SOLO NEWSLETTER 50
January 2011
www.successfulsolo.com
© Copyright Albert Wright
1 Raw Business – TV broadcast January 25th
2 Right Angle Consultants – Oxford Launch event February 8th
3 Special Offers To Solo Readers – book, e-book and event
4 North London ecademy Blackstar Boardroom – January 14th
1 Raw Business TV broadcast at
http://www.rawbusiness.com/tv/schedule.html
On January 25th at 6.30 pm tune into Raw Business TV where Albert will be joining Raw MD, Bradley Chapman, in a live broadcast.
His subject will be 'How Best To Grow Your Business' with Business Wisdom – Practical Tips to Triple Your Business.
2 Right Angle Consultants
On February 8th 2011 at St Hilda’s College Oxford there will be two performances starting at 2pm and 6pm of a Meet the Mentors event featuring the partners in Right Angle Consultants, their Associates and Affiliates.
Mini presentations of around 20 minutes each, including questions on:
•Business Strategy and Effectiveness – Doing the Right Things
• Business Pricing for Profit Improvement
• Business Planning – Doing Things Right
• Management Development – Understanding People in Teams
• Marketing to Make Money
Book stall with a range of Business Books from the presenters and other authors
Book a One to One 10 minute advice session with the presenter of your choice.
Mini Business services and networking information exhibition including information about FSB, ecademy, BNI, Business Consort, NGR, Entrepreneurs World, Raw Business and more...
Ask The Specialists Question and Answer Session
Refreshments and networking opportunities
Tickets available for £47 for each of the two performances.
My new book, 'Know Your Numbers, Grow Your Business' will be available to buy on the day.
The RAC website www.right-angle-consultants.co.uk contains further details
3 Special Offers To Solo Readers
Business Wisdom –How Best To Grow Your Business
Order your copy of the e-book, Business Wisdom, for £10 (normal price £19).
Business Wisdom, over 120 pages, is an e-book update of Albert’s paperback book published in 2008, The Serious Business Owner’s Guide To DOUBLING YOUR BUSINESS SALES AND PROFITS.
New and improved, the book contains Tips, Techniques and Strategies for Growing Any Business Even In the Toughest Economies and is a timely reminder to focus on basic principles and concentrate on marketing.
To obtain a copy of the e-book you will need to email albert@millionairecoachingacademy.co.uk and request your copy and pay in advance through the pay pal account at albert@millionairecoachingacademy.co.uk
Each of the 7 chapters analyses a major theme in business success:
Personal Qualities and Abilities that will Help You to Succeed
How do Your customers see You?
How Much Are You Worth?
Why people Buy
The Main Purpose of Your Business
The Three Primary Ways To Grow Your Business
How Much are Your Customers Really Worth
Once payment is confirmed you will be sent your electronic copy.
When you buy a copy of Business Wisdom you also get a FREE 20 minute coaching or information session on any aspect of the book. To book the phone session contact Andrea or Diane at info@cushiontheimpact.co.uk
FREE entry to Oxford event
If you meet our eligibility criteria of being a growth business with current sales of over £350k pa and employ more than 5 people, contact Albert by emailing albert@millionairecoachingacademy.co.uk for your FREE ticket.
4 North London ecademy Blackstar Boardroom
We meet the second Friday of the month from 12 noon to 3.30 pm – price for lunch, coffee, networking and being in the Issues Spotlight only £29.50.
Our next meeting is Friday January 15th.
See the Black Star Boardroom section on ecademy for details or, if you want to know more about joining our Master Mind Group or the Business Board You Cannot Afford call Albert on 07973 192712.
