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Calling
All Berkshire Explorers
Business
in Berkshire |
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| All Business
in Berkshire members have access to a set of tools
they can use to market themselves effectively online.
Are you using them to their fullest potential? |
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All Berkshire Explorers |
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Do They Know It's... B2B Thames Valley
B2B
Thames Valley |
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| B2B Thames
Valley announces that Bob Geldof, humanitarian,
musician and hugely successful media entrepreneur,
is to speak at this year’s event - the leading
business event in the Thames Valley. |
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Do They Know It's... B2B Thames Valley |
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Prevent Audio Visual Theft
HotAV |
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| Lightweight
multimedia projectors are popular tools in meetings
and at events - but the possibility of having one
stolen has never been greater. Thieves are increasingly
targeting hotels, conference centres and education
establishments as they are seen as easy pickings.
A thief can often wander around in a suit and tie
with a brief case, unchallenged, waiting for the
opportune moment to strike. |
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Prevent Audio Visual Theft |
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Thank You to Ascot
Business
in Berkshire |
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| Ali has written
a little ditty to say thank you to Ascot for a great
day on Sunday 30th July. 50 FSB members, committee
and VIPs enjoyed a day to remember... |
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Thank You to Ascot |
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Top Tips for Recognising Staff
Recognition
Express |
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| According
to Tony Quinn, managing director of Recognition
Express Newbury, if businesses want to keep staff
motivated, loyal and engaged it is vital to realise
the importance of recognition. |
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Top Tips for Recognising Staff |
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Pricing
Kirkpatrick
& Hopes |
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| Kirkpatrick
& Hopes accountants have launched a menu of
fixed prices for all of their standard services. |
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Pricing |
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A
Fresh Approach to Recruitment
Bamboo
Resourcing |
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| When trying to recruit
high-calibre professionals for their marketing communications
firm in 2003, Greg Robinson and Steve Chapman found
themselves disillusioned with the high street agencies.
So they decided to launch their own - and Bamboo
Resourcing was born. |
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Fresh Approach to Recruitment and HR |
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Dragon's
Den: Woman Entrepreneur Turns Her Back on the Dragons
Peter
Jump |
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| When Julie
White accepted an offer of £75,000 investment
from high-profile businessman Peter Jones on the
BBC’s Dragons’ Den it looked like a dream
come true for her party plan-based nursery retail
business, Truly Madly Baby. That was in November
2005 and now, eight months later, she is finally
set to receive the capital her start-up so desperately
needs to grow – but not, as BinB writer Peter
Jump discovers, from a dragon. |
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Den: Woman Entrepreneur Turns Her Back on the Dragons |
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Change
the World - for a Fiver
Fraser HR |
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| I love books and I can quite
happily spend ages in a bookstore ‘just browsing’.
One of the good things about bookstores (in my experience)
is the assistant or owner quite happy for you to
do just that – browse! |
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Change the World - for a Fiver |
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I
Could Write That
High
Profile Media Ltd |
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| Everyone
in business is expert at stringing words together
on screen or paper, so they think, if only they
could find the time. They know they can't design
the cover for the company's sales brochure, update
the logo, or build a new website. These are mystical
crafts best left to experts. But, writing? Anyone
can do that. |
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Martin
Salter Joins Campaign Against Alzheimer's Decision
Berkshire
MPs |
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| Reading West
M.P Martin Salter has expressed dismay at the recently
published guidance from the National Institute for
Clinical Excellence (NICE) to withdraw dementia
drugs costing as little as £2.50 a day on
the grounds of cost. |
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Martin Salter Joins Campaign Against Alzheimer's
Decision |
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Government
U-Turn
Berkshire MPs |
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| Local MP Theresa May welcomes
good news for residents in the Maidenhead constituency
as the Conservatives force another u-turn from the
Government. |
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Government U-Turn |
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FSB
Weekly Brief, 30
Federation
of Small Businesses |
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| In this week’s
issue: Commercial attaché winner, exporting
woes, transport policy, small business immigration
officers, imaginary friends, career secrecy, summer
hols, electrical waste, postal changes, healthy
food. |
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Weekly Brief, 30 |
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Serviced
Apartments in Reading
Avante
Blue |
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| A number
of serviced apartments in Reading have opened their
doors to Berkshire visitors, offering a unique combination
of hotel and home. But how many of us know what
a serviced apartment really is, and why we should
choose them over hotels or B&Bs? |
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Apartments in Reading |
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Voice of the Future 2007
Junior Chamber International |
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| The ability
to speak with confidence is a vital asset for people
of ALL ages to have. The development of this key
skill is a valuable tool for personal growth and
effective citizenship. In today’s climate of
increasing competition, the ability to stand out
from the crowd is becoming even more important. |
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Voice of the Future 2007 |
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London Art Award
Sally Amoore |
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| Last Tuesday,
a local Windsor resident was recognised by one of
the artistic centres of the world. Mrs. Sally Amoore,
52, was awarded the Sculpture Prize at The Armed
Forces Art Society’s 72nd annual exhibition,
held at the Mall Gallery in London. |
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London Art Award |
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Dorgard
Series (Wire-Free Solutions)
Absolute
Health & Safety Solutions Ltd |
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| Wedging open
fire doors is illegal and dangerous. Dorgard is
the safe, legal and cost-effective solution. |
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| Dorgard
Series (Wire-Free Solutions) |
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Sales Jobs in Essex and East London
Pursuit
NHA International |
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| We currently have exciting
Territory Sales Manager job opportunities in Essex
/ East London with blue chip companies offering
salaries up to £25k plus Car and Excellent
Benefits. Call us now to find out more on 0118 940
5100. |
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| Sales
Jobs in Essex and East London |
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Participants
Needed for WRC 2006
Maidenhead
& District Chamber of Commerce |
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| Maidenhead & District
Chamber of Commerce are looking for participants
to assist at the World Rowing Championships at Dorney
on Saturday 19th August. |
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| Participants
Needed for WRC 2006 |
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Marketing
Tips
Max Marketing |
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| 40 marketing
and sales driven questions to improve your bottomline
profit. |
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Tips |
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Project Helps Local People Into the Workplace
Business
in Reading |
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| Disabled
and disadvantaged people got the chance to work
at this year's Womad festival, which took place
from July 28th to 30th. |
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Helps Local People Into the Workplace |
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Newbury
Firm Announces Multi-Million Pound Contract
Business
in Newbury |
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| A Newbury-based
communications company is to supply and maintain
an IP telephony system which will benefit clients
across the nation. |
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Newbury Firm Announces Multi-Million Pound Contract |
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Council Seeks Views on Air Quality Review
Business
in Reading |
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| Reading Borough
Council has requested that residents contact the
council with their views on the findings of a recent
air quality review. |
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Council Seeks Views on Air Quality Review |
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Mexican
Restaurant Celebrates Top Award
Business
in Newbury |
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A Mexican food outlet has won the top catering
award at the Womad festival, which celebrates
the many different cultures all over the world.
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Restaurant Celebrates Top Award |
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Business
in Uxbridge - a Short History
Business
in Uxbridge |
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First emerging as a commercial centre in the
early 12th century, Uxbridge enjoyed 500 years
of steady growth before the arrival of the Grand
Union Canal took development to another level.
Let’s find out about…. Business in Uxbridge.
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Wising
Up 2 Work
Kids
in Berkshire |
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| Starting
work for the first time can be tough, with lots
of new stuff to learn and new challenges to face.
Launched in conjunction with the Institution of
Occupational Health & Safety, Wiseup2work is
a great new interactive website aimed at first-time
workers. |
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Wising Up To Work |
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Top
10 Tips for Protecting Children in the Sun
MiniMoonsailors |
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| How often
have you seen small children running around on the
beach with no protection from the sun? Or kids having
a kick around in the park with their bare backs
getting redder and redder? |
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10 Tips for Protecting Children in the Sun |
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| West
Berkshire Motorists to Attend Speeding Courses |
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| Speeding
motorists in West Berkshire are to be educated as
an alternative to receiving penalty points on their
driving licence, according to Thames Valley Police.
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West Berkshire Motorists to Attend Speeding Courses |
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The Drifters at The Globe, Blackpool
TGRF
Productions |
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| Ray Lewis'
Drifters are performing every Thursday at The Globe
in the Pleasure Beach, Blackpool. |
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The Drifters at The Globe, Blackpool |
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Naval
Race Night
Bracknell RNA |
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| A race night
with a difference: normal big screen, 8 races, Naval
Rules - excellent puns. 23rd September 2006 - first
race begins at 8pm. |
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Naval Race Night |
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Summer
Holiday Club with Livinix
Kids
in Berkshire |
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| We are open
from the 26th July - 1st September. Come and have
an action packed summer filled with games, swimming,
ice-skating, trampolining, football, basketball,
dodgeball and many more... |
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Holiday Club with Livinix |
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Internet
Marketing Achieves Record High
LiaiseOnline
Ltd |
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| An increasing
number of companies are realising the potential
of internet marketing, with budgets reaching a record
high, according to the latest Bellwether Report.
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Marketing Achieves Record High |
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| On
This Day in History |
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| Born: 1892 Jack L
Warner, 1905 Myrna Loy, 1925 Alan
Whicker, 1932 Peter O'Toole, 1939 Wes
Craven, 1943 Julia Foster, 1977 Edward
Furlong |
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Freelance Video Producers |
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| Business in Berkshire
is looking to work with freelance video producers. We
have some ideas for generating both more visitors to our
website and, more strategically for our freelance video
partners, viewers to our dedicated space created for this
purpose www.mymobilenews.tv. |
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Bitesize |
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For those who would like a taster of what Business in Berkshire
has to offer, our BITESIZE options work well for a one-off promotion or event
which we will promote for up to six weeks…
Basic
Bite
BITESIZE 1
£100 + Vat
- You provide us with both the words (word
doc/pdf) and images( jpeg/pdf)
- Our chef will add the content in the
appropriate proportions to BinB so that it appears in the relevant email
newsletter(s)
Double Bite
BITESIZE 2
£180
+ Vat
- You provide the words (word doc/pdf)
- Our creative chef will add an image and bake
an A4 pdf that you can email to your hungry contacts and use as PR for other
media channels, or even print as a poster!
- The information will be published in the BinB
website and appear in the relevant newsletter(s)
Triple Bite
BITESIZE 3
£270
+ Vat
- You tell us your story and our chef de copy
will write up your recipe for success
- Our creative chef will then add some image
sparkle and as if by magic, create an A4 pdf soufflé to die for!
- The story will be published in the BinB
website and email newsletter(s)
- You will also have a document to present to
potential clients which demonstrates the quality of your service and
professionalism.
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Berkshire
Crusader Membership
BinB002
£360 + vat per quarter
For
those with a bigger appetite who appreciate the potential offered by our proven
search engine friendly Business in Berkshire.
Join us in the kitchen and
together we’ll evolve your Berkshire crusader account with the benefit of
regular ‘meals’.
This option includes:
- Your own web space which you can easily
maintain and update with press releases, images, links pages, events and
seminars and contact details etc
- Our journalist will call every 6 weeks to
talk to you about your latest project and write a 200 word article.
- Our designers will add images to the words
and create an A4 pdf.
- The articles and images will be published on
your pages within the BinB website.
- These will also be included in our twice
weekly newsletter where appropriate. Monday’s news focuses on events and
seminars, whilst Wednesday carries 20+ PR stories for our email recipients to
enjoy and on show for Google and his pals to nibble!
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BinB003
£720 + vat initial set up, then £540 + vat
per month
The House Special brings together the culinary skills of the
whole team Chefs de Copy/Creative Chefs/House Keeper/Maitre De/Waiters &
Waitresses to cater for your every need, along with all the skills, knowledge
and wisdom of each and every Berkshire Knight.
- In addition to all the features of the
Berkshire Crusader, this option also includes:
- Additional pages on your account to promote
your business.
- Your own monthly email newsletter bespoke for
your customers. This will contain your news written by one of our journalists;
images designed by our in house team, plus selected BinB news to enhance your
clients’ enjoyment! (1000 emails per month included. Additional emails at
an agreed cost).
- The email will be created, despatched to your
customer base and we will report back to you on the results.
- An account manager to fully manage and
coordinate the necessary resources and ensure customer satisfaction
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Berkshire... any active / budding journalists who like what we are doing at
Business in Berkshire... drop me an email... we've got a great idea for helping
us all move forward and want to hear from anyone who would like to join in the
fun! |
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| Search Engine
Optimisation Pricing |
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| Business in
Berkshire is a great tool for search engine optimisation and we have created a
pricing structure to fit all pockets. |
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| This
Week's Blog is... Responsible TV Coverage |
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| Should we all
be allowed just to say what we like at anytime of day
or night, whoever is watching? Or should we be a little
more responsible and ask companies to please, save it
until after 9pm when the adults regain control of what’s
on? |
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| Participants
Needed - WRC 2006 |
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| Maidenhead &
District Chamber of Commerce are looking for participants
to assist at the World Rowing Championships at Dorney
on Saturday 19th August. |
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out more |
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| July
PR Updates |
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| We've started
publishing a list of accounts who have updated their news
in the last 4 weeks… If you have an account, be sure
you update it regularly and we will add a click through
to our newsletters. This helps individuals reading the
news AND the search engines as they comb each page in
search of more food for their search results! |
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July PR Updates |
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| Business in Berkshire
is here to serve the business community, helping those
businesses who want to do business in Berkshire get their
voice heard. Help us improve our service AND earn BinB
points by completing our survey. These points can be traded
for BinB services. For example, a comprehensive completed
survey will earn 360 BinB points - enough for a 3 month
BinB Crusader account! |
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