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Morning |
| Welcome to
the latest edition of Business in Berkshire. We've
recently been experimenting with our design layout
and asking you for your feedback. The result? We've
decided to revert back to our original formula as
this is what most of you preferred. |
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of content we offer seems to be working well too,
athough we may also be introducing some specific
themes to future newsletters - watch this space... |
| Our "hard
copy" Business in Berkshire PDF has also proved
popular so far and we have a number of ideas which
will allow us to develop the concept as we move
forward. |
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We’d like to run a series of stories based
around a ‘problem-solving’ theme –
but we need your help. We want to hear your business-related
stories that detail how you solved a particular
problem within your business. We will publish
your story on our website and in our weekly newsletter.
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B2B
Thames Valley |
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Internet
Marketing News
LiaiseOnline
Ltd |
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| LiaiseOnline
provide online marketing services to clients of
all shapes and sizes. Tomorrow, 7th September 2006,
we will be presenting in front of our peers to an
audience of national associations and other membership
organisations. |
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| Internet
Marketing News |
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Reduce
Your Plastic
Kirkpatrick
& Hopes |
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| Think a credit
card with a minimum repayment each month of 2% is
a great deal? |
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Your Plastic |
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TVEP Welcome Leading Serviced Office Provider
Thames
Valley Economic Partnership |
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| Thames Valley
based-firm Business Environment Group has become
the latest organisation to join Thames Valley Economic
Partnership (TVEP), the business network which helps
maintain the area as a vibrant and dynamic economic
region. |
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TVEP Welcome Leading Serviced Office Provider |
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Young Entrepreneur Competition
Slough
Enterprise Hub |
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| Are you 16-30?
Do you want to be your own boss? Are you creative?
Then why not set up your own creative business?
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Young Entrepreneur Competition |
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Strategic Partnerships
Max
Marketing |
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| The formation
of Strategic Partnerships is one of the most effective
forms of marketing on the planet Earth. This is
because of their low cost, low risk and high impact.
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Strategic Partnerships |
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The Thames Valley's Growing Identity Crisis
B2B
Thames Valley |
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Businesses in the Thames Valley region need to
be more vigilant and better prepared for the effects
of Identity Fraud, a growing crime which is costing
the UK in excess of £1.7 billion a year.
That’s the view of Shred-it, an on-site document
shredding service who will be offering free confidential
document shredding at this year’s B2B Thames
Valley event.
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The Thames Valley's Growing Identity Crisis |
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Productivity Anyone? More Workshops Added
Leadership
Management |
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| Due to the
success of our 1 day effective personal management
workshops, we've had to add some more dates! The
September workshop is already booked up, and the
October one is half full already! |
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Productivity Anyone? More Workshops Added |
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Back to School: Watch Those Backpacks!
Chiropractic
Health Clinic Ltd |
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| After all
that running around making sure your child has everything
to start their new school year, did you ever stop
to think what lasting harm was being done to their
backs? Young children are suffering back pain much
earlier than in previous generations. |
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Back to School: Watch Those Backpacks |
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Rotary
Club Look for New Members at B2B Thames Valley
B2B
Thames Valley |
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| Sixty-one Rotary Clubs
from Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Middlesex and Oxfordshire
will be exhibiting at this years B2B Thames Valley
show at Windsor Racecourse on 26th and 27th September. |
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Club Looks for New Members at B2B Thames Valley |
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7/7
& Beyond - Peace for our Communities
Junior
Chamber International |
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| 16th September 2006, 9.00am
– 4.30 pm. BULMERSHE SCHOOL, CHEQUERS ROAD,
WOODLEY, READING RG5 3EL. The London Bombings have
thrown up hard questions for all of us. “They
won’t change our way of life”, said our
leaders – but they already have. |
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Schools,
Colleges, Universities: Prevent Theft of ICT Equipment
HotAV |
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| Educational
establishments are constantly improving their range
of technological equipment, such as laptops and
audio-visual equipment, in order to meet standards,
improve results and compete in a competitive market.