Free Stuff
To subscribe to our Small Business Solutions Marketing Donut monthly newsletter contact info@cushiontheimpact.co.uk
SOLO NEWSLETTER 51
February 2011
www.successfulsolo.com
© Copyright Albert Wright
1 Right Angle Consultants – Oxford Launch event February 8th
2 Special Offers To Solo Readers – book, e-book and event
3 North London ecademy Blackstar Boardroom – February 14th
4 Raw Business TV http://www.rawbusiness.com/tv/archive.html
1 Right Angle Consultants
Breaking the Barriers to Business Growth
On
February 8th 2011 at St Hilda’s College Oxford there will be two
performances starting at 11am and 6pm of an ideal event for established
business owners with annual sales of £150k to £1.5m, (others welcome),
featuring the partners in Right Angle Consultants, their Associates and
Affiliates.
The day will include
Mini presentations of around 15 minutes each on:
• 1 Business Strategy and Effectiveness with Paul Ovington
• 2 Value Pricing for Profit Improvement with David Wicks
• 3 Business Planning and Raising Finance with Rob Warlow
• 4 Digital Coaching with David Holroyd-Doveton
• 5 Marketing to Make Money with Sarah Williams
• 6 Growth or stagnation: the role of online marketing in fuelling business expansion with Jonathan Fink
• 7 Financial Planning for Success with Albert Wright
• 8 Generating Sales with Jan Saunt
Book stall with a range of Business Books from the presenters and other authors
The opportunity to book a One to One 10 minute advice session with the presenter of your choice.
Mini
Business services and networking information exhibition including
information about FSB, ecademy, BNI, Business Consort, NRG,
Entrepreneurs World, Raw Business and more...
Ask The Specialists Question and Answer Session
Refreshments and networking opportunities
Tickets available for £47 for each of the two performances.
The RAC website www.right-angle-consultants.co.ukcontains further details and a booking page.
For a special '3 for the price of 2' ticket email albert@millionairecoachingacademy.co.uk
2 Special Offers To Solo Readers – ends February 20th
Business Wisdom –How Best To Grow Your Business
Order your copy of the e-book for £10 (normal price £19).
Business
Wisdom, almost 100 pages, is an e-book update of Albert’s paperback
book published in 2008, The Serious Business Owner’s Guide To DOUBLING YOUR BUSINESS SALES AND PROFITS.
New
and improved, the book contains Tips, Techniques and Strategies for
Growing Any Business Even In the Toughest Economies and is a timely
reminder to focus on basic principles and concentrate on marketing.
To obtain a copy of the e-book you will need to email albert@millionairecoachingacademy.co.uk and request your copy and pay in advance through the pay pal account at albert@millionairecoachingacademy.co.uk
Each of the 7 chapters analyses a major theme in business success:
Personal Qualities and Abilities that will Help You to Succeed
How do Your Customers see You?
How Much Are You Worth?
Why people Buy
The Main Purpose of Your Business
The Three Primary Ways To Grow Your Business
How Much are Your Customers Really Worth
Once payment is confirmed you will be sent your electronic copy.
When you buy a copy of Business Wisdom you also get a FREE 20 minute coaching or information session on any aspect of the book.
To book the phone session contact Andrea or Diane at info@cushiontheimpact.co.uk
FREE entry to Oxford event on February 8th (see above)
If
you meet our ideal eligibility criteria of being a growth business with
current sales of over £350k pa and employ more than 5 people, contact
Albert by emailing albert@millionairecoachingacademy.co.uk for your FREE ticket.
Free Stuff
To subscribe to our Small Business Solutions Marketing Donut monthly newsletter contact info@cushiontheimpact.co.uk
3 North London ecademy Blackstar Boardroom
We
meet in Finchley, north London, the second Friday of the month from
12.30 to 2.30 pm – price for sandwich lunch, coffee, networking and
being in the Issues Spotlight only £30.
Our next meeting is Friday February 11th.
See
the Black Star Boardroom section on ecademy for details or, if you want
to know more about joining our Master Mind Group or the Business Board
You Cannot Afford call Albert on 07973 192712.
4 Raw Business TV broadcast at http://www.rawbusiness.com/tv/archive.html
My
40 minute, Business Wisdom broadcast, from January 25th, is now on
Raw’s website for you to see along with several others from different
presenters.
