27th June 2007 - Business in Berkshire News: www.businessinberkshire.co.uk/270607.html

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Another month flies by, so this is our last newsletter for June...

We rounded the month off nicely with a day out at Ascot and you never know who you will bump into on Ladies day!

We like making new friends, so if you'd like to be our 'friend' and experience our services for a minimal fee, then check out our latest offer at FRIENDS of Business in Berkshire. For some constructive advice and training on how to make new friends or improve relationships, then perhaps the course Relationship Wizardry Workshop run by Ready Solutions is what you need!

There is plenty for everyone coming up in July...

Whether you're looking to improve your business performance, fancy a spot of fly fishing or feel like getting creative.

If you're a student, or know of one - it could be worth looking at the summer placement in Jobs in Berkshire on offer by Pursuit NHA. Earn a bit of money and get some experience before setting off on your travels or working abroad like this young lady who tells her story to WORKING ABROAD Magazine- Working in Paris, France.

We're running our first Internet Marketing Seminar today at the Renaissance Hotel, Reading. Watch this space to find out how it went and look out for the date of the next one if you missed out this time! Enjoy...

 

Today's Featured News

   

Losing Your Partner at Ascot

It's easy to get lost at Ascot... 80,000 people looking for the bar, the bogs or the bookies!

But how annoying when you go anticipate a nice day out with your partner that they end up in the arms of another!

Well that's what happened when I took a few pals along for a days racing on Ladies Day.

Losing Your Partner at Ascot

   

FRIENDS of Business in Berkshire

Looking for a quick, effective, low cost way to get your business recognised by Google? Our new 'FRIENDS of Business in Berkshire' Membership offers you the opportunity to experience our services for a minimal fee and without the need to make a significant time commitment or change your current online marketing activities.

Did you know that 73% of all online transactions start with the search? Are people able to find your website when searching for the products or services you offer?...

FRIENDS of Business in Berkshire

   

Relationship Wizardry Workshop

What you will gain from this one day workshop

You will learn:
¥ To release the baggage that keeps you trapped in repeating your mistakes
¥ The one secret ingredient that has to be in place to create attraction
¥ To recognise and overcome fears that may be stopping you from having a successful relationship
¥ To overcome self-defeating behaviours
¥ How to banish self doubt

Relationship Wizardry Workshop

   

Global FMCG Organisation credits R&A with improving Productivity

Leadership and Training Consultancy, R&A have helped Tobacco giant Gallaher greatly improve their business performance through a series of training initiatives.
Our 'One Arrow' programme - with the premise that you only have one life, make sure you live it well, kicked off the first initiative in Ireland. We used a ropes course to help facilitate the learning - basically encouraging people to operate outside of their comfort zone, use the team and their own attitude to recognise what is possible.

Global FMCG Organisation credits R&A with improving Productivity

   

Fly Fishing Season

Fly Fishing Season at Donnington Grove

If you're a keen fly fisherman, you could be enjoying an excellent day of fly fishing on the picturesque River Lambourn which runs through the Donnington Grove estate. The season has started, so why not book a day's fishing now? It's the ideal territory for stalking wild trout in wonderful surroundings.

One of the great attractions of the Donnington Grove Country Club is the beautiful River Lambourn that runs through the estate. It's a classic example of a perfect trout chalkstream - not too wide, bright gravel bottom and gin-clear water.

Fly Fishing Season

   

Pottytree Puppets

Jo Bryant - Pottytree Puppets

Writing a children's storybook marked the beginning of an exciting business venture for Twyford-based Jo Bryant. She now runs a unique business which uses puppets and role play in a series of workshops aimed at exploring aspects of children's - and adults' - behaviour.

After writing her first book, "Mrs Pottytree and the Flying Carpet" in 2001, teacher and drama specialist Jo Bryant searched for an intriguing way to bring her characters to life so she could demonstrate the story to schoolchildren. This led her to develop her own animated puppet shows featuring the book's characters.

Pottytree Puppets

   

Jobs in Berkshire

We are looking for a bright and numerate person who is looking for a job for 3 - 12 months; before going Traveling, starting University, for a Work Placement or just to earn some extra money over the summer.

Pursuit NHA International is a leading executive search and selection and management consultancy based at Hare Hatch near Maidenhead in Berkshire.

Jobs in Berkshire

   

Affordable Website Design

When faced with the prospect of creating a website for your business, what are the options? You could spend thousands on a custom-designed website or perhaps opt for one of the cheap and cheerful template-based sites. In either case, is the finished website likely to get picked up by the major search engines? Business in Berkshire offer an affordable website design service - with the added bonus of high Google rankings and search engine success thrown into the mix.

Affordable Website Design

   

Health & Safety Advice on Tap

Envex Consultants - Health & Safety Advice on Tap

Envex are a health & safety consultancy based between Winnersh and Woking. Established in 1990, their core business is health and safety consultancy including audits, risk assessments, and training courses. They also provide occupational hygiene services - a specialist area which covers air monitoring, ventilation, noise, legionella and asbestos management.

Health & Safety Advice on Tap

   

Renaissance Hotel - Training Events, Conferences, and Seminars

The four star Renaissance Reading Hotel is located in the heart of Reading. The hotel boasts complimentary car parking and with only a ten minute drive from all of Reading's major business parks and the M4 if you are booking an event in Reading, the Renaissance is the place to be.