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| Schools,
Colleges, Universities: Prevent Theft of ICT Equipment |
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John
Redwood Calls for Full Investigation into BAA PLC
Berkshire MPs |
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| John Redwood, Chairman
of the Conservative Party's Economic C ompetitiveness
Review has written to the Chairman of the Competition
Commission asking for a full investigation into
BAA PLC. |
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John Redwood Calls for Full Investigation into BAA
PLC |
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May
Welcomes Call for Greater Personal and Civic Responsibility
Berkshire MPs |
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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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May Welcomes Call for Greater Responsibility |
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Lucky
Escape from The Dragon's Den
The
Paper Rucksack Company |
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maintained that I would never appear on "Dragons'
Den" because I thought it trivialised the serious
business of investment and placed the participant
in a very artificial and unnecessarily pressurised
environment. I changed my mind, however, when one
of the senior producers of the latest series telephoned
me and invited me to appear. |
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Lucky Escape from The Dragon's Den |
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Charlie
Bonallack - One Hour Ahead
London
Photographic Association |
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| After staging
a joint exhibition in London two years ago, Charlie
Bonallack and Dave Dragon decided to join forces
in a new project. |
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Charlie Bonallack - One Hour Ahead |
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Free
Business Visioning Session
Silent
Partners |
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| Sometimes
it is good to stop doing stuff and think about why
you are doing it. For a limited period we are offering
Business Owners and MD's the opportunity to spend
1½ hours with an experienced business visioning
specialist. |
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Free Business Visioning Session |
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Audio
Brochure for the Disabled
Video
Shoot Productions |
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| This was
an inspirational project, we produced an audio version
of a brochure for the blind and the visually impaired.
The audio file was placed on a CD and distributed
with the brochure. Led by The Centre for Leadership
Studies at the University of Exeter, ASCEND seeked
to offer disabled people professional developmet
that supports them in rising to the challange of
leadership in public life. |
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Audio Brochure for the Disabled |
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Slough
Rotary Club Golf Tournament
Business in Slough |
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| The 4th annual Slough Rotary
Charity Golf Day will be held at the Burnham Beeches
Club on Wednesday 4th October 2006 for the prestigious
Saraogi Trophy. |
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Slough Rotary Golf Club Tournament |
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FSB
Weekly Brief, 35
Federation
of Small Businesses |
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| This week:
1. The rise and rise of the one-man/woman-band,
2. FSB fights back after TUC pension claims, 3.
Business rates petition in full swing, 4. Age discrimination
laws are one month away, 5. Government plans more
employment laws, 6. FSB committee member named top
bod in occupational health. |
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Weekly Brief, 35 |
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Online
Learning for Peak Performance
Business
in Beaconsfield |
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| A specialist
in stress management, wellbeing and absence management,
Dr Rosemary Anderson has developed a unique web-based
learning package aimed at reducing absenteeism and
increasing productivity by helping individuals improve
their health, well being and personal performance.
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Learning for Peak Performance |
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Racing Sisters Follow Family Tradition
Chloe & Jade Edwards |
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| For teenagers
Chloe and Jade Edwards, motor racing has always
been a way of life. Since the success of Jim Edwards
in the 1960s followed by his son Jim Edwards Jnr
(Touring Car race winner and two times Renault champion)
it seems only natural that younger members of the
Edwards clan would also enjoy the thrills and excitement
of motor sport. |
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Bronze Chimpanzee Sculpture
Sally Amoore |
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| Contemplation
represents the human element in Sally Amoore’s
sculpture. Akin to Rodin’s 'Le Penseur' (‘The
Thinker’), this work of art presents the onlooker
with an animal in the process of contemplation.
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Bronze Chimpanzee Sculpture |
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POETS
Day Lunch at The Palmer Arms
Women
in Business |
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| Our POETS
(Push off early tomorrow is Saturday) lunch date
for September takes place once again at The Palmer
Arms in Dorney, a lovely little pub not far from
Dorney Lake. |
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Day Lunch at The Palmer Arms |
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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 at 8pm. |
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Race Night |
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Calling
all Entrepreneurial Mums
Business
in Bristol |
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| Are you a mum with young
children that has just started, or is about to start,
a new business? If so, then Mums Making Money wants
to hear from you. This is a new TV series which
will look at six real-life examples of mothers that
have set up their own businesses. |
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all Entrepreneurial Mums |
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Growth
Industry? No Such Thing
High Profile Media Ltd |
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of today's major industries had to emerge and evolve.