Next month a return to Notable Business Authors review.
SOLO NEWSLETTER 52
March 2011
www.successfulsolo.com
© Copyright Albert Wright
1 Right Angle Consultants – Oxford Strategy Workshop March 31st
2 Special Offers To Solo Readers – from David Winch, Robert Craven and Albert Wright
3 North London ecademy Blackstar Boardroom – March 11th
4 Raw Business TV and Raw Business Magazine http://www.rawbusiness.com/tv/archive.html
5 Notable Authors and Influencers – Rob Warlow Loan Sharp
1 Right Angle Consultants
Breaking the Barriers to Business Growth
The
February 8th event at St Hilda’s College, despite details being emailed
to over 5,000 people, attracted only 4 paying delegates. So much for
the power of social media.
Remembering that persistence precedes
success the next event will be a Strategy Workshop delivered by Paul
Ovington on March 31st.
Readers of the SOLO newsletter will get a
free copy of my new ebook, Business Wisdom, on sale at £27 if they book
before March 15th and mention SOLO when booking.
See the RAC website www.right-angle-consultants.co.uk for further details and a booking page.
2 Special Offers To Solo Readers
David Winch
David
is a good friend and associate of mine who has some really interesting
things to say related to Professional Service Providers and others
getting more business, higher profits, improving their cash-flow and
generally getting paid what they're worth by a process he calls Selling
Without Selling.
I know this because I have heard him speak about this myself.
David
is a recognised expert on value-based pricing and the selling
strategies that go with it. I've read what he has to say on his website
at http://www.davidwinch.co.uk/sws.htm and it really is good stuff.
He's
running a Free one-day taster in Cambridge on March 30th and I feel you
should think seriously about going along to find out more about what he
has to say, particularly if you sell business services.
Robert Craven of the Directors’ Centre
Many
of you will know that I think Robert is in the top 5 UK business event
speakers and in the category for business advice and consultancy for
micro and small businesses with sales of £700k pa to around £30m.
I
have known Robert for over 20 years; I have studied his books and
workbooks and regularly use his ideas and some of his “tools” in my own
work with clients because they are so good.
I am delighted to make SOLO readers the offer below.
The Online Business Club
Special Offer This Month: Usual price £200. SOLO readers can pay just £150 for a year’s membership! A saving of £50!
Grow your business, your sales and your profits.
Fast, proven techniques to transform your workplace and your profit margin!
As
you'd expect from Robert Craven, you won't find irrelevant business
school theories here - just dozens of practical ways to turbo-charge
your business!
The Online Business Club is the business
initiative that helps you to maximise your business potential. The
emphasis is on practicality, giving you specific, measurable ways of
improving your business.
What is it?
An intensive set of workbooks, videos, tools and techniques to make your business more successful.
What you get…
A straightforward no-nonsense, wake-up call for your business
Sort
out where you are going and what you need to do to get there... apply
proven tools and techniques to your business… make crucial decisions...
get ideas from people who have been there and done it… improve profits.
What else?
• Over 100 videos, tools, checklists, written guides and case studies
• A set of Coaching Workbooks on running a business well (worth £200)
• Access to talk to Robert Craven on a monthly basis (worth £250 per session)
• Over £1000 worth of content.
How you will benefit
• Improve your profitability
• Develop a clearer strategy to grow the business
• Improve your sales and pricing performance.
Includes how to…
• Evaluate your performance and your potential to grow
• Make your business stand out from the rest
• Rekindle your passion; get colleagues to buy into the business vision
• Take action to grow your business, sales and profits so you can live the life you want to lead.
Ethos/Feel in 50 words
Fundamentally
changes the way you do business... operates in a free-standing form...
solutions-focused... doing/action/results... part of a consistent
‘ology’... proven to work... by people who have
been-there-and-done-it... free of business school hyperbole... you do it
yourself... a resource for the long run.
How much does it cost?
Full Membership is £200 +VAT £150 +VAT this month and Lite Membership (limited service) is free
NEXT...
go to www.directorscentre.co.uk to visit the Business Club website and sign up. £50 discount with promo code: albertw
Contact details:
jb@directorscentre.com
Even if you say NO to the full package I would encourage you to become a ‘Lite Member’ and if you ever want one to one help on how to apply Robert’s materials to your business give me a call. I may only be 80% as good as Robert but I am also only 70% of the price.
Albert Wright and Small Business Solutions – me.
Business Wisdom – How Best To Grow Your Business
Order your copy of the e-book for £10 (normal price £27).
Business Wisdom, over 60 A4 pages, is an e-book update of Albert’s paperback book published in 2008, The Serious Business Owner’s Guide To DOUBLING YOUR BUSINESS SALES AND PROFITS.
New and improved, the book contains Tips, Techniques and Strategies for Growing Any Business Even In the Toughest Economies and is a timely reminder to develop your personal skills, focus on basic principles and concentrate on marketing.
To obtain a copy of the e-book for £10 you will need to email albert@millionairecoachingacademy.co.ukand pay in advance through the pay pal account at albert@millionairecoachingacademy.co.uk
Each of the 7 chapters analyses a major theme in business success:
Personal Qualities and Abilities that will Help You to Succeed
How do Your Customers see You?
How Much Are You Worth?
Why people Buy
The Main Purpose of Your Business
The Three Primary Ways To Grow Your Business
How Much are Your Customers Really Worth
Once payment is confirmed you will be sent your electronic copy.
When you buy a copy of Business Wisdom you also get a FREE 20 minute coaching or information session on any aspect of the book.
To book the phone session contact Andrea or Dianne at info@cushiontheimpact.co.uk
More Free Stuff
To subscribe to our Small Business Solutions Marketing Donut monthly newsletter contact info@cushiontheimpact.co.uk
3 North London ecademy Blackstar Boardroom
We meet in Barnet, north London, the second Friday of the month from 12.30 to 2.30 pm – price for lunch, coffee, networking and being in the Issues Spotlight only £30.
Our next meeting is Friday March 11th.
See the Black Star Boardroom section on ecademy for details or call Albert on 07973 192712.
People who place their business issue in the Issues Spotlight get valuable insights into what they might do next from others in the group. The advice is totally independent and all who have experienced the Issues Spotlight so far agree it is outstanding value at £30, which includes a free lunch.
4 Raw Business TV broadcast at http://www.rawbusiness.com/tv/archive.html
My 40 minute, Business Wisdom broadcast, is now on Raw’s website for you to see along with several others from different presenters.
5 Notable Business Authors, Influencers and Speakers
This month we look at Rob Warlow and his book, Loan Sharp.
I’ve known Rob for about two years and he quotes me in a couple of places in the book. In February he was one of the guest speakers at the Right Angle Consultants event on Breaking the Barriers to Business Growth and his presentation was absolutely great.
As many of you know, helping businesses raise finance is something I do for a living and I have over 20 years experience in talking to bankers and other providers of funds and I can tell you straight that reading and studying Rob’s book would really help you get the money you seek.
Others also agree with me and I list below some of the comments on Amazon I agree with about the book.
‘After the credit crunch and the recession small business owners are in desperate need of finance and yet many have seen their banks turn them away. If this is you, then you may have resigned yourself to the notion that there is nothing you can do ...but you're wrong! The rules of the game may have changed but ‘Loan Sharp’ will show how you can get back in control.’
‘Rob Warlow outlines the steps you can take to significantly improve your chances of obtaining the business finance you need... Rob shares his 25 years of banking experience and lays bare exactly what information banks need from you.....Loan Sharp is an excellent book packed with practical tips on how you can get the business finance you need.’
‘Loan Sharp has a detailed look at the banker's acronym CAMPARI which explains how your loan will be assessed (Character, Ability, Margin, Purpose, Amount, Repayment, Insurance). It's not the only method used but it does shine the spotlight on the issues relevant to the bank which you need to answer.’