If you're a blue chip company, marketing agency or a specialized training company looking for somewhere to hold your next event, then choose the Renaissance Reading Hotel. The hotel has 12 versatile air conditioned suites which can hold upto 220 delegates supported by skilled event coordinators, high speed internet access, and a business centre with full secretarial support.

Renaissance Hotel - Training Events, Conferences, and Seminars

   

Small Firms Best at Flexible Working

Smaller firms are better at implementing flexible working arrangements than larger organizations according to research carried out by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). Their report - 'Flexible Working: Good Business' - highlighted the positive aspects of flexible working for employers and employees alike.

The results contradict the common belief that only larger organizations have the infrastructure to support flexible working arrangements for their staff. The report, based on a study of five small UK firms, concludes that flexible working has a positive effect on employee morale, reduces stress levels, and raises the employer's reputation - all of which has a positive effect on bottom line performance.

Small Firms Best at Flexible Working

   

Advanced Email Marketing

There are plenty of email marketing packages out there, but how many give you the advanced email marketing features you'll find with the Business in Berkshire system? With our parent company LiaiseOnline Ltd, we've been developing advanced email marketing systems for over 5 years.

Advanced email marketing is a highly-effective way to build your business. If you communicate regularly with your customers and share useful information with them, you build a bond of trust. Adding email marketing to your marketing plan can help drive traffic to your website, attract new customers, and increase brand loyalty amongst your existing customer base.

Advanced Email Marketing

   

FREE Small Business Review

Practical Help with Immediate Results for Berkshire Businesses

Ever spent sleepless nights puzzling over what is holding your business back or how you could make more money for less time and effort?

With external experts reviewing your situation from a fresh perspective, adding tangible value to your business in the process, the new, FREE Small Business Review service from Business Link.

FREE Small Business Review

   

Other News

Working in Paris, France
Your name? Holly. Age if we can ask? 20. What made you decide to work abroad? I was working in a designer clothes shop - retail and it just felt like a dead end job. I knew that if I went abroad and came back I could always just start doing that again easily if I had to, so there was no risk.

Debenture Tickets for Centre Court
Golf at Foxhills is back and we could not be more delighted. Sign up for Golf or just come for Dinner!

Businesses Unphased by Pending Smoking Ban
A recent survey of UK businesses suggests the forthcoming smoking ban will have little or no impact on day to day operations. The new restrictions on smoking come into effect on 1st July, but most firms say they don't anticipate employees taking more breaks to smoke.

How to promote your events, seminars and services...successfully
The next NRG Networking Lunch & Seminar for the Bracknell NRG group is on Thursday July 5th.

Internet Marketing Seminar
Title: Internet Marketing Business Seminar. Date: Monthly, starting 27th June 2007. Location: Renaissance Hotel, Reading. 9am - 2:30pm

Self-Employed Confident About Future Prospects
The recently published Self-Employed Index from Kensington Mortgages found that 32% of self-employed felt 'very confident' about their business prospects with 47% expecting turnover to rise in the coming year.

Online Public Relations
You know you should be doing more PR for your business, but you just can't afford to invest the time and money for an ongoing public relations campaign. What's the answer? Business in Berkshire membership gives you an online public relations toolkit which can really help drive customers to your door. Our online public relations packages can be tailored to suit your budget and the level of time commitment you can devote to your online public relations efforts.

Clearing up your postcards
At a recent networking meeting someone showed me their quick sketches for some postcards they wanted to produce, so I gave them some small pointers to consider.

Silver Surfers Prefer Internet to the Garden
Retirees are spending more time surfing the net than ever before according to a recent survey. In fact the more traditional pastimes like gardening and DIY are slipping down the popularity stakes.

Bronze Membership
If you're looking for a highly effective yet inexpensive way to promote your business online, a Business in Berkshire BRONZE Membership could be just the answer. For just £180 + VAT you get your own pages on the successful Business in Berkshire website, helping you get indexed by the search engine robots and improving your Internet rankings.

Custom Website Designer
Are you looking for a custom website designer who doesn't charge a fortune but will build you a website with the look and feel you want? And just for good measure, can this custom website designer also guarantee the finished site a good position in Google's search rankings?

Email Marketing
Email marketing is a highly-effective way to build your business. If you communicate regularly with your customers and share useful information with them, you build a bond of trust. Adding email marketing to your marketing plan can help drive traffic to your website, attract new customers, and increase brand loyalty amongst your existing customer base. Business in Berkshire email marketing is also the fastest, most cost-effective way to communicate your latest news and special offers to your prospects.

A Search Engine for Berkshire
Did you know that 73% of all online transactions start with a search? When prospective customers search the internet for your products or services, how good are the chances of them finding your website? More importantly, what you can you do to increase those chances? Business in Berkshire is THE Search Engine for Berkshire. Getting your business onto our pages is one of the most effective ways to get your business noticed.

   

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Membership starts at Bronze level for £180 + Vat per year for which you get:

  1. A home page
  2. Product / Services area - up to 30 pages
  3. Testimonials area - up to 30 pages
  4. A FREE listing in The Search Engine for Berkshire
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We can also help you promote your events, include your articles and much more at Silver membership level, or even provide the toolkit to get you started on your own email newsletters or campaigns. Call us on 01753 852904 to discuss your internet marketing requirements and we'll be happy to suggest a plan to suit your particular need.

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