However, some have stopped growing. Others have
the shadow of decline looming menacingly. Wherever
growth is threatened, slowed or stopped it is not
because the market is saturated. Probably, it is
because there has been a failure in customer relations
and understanding: failure from the top. |
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industry? No Such Thing |
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Give Your Website Some Flare
Flare
Imaging |
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| For small
businesses trying to increase sales using a website
can be daunting. How can you compete with the big
players in the market? How can you make sure visitors
come to your website and, even more importantly,
come back again? |
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Your Website Some Flare |
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Concern Over London Waste Plans
Business
in Reading |
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| Councillors
have voiced concerns over alleged plans to export
an extra 2.2 million tonnes of London's waste to
Berkshire. |
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Concern Over London Waste Plans |
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Council Grants for Voluntary Groups
Business
in Wokingham |
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District Council has now launched its annual grant
funding scheme, which provides support for local
community and voluntary organisations. |
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Council Grants for Voluntary Groups |
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Residents Asked to Complete Opinion Survey
Business
in Newbury |
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residents are being offered the chance to voice
their opinions on a variety of local issues, in
exchange for which they will be entered into a prize
draw. |
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Residents Asked to Complete Survey |
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Fiona
Robyn on Giving
Positive
Energy |
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Each week we are going to forward something we've
read that has hit a nerve, pushed a button, inspired
us to take another positive step forward. Fiona
Robyn sends out a weekly email that sometimes
I read and sometimes I rush past... this week
I'm glad I took the time...
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Robyn on Giving |
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What
the Classic Cinema Hendon Taught Me About Personality
Moving
Finger |
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A while ago when brand personality was no more
than a twinkling in some marketing guru’s
eye, I worked with someone who, in another life,
might have been their inspiration - the manager
of the now long defunct Classic Cinema, Hendon
Central...
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the Classic Cinema Hendon Taught Me About Personality |
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Children's
Skiwear
MiniMoonsailors |
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| MiniMoonsailors
are proud to announce our new range of children’s
skiwear for the 2006/7 season. |
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Children's Skiwear |
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Personalised
BBQ Aprons
The
Cooks Friend Ltd |
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| We can now
personalise our BBQ aprons, Chefs aprons and HandyMitts
aprons with embroidery. Use your company logo, your
name, choose from a set of stock slogans or invent
one and make it really personal. No minimum order.
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Personalised BBQ Aprons |
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Decision
Pending Over Town Market
Business
in Newbury |
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| A recent
survey indicates Newbury businesses are undecided
about the future of the town’s market following
its temporary re-location to Northbrook Street.
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Pending Over Town Market |
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New
Hotel Proposed for Slough Station
Business
in Slough |
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| Plans are
afoot for a new hotel to be built opposite the entrance
to Slough railway station. The site was once home
to the grand Royal Hotel, a local landmark until
its demolition in the late 70s to make way for offices.
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New Hotel Proposed for Slough Station |
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Sticky End for a Childhood Friend |
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| The news
that plastic kit makers Airfix have gone into administration
has prompted a flood of nostalgia from those of
us that recall spending childhood pocket money on
the plastic models. |
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Sticky End for a Childhood Friend |
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| Postal
Orders Enjoy Revival |
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| Internet
and catalogue shoppers are responsible for a revival
in the fortunes of the Postal Order according to
the Post Office. |
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Postal Orders Enjoy Revival |
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D Relaunch Leaves Bitter Taste with Health Campaigners |
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| Remember
Sunny Delight? It was a controversial soft drink
cleverly marketed to appeal to kids AND to their
parents, many of whom assumed it was some sort of
healthy fruit juice blend. Now the brand is planning
a relaunch. |
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| Tesco
Expands Online Sales |
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| Britain’s
largest supermarket chain Tesco is investing £30
million in a programme that will see the company
add over 8,000 new products to its website. |
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| Sushi
Chain Turns to Gadgets |
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| The private
equity firm behind the Yo Sushi restaurant chain,
Primary Capital, has bought in to a major retailer
of toys and gadgets. |
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This Day in History |
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Born: 1757 Lafayette,
1899 Billy Rose, 1932 Bernie Winters,
1943 Britt Ekland, 1947 Roger Waters,
1958 Buster Bloodvessel, 1973 Greg
Rusedski, 1974 Tim Henman
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| Yesterday morning
we received an unexpected delivery which illustrated just
how effective Business in Berkshire can be when it comes
to getting your business on the first page of Google...
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