'I particularly like the ‘Oh no, he wants a business plan’ which made me smile at the sheer panic this invokes in borrowers, but the book guides you through this very tricky topic and more. If you are serious about raising the finance you need for a new business, this book will be of benefit.’
‘The book prepares you both mentally and physically talking about both balance sheets and body language so you are in the best position.’
‘...he is good and he knows his stuff. His experience within the financial world of banking is evident and he has taken the time to give us an insight to the bankers’ world and how the bank manager thinks!’
’......written by an expert who has been willing to share from his experiential learning.’
’This book is a great investment to those looking to set up or grow their business and require funding.’
'Get the business finance you deserve'. Rob is upfront in saying that taking a loan from a bank should be your funding choice of last resort. He takes you through the alternative sources of finance your business from angel investors to family members to your savings, ending up with what you need to do if the bank is your choice.’
'But the preparation in having a business plan, practised pitch, and good presentation are critical, as is establishing a relationship with the bank prior to meeting with the bank manager.’
'The detail into which your bank manager will go, and the way your application will be assessed is set out for you, and should give you plenty of food for thought as you complete your preparation.’
A final word on Rob’s book from Robert Craven: ‘When it comes to dealing with your banker, you can put your head in the sand and pretend they don't exist or you can try and understand what it is that the banker wants and is looking for. This book helps you give the banker what they want so you get what you want.’ --ROBERT CRAVEN, Author of Bright Marketing and Kick-Start Your Business.
Next Month
Another Author Review and a special invite to The Business Show in London on May 19th and 20th – keep one of these days free if you want to meet me in the flesh (well in a suit over my flesh).
Albert
SOLO NEWSLETTER 53
April 2011
www.successfulsolo.com
© Copyright Albert Wright
1 Right Angle Consultants – Oxford Finance Workshop April 14th
2 Small Business Show May 19th and 20th
3 Special Offers To Solo Readers – from Robert Craven and Albert Wright
4 North London ecademy Blackstar Boardroom – April 8th
5 Raw Business TV and Raw Business Magazine Issue 16http://www.rawbusiness.com/tv/archive.html
1 Right Angle Consultants Finance Workshop
Breaking the Barriers to Business Growth Series
Thursday April 14th at 9am to 1.00 pm sees the first Finance Workshop delivered by Albert Wright.
Finance is Fun
Come and Flatten Your Fears About Finance, Learn to Speak in Numbers and Manage Your Business for Profit
In business you need to have two languages, English and Numbers.
Around 45% of owners of small businesses seem insufficiently fluent in financial knowledge and numbers; to the extent they are damaging their business.
Make sure you are not one of them by coming to our half-day development workshop on the morning of April 14th at St Hilda’s College Oxford from 9.00 am to 1.00 pm
The workshop is designed to prevent you from making the top 5 finance mistakes and help you better understand:
• Sales Forecasts
• Profit and loss forecasts
• Fixed and Variable Costs
• Gross and Net Margins
• Breakeven
• Costing and Pricing
• Step Costs
At the end of the session you should feel more confident about all the above subjects and be in a much better position to manage your business for profit and not make the 5 most common Financial Faux Pas (mistakes):
1. Failing to Forecast
2. Confusing Profit and Cash Flow
3. Running out of Cash
4. Not Understanding Overheads
5. Lowering Prices to Increase Profitability
To book your place now, go to www.right-angle-consultants.co.uk
Readers of the SOLO newsletter will get a free copy of my new book, Business Wisdom, on sale at £17 (or the e book at £27) if they book before April 7th and mention SOLO when booking plus FREE e book copy of Fix It – the exposition and answers to the 8 Most Made Marketing Mistakes.
See the RAC website www.right-angle-consultants.co.uk for further details and a booking page.
2 Special Offers To Solo Readers
Robert Craven of the Directors’ Centre
This is the final month for SOLO readers to take advantage of the offer below.
The Online Business Club
Special Offer Final Month: Usual price £200.
