There is plenty of research to show that this isn’t just another shaggy dog tale. Studies going back to the early 1980s support the idea that dogs—and other pets—have enormous health benefits for people. