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August 4, 2016

On blogging and guest blogging – marketing for the small business

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In the July Growing Club session we ran a class on  marketing, which is still an area that many small business owners feel icky about. This is often because they feel it requires a huge budget, or that they don’t have the skills. But we need to get our heads around our marketing or we will waste […]

Filed Under: Business education, Business growth, Women in business Tagged With: blogging, Marketing strategy, small business

July 29, 2016

13 top business tips I learnt from my dog

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I got my beautiful dog from local rescue centre Wolfwood shortly after going self employed and she’s the best business decision I’ve made. Five years on I’ve learnt so much from her that I thought I’d share the top 12 lessons.

Filed Under: Business education, Business growth, Women in business

July 23, 2016

The political is personal – sustaining ourselves when our passion is our work.

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This week I’ve been fortunate enough to attend the #SheisSustainable conference at Lancaster University, spend a whole day with my business coach and end the week with a gong bath! So I feel well and truly topped up and grounded around my business. The She is Sustainable event was a very interesting 2 days looking at issues for women in the sustainability […]

Filed Under: Business education, Business growth, Women in business Tagged With: coaching

July 7, 2016

The end of secrets and lies – a call for transparency

Jane Binnion the naked sales trainer

People feel cheated when they are lied to, whether that’s buying a product, or a government. And that can never end well. The UK population is demanding transparency and accountability and we CAN handle it.

Filed Under: Business education, Business growth, Customer care

April 24, 2016

Why customers don’t need to know your hourly rate – a confession

I’ve always been told never to give quotes using an hourly rate. This week an experience with a trader I really trust made me fully understand why. This is a confession and my light bulb moment!

Filed Under: Business education, Business growth, Customer care, Ethical sales skills, Sales skills, Self employment, Women in business Tagged With: business education, ethical sales skills

January 2, 2016

Business Reflections from a Buddhist Retreat

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At the New Years Day teaching at the Buddhist retreat we looked at how so much of the misery in the world has come about from too much attention on I, and I pondered how that applies to ethical businesses

Filed Under: Business education, Business growth, Ethical sales skills Tagged With: The ethical business

November 15, 2015

Putting Your Customers 2nd – The Secret to Real Customer Care.

This week I went to see Michael Finnigan CEO of i2i , and I had an ‘ah ha ‘ moment when Michael enabled me, for the first time ever, to get my head around the true purpose of a mission statement – engaged staff equals a better customer experience.

Filed Under: Business education, Business growth, Customer care, Ethical sales skills Tagged With: Lancashire business support, Mission statements, staff retention

September 27, 2015

Putting Your Heart Into Sales

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Whether you run a business or a charity, the skills of selling are vital to secure your future, and yet this is the side of business that people struggle with most. But selling does not have to be, and should not be, the dirty side of business. In her new book, The Heart of Sales, Jane Binnion takes us through the skills needed to sell successfully without selling out!

Filed Under: Business education, Business growth, Customer care, Ethical sales skills, Online reputation management, Sales skills, Self employment Tagged With: Lancashire sales trainer, The Heart of Sales

September 18, 2015

Supporting People Who Struggle To Find The Words

Last month I published my new book The Heart of Sales, which I happily admit was a blood sweat and tears job, made possible only by the generous support of  friends who gave their time to help with editing , structure and proof reading – because I’m Dyspraxic. I’m not  new to writing but this was a big task and […]

Filed Under: Business growth, Digi inclusion

August 9, 2015

Are you listening? Using social media to pay attention to your customers

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In trying to communicate better with a white goods company that had me going round in circles I took to Twitter. They weren’t there, but what I did find led to this short vlog.

Filed Under: Business growth, Customer care, Online reputation management, Social media policy, Social media tips, Social media training Tagged With: Customer care, on-line reputation management, social media, social media tools

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