SOLO readers pay just £150 for a year’s membership! A saving of £50!
Grow your business, your sales and your profits.
Fast, proven techniques to transform your workplace and your profit margin!
Dozens of practical ways to turbo-charge your business!
The Online Business Club is the business initiative that helps you to maximise your business potential. The emphasis is on practicality, giving you specific, measurable ways of improving your business.
What is it?
An intensive set of workbooks, videos, tools and techniques to make your business more successful.
What you get…
A straightforward no-nonsense, wake-up call for your business
Sort out where you are going and what you need to do to get there... apply proven tools and techniques to your business… make crucial decisions... get ideas from people who have been there and done it… improve profits.
What else?
• Over 100 videos, tools, checklists, written guides and case studies
• A set of Coaching Workbooks on running a business well (worth £200)
• Access to talk to Robert Craven on a monthly basis (worth £250 per session)
• Over £1000 worth of content.
How you will benefit
• Improve your profitability
• Develop a clearer strategy to grow the business
• Improve your sales and pricing performance.
Includes how to…
• Evaluate your performance and your potential to grow
• Make your business stand out from the rest
• Rekindle your passion; get colleagues to buy into the business vision
• Take action to grow your business, sales and profits so you can live the life you want to lead.
Ethos/Feel in 50 words
Fundamentally changes the way you do business... operates in a free-standing form... solutions-focused... doing/action/results... part of a consistent ‘ology’... proven to work... by people who have been-there-and-done-it... free of business school hyperbole... you do it yourself... a resource for the long run.
NEXT...
go to www.directorscentre.co.uk to visit the Business Club website and sign up. £50 discount with promo code: albertw
Contact details:
jb@directorscentre.com
01225 851044
Even if you say NO to the full package I would encourage you to become a ‘Lite Member’ and if you ever want one to one help on how to apply Robert’s materials to your business give me a call.
I may only be 80% as good as Robert but I am also only 70% of the price.
Albert Wright and Small Business Solutions – me.
Business Wisdom – How Best To Grow Your Business
Business Wisdom, over 60 A4 pages, is an update of Albert’s paperback book published in 2008, The Serious Business Owner’s Guide To DOUBLING YOUR BUSINESS SALES AND PROFITS.
New and improved, the book contains Tips, Techniques and Strategies for Growing Any Business Even In the Toughest Economies and is a timely reminder to develop your personal skills, focus on basic principles and concentrate on marketing.
To obtain a copy of the e-book for £10 or the printed version for £12, you will need to email albert@millionairecoachingacademy.co.uk and pay in advance through the pay pal account at albert@millionairecoachingacademy.co.uk
Each of the 7 chapters analyses a major theme in business success:
Personal Qualities and Abilities that will Help You to Succeed
How do Your Customers see You?
How Much Are You Worth?
Why people Buy
The Main Purpose of Your Business
The Three Primary Ways To Grow Your Business
How Much are Your Customers Really Worth
Once payment is confirmed you will be sent your electronic or printed copy.
When you buy a copy of Business Wisdom you also get a FREE 20 minute phone coaching or information session on any aspect of the book.
To book the phone session contact Andrea or Diane atinfo@cushiontheimpact.co.uk
More Free Stuff
To subscribe to our Small Business Solutions Marketing Donut monthly newsletter contact info@cushiontheimpact.co.uk
3 North London ecademy Blackstar Boardroom
We meet in Barnet, north London, the second Friday of the month from 12.30 to 3.30 pm – price for lunch, coffee, networking and being in the Issues Spotlight only £30.
Our next meeting is Friday April 8th.
See the Black Star Boardroom section on ecademy for details or call Albert on 07973 192712.
People who place their business issue in the Issues Spotlight get valuable insights into what they might do next from other members of the group.
The advice is totally independent and all who have experienced the Issues Spotlight so far agree it is outstanding value at £30, which includes a free lunch.
