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Publications by Ryan and guest contributorsLocal content marketing strategies to boost your business
When it comes to gaining new customers its undeniable that marketing has a huge role to play, most businesses regardless of size will utilise some form of marketing whether that be their logo and branding to website and social media or just plain old word of mouth but...
read moreRichard Branson’s just do it attitude to success
Richard Branson often talks about starting an empire in his early 20s and learning to take calculated risks. This though I feel is not something modern society in the UK has accepted as most of us are much more conservative and would rather see our children take a...
read moreMind-set and it’s importance
How many of you if given a free ticket to a workshop on mind-set would simply say ‘not my thing’ or ‘a waste of time’? If you have read Stephen Covey’s work, you may know the idea of ‘sharpening the saw’. For those of...
read moreGetting to Yes – Negotiations strategies
Negotiations can occur in many situations and knowing how to negotiate can often be the difference between getting the result you wanted and not, its as simple as that. An examples of this could be between a child and their parent and the negotiations over letting the...
read moreEnterprising opportunities for young people in Thetford
I recently had a chance to catch up with Tom Gaskin at the Thetford Young Business Forum and we got talking about his new venture Pop Up Enterprises CIC, a social enterprise that delivers employability and enterprise training and support to young people in Norfolk. As...
read moreThe Trust Economy
“Trust is the glue of life. It’s the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It’s the foundational principle that holds all relationships”. Stephen Covey Trust in my opinion is critical to commercial and economical growth, but it is a...
read moreThe Begging Bowl
I was recently speaking to one of my coaching clients about goal setting and planning for 2017. We reviewed the progress they have made in 2016 and what was going to be a priority to them for this year. Now they have made some great progress and done a lot in...
read moreThe Ultimate Question – Net promoter score
If you have a business it’s likely you want it to grow, become more successful and ultimately become more profitable. I believe that by asking one powerful question you can gain real insight into your operations and have a competitive advantage over your competitors....
read moreMel Smith: Property, Royal run ins and Place2be
Hi Mel, Great to have you on our site! For those readers who might not know about you can you tell them a little about you and your background? Hey Ryan, great to catch up again. So I’m a mother of two grown up children, I was always employed by the...
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