change in shade when it is printed on a gloss or silk

If all of this is little bit daunting for you then you need to choose an expert within the print industry that can give you independent, impartial and incisive advice. This may be your designer or your printer, but to be honest they do not always see eye to eye, so if you are experiencing problems in achieving the “company colour” that you require then perhaps you should be talking initially with your printer as they are the people who have the control and indeed the final say.

If you want a print company to look after your ‘company colour’ then you need to talk with Peter or Alan at Remous Design and Print, who promise to help you get the best possible results whilst also saving you time and money!

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RADIO MATTERS

June/July

Let’s Talk Business An Innovation In Reaching New Clients

By Jen Nicholson from The Bay Radio

The programme also includes a talking point, where each of the week’s guests gives their expert opinion. The topics range from small business queries to dilemmas faced by different businesses every day. For example in the last few weeks, we've discussed entrepreneurs, apprenticeships, business networking, social media, women in business and turning your idea into money.

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et’s Talk Business is a radio programme that gets businesses talking to each other and reaching out to thousands of listeners and potential customers.

The programme is presented and produced by Jen Nicholson a trained BBC Journalist who freelances across the South and South West.

She also spent several years working for various commercial radio stations in the South. Jen talks about how the programme, Let’s Talk Business, is put together.

Each programme is recorded weekly at our studios in Bournemouth. It involves experts answering listener questions about all aspects of business, from starting up to expansion. We encourage business owners to join the programme to talk about what they have to offer clients and the benefits of choosing their business.

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Lucky for us, Let's Talk Business can be heard twice a week on Mondays at 6:30am and again at 7pm on The Bay 102.8. It’s also available to listen live at The Bay 102.8 website. And of course the weekly programme is available as a download through the website and iTunes.

Listeners can follow ‘Let’s Talk Business’ on Twitter, and Facebook to see updates from the show each week.

The reason we started the initiative was to provide a new marketing outlet for local companies.

We've found that the marketing potential of Audio and Video to be very significant, bringing a new dimension to connecting with potential clients. It’s also well documented that its uniqueness enhances a company profile over its competitors and is a powerful addition to any existing marketing. To provide this marketing we provide all contributors with their interviews for their website and to send to potential clients.

If you would like to know more about this innovative and very cost effective marketing tool contact Jen Nicholson on 01202 580200

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Recovery Matters

June/July

BY GRAHAM DOWN | www.bscorprecovery.com

Early advice is vital The latest figures for the number of businesses and individuals becoming formally insolvent paint a mixed picture.

In the first three months of 2011 there are more companies going into voluntary liquidation or administration, but fewer into compulsory liquidation.

Similarly there were more individuals going bankrupt, but fewer entering IVAs. Despite some high profile failures, overall the number of company insolvencies has been remarkably low considering that the UK has been through what is generally regarded as the worst recession since the 1930s. In part this may be because HM Revenue & Customs has been remarkably lenient in collecting taxes and giving taxpayers time to pay. That tolerance, however, more and more looks to have ended, with HMRC adopting a much more vigorous collection policy, and showing a greater willingness to wind up companies.

Banks, too, have been more proactive than in the past in managing customer portfolios instead of “pulling the rug”. But there are increasing signs that they’re becoming more inclined to cut their losses, and to try and drive out underperforming customers by imposing much higher charges and interest rates. More insolvencies could follow.

I, and the three most senior members of my Team, have more than 100 years’ experience between us in business recovery and insolvency, and so there is not much that’s new to us. We believe that winding up should always be the last resort. When advice is sought early enough, it may often be possible to rescue at least part, if not all, of a struggling business. Taking early advice on options and restructuring has never been more vital.

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Sales Training MATTERS

June/July

Sales Tip – Be an active Listener!

By Alistair Powell, MD of Sandler Training

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alespeople have a reputation of being silver tongued and slick talkers. They often believe it’s their job to make the pitch, to be persuasive, in order to sell us their products. However, the best trained salespeople know that bit of wisdom will often close the door, not the sale. How often have you reacted against those salespeople who try to talk you into the sale?

1) Aim for an ideal split of 70/30—the prospect does 70% of the talking, the salesperson 30%.

The most effective salespeople are good listeners.

They let the prospect do the talking, telling the salesperson what they need, why they need it, and how they will pay for it. The proper questions can elicit a wealth of information, build up trust and put the salesperson on the track to a successful sale.

3) Use questions to help qualify prospects – avoid the salesman “happy ears” and ask yourself two questions – is this person really ready to buy now, and if so, why would he buy from us?

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SIGN & DISPLAY MATTERS

June/July

The Benefits of Portable Displays!

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By Jamie Thompson, Director at Hardy Signs

he portable display stand is an important accessory for any sales rep or marketing executive. When choosing a portable display stand to support your presentation, seminar or exhibition the following considerations should be made. The stand should be: Light - Quick to assemble - Sturdy – Attractive – Durable - Within budget.

It is true to say that you get what you pay for.

Budget / low priced banner stands are lightweight and easy to carry, but tend to compromise on stability, durability and/or design.

The mid to upper range of banner stands have more substantial bases, increasing the weight and size of the packaged item but adding to the stability. There is a great deal of design choice, however the price generally reflects the durability and the ease with which graphics can be replaced.

The traditional PopUp exhibition stand is ideal for static displays where a larger visual presence is required.

A more flexible option is a linked stand such as the Twist System; a static banner stand system linked using a magnetic ‘flexi link’ graphic panel to create a variety of shapes. The stand plus graphic panels and lights can all be packed into a single moulded wheeled transit case, which can double as a display counter.

Two things that should not be compromised when purchasing a portable display stand are graphic design and print quality. Please also note that replacement graphics can be produced to suit almost any existing stand.

If you need help in selecting the best Portable Stand for you then please send an email to sales@hardysigns.com or telephone 01305 848600.

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Tailoring MATTERS

June/July

Announcing Bournemouth’s first visiting tailor The high end London tailoring service that comes to you From our new office in Compton Acres, Fox Tailoring offers a complete tailoring service – visiting your location at your convenience.

Our unique service will enable every client to benefit from our extensive knowledge to achieve well fitting clothes with quality touches that single out the stylish from the safe and the samey.

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Virtual Office Matters

June/July

What exactly is a Virtual Office?

By Peter Hastrop, Isis Business Centre

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suppose the right question to ask would not be “What exactly IS a VIRTUAL Office?” Instead the question should be “What does it actually DO for ME?

In addition to this you could obtain, depending on the provider, further choices of business services, such as mail handling, telephone answering and the use of meeting rooms.

When you mention a VIRTUAL Office to anyone I am sure nearly everybody would have a different opinion as to what it actually is, but did you know it can provide the following benefits?

Furthermore a VIRTUAL Office could be a permanent strategic solution, or a stepping-stone prior to taking real office space, giving you the freedom to work where you choose, when you choose, even on holiday!

• A professional business address.

•T he right perception of your business to the outside world.

• A registered address.

• A place to hold your meeting •A low cost business presence throughout Dorset and beyond.

You can bring clients and suppliers to ‘your’ office, and benefit from a plethora of business support skills, but only when you want to use them.

You also have the flexibility to test or grow your business ideas with minimal cost/risk.

If you are now considering a VIRTUAL Office and you want to experience all of the above benefits then you should look at the Isis Business Centre, where the choice is yours from just £45 per month.

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