4 Raw Business TV broadcast at
http://www.rawbusiness.com/tv/archive.html
My 40 minute, Business Wisdom broadcast, is now on Raw’s website for you to see along with several others from different presenters.
I am still writing articles for Raw Magazine, which is now only available on line.
5 Start up and Small Business Show London Excel Friday May 19th and Saturday May 20th.
Meet me and some of the specialists from Small Business Solutions and Right Angle Consultants including author of Making Sense of Business, Alison Branagan.
Come and hear us speak.
Entry to the event is free if you pre-book on line or call 0117 930 4927 to book by phone.
Learn more about the new RAC Breaking the Barriers to Business Growth Compendium, containing articles from our specialists, including:
Finance and Planning Section
1 The Price is Right for profitable, business growth by Albert Wright.
2 Why Cash Flow is Still King by Rob Warlow
Next Month
Another Author Review and more information on The Business Show in London on May 19th and 20th – keep one of these days free if you want to meet me in the flesh (well in a suit over my flesh).
Albert
SOLO NEWSLETTER 54
May 2011
www.successfulsolo.com
© Copyright Albert Wright
1 Right Angle Consultants – Business Start Up Show Excel May 19th and 20th
2 Breaking the Barriers to Business Growth
3 North London ecademy Blackstar Boardroom – May 13th
4 A short note on change
1 Right Angle Consultants and Small Business Solutions
Business Start Up Show Excel May 19th and 20th Stand 263
Please come and meet us on Stand 263 at this event. Entry is FREE.
This is the biggest thing we have ever been involved with and is a major investment. The aim is to raise our profile as a Specialist Business Training and Business Support organisation.
www.bstartup.com/exhibitors
We will have a stand and Albert Wright will be speaking on Business Wisdom as one of the seminar speakers.
www.bstartup.com/seminars
Other specialists who will be on the stand over the two days include: Paul Ovington, Sara Williams, Alison Branagan, Andrew Ferguson, Mary Thomas, Andrew Ludlam and others.
We will also be launching the Enfield and Barnet local branches of Jonathan Jay’s National Association of Business Owners, NABO.
The NABO team will have their own stand and Jonathan is one of the events major seminar speakers.
Other presenters with whom we will be renewing acquaintance include Rachel Elnaugh, Jonathan of Rock Stars and Penny Power of ecademy.
Capital Enterprise, the London regional organisation for the National Federation of Enterprise Agencies is also taking a stand.
2 Breaking the Barriers to Business Growth
Unfortunately there were no bookings for either Finance is Fun,
Come and Flatten Your Fears About Finance, Learn to Speak in Numbers and Manage Your Business for Profit; or the seminar on Marketing and both were cancelled.
The series of seminars will be running again in the autumn from late September.
For more information visit www.right-angle-consultants.co.uk
3 North London ecademy Blackstar Boardroom May 13th
You don’t have to be an ecademy member to try us out.
We meet in Barnet, north London, the second Friday of the month from 12.30 to 3.30 pm – price for lunch, coffee, networking and being in the Issues Spotlight only £30.
Our next meeting is Friday May 13th. Call Albert on 07973 192712 or
see the Black Star Boardroom section on ecademy for details.
People who place their business issue in the Issues Spotlight get valuable insights into what they might do next from other members of the group.
The advice is totally independent and all who have experienced the Issues Spotlight so far agree it is outstanding value at £30, which includes a free lunch.
4 A short note on change
Last month I attended a workshop on Strategic Thinking given by Paul Ovington, who put forward the idea that dramatic change could well be the new normal and things were not going to go back to how they had been before 2006.
I don’t wish to repeat Paul’s thoughts and suggestions as he will be repeating the workshop in the autumn but it got my own grey cells going.
My list of ‘things that will never be the same again’ includes:
1 Commercial Property
On line retailing and hot desking together mean that the relative demand for commercial property compared to economic activity in the UK will continue to decline.
Owners of commercial property in secondary sites should be thinking of selling or campaigning for change of use.
Ever increasing trade over the Internet and the growth in sales of digital products plus cloud computing mean the need for conventional retail and office space is declining.
The number of high street coffee shops is reaching saturation in many areas and although main brand mini food retailing from Tesco, M & S, J Sainsbury and the rest will continue to replace many generalist food independents, saturation is on the horizon.
2 The replacement of Road Motorways with the Digital Highway
Although not yet as obvious, the increasing price of oil and taxes is making car ownership and use less attractive.
Electric cars are not the answer. The government cannot afford to lose the revenue it gets from the taxes on fuel and cars, which in part go to pay for road building. Taxes on motoring will continue to rise and increasingly low cost availability of video conferencing will lead to the reduction of business and commercial motoring even for goods.
Next month a return to including a review of leading thinkers and writers, possibly Grant Leboff’s new book which I am taking on holiday this week.
5 Start up and Small Business Show London Excel Friday May 19th and Saturday May 20th.
Meet me and some of the specialists from Small Business Solutions and Right Angle Consultants including author of Making Sense of Business, Alison Branagan.
Come and hear us speak.
Entry to the event is free if you pre-book on line or call 0117 930 4927 to book by phone.
Albert
SOLO NEWSLETTER 55
June 2011
www.successfulsolo.com
© Copyright Albert Wright
1 Right Angle Consultants – Business Start Up Show Excel May 19th and 20th
2 Right Angle Consultants – Breaking the Barriers to Business Growth book.
3 National Association of Business Owners (NABO) North London events.
4 North London ecademy Blackstar Boardroom – June 10th
Selling Without Selling
David Winch has a new FREE workshop, Selling without Selling, which I attended in March at a wonderful Cambridge College venue.
If you sell services you should attend the next one. I found the day of great value and learned much about pricing for value not time.
David has been using this approach himself for over a year and it has improved both his customer conversion rate and the fees he earns while leaving his clients happier than ever.
For more details, phone me on 07973192712 or visithttp://www.davidwinch.co.uk/sws.htm
1 Right Angle Consultants – Business Start Up Show Excel May 19th and 20th
We went, we spoke, we networked. My thanks to Paul Ovington, Alison Branagan, Andrew Ferguson and Mary Thomas for their fantastic support on Stand 263 at this event.
This was the biggest thing we have been involved with and was a major investment of around £4,000. The aim, to raise our profile as a Specialist Business Training and Business Support organisation, was achieved in part, see www.bstartup.com/exhibitorsand www.bstartup.com/seminars
We sold 6 books but had 7 stolen, we spoke in Hall 2 to a packed room of over 80 people with some sitting on the floor, we engaged with over 100 more on the stand and gave away hundreds of leaflets and dozens of business cards.
The follow up work has begun.
2 Right Angle Consultants – Breaking the Barriers to Business Growth book.
Paul and Sarah Williams are coordinating this work and it looks as if we will have over 10 authors by publication date.
3 National Alliance of Business Owners (NABO) North London events.
The first meeting of the Barnet and Enfield branch, to be hosted by Albert Wright will be in July.
4 North London ecademy Blackstar Boardroom – June 10th
Come to Chez Ton Ton in East Barnet Road London at 12 noon for 3 hours of networking and discussion of business issues.
You don’t have to be an ecademy member to try us out. We meet on the second Friday of the month from 12.30 to 3.30 pm – price for lunch, coffee, networking and being in the Issues Spotlight only £30.
Call Albert on 07973 192712 or see the Black Star Boardroom section on ecademy for details.
People who place their business issue in the Issues Spotlight get valuable insights into what they might do next from other members of the group.
The advice is totally independent and all who have experienced the Issues Spotlight so far agree it is outstanding value at £30.
5 Breaking the Barriers to Business Growth - events
The next series of workshops will be in the autumn.
Subjects include:
Finance is Fun - Come and Flatten Your Fears About Finance, Learn to Speak in Numbers and Manage Your Business for Profit
Marketing
For more information visit www.right-angle-consultants.co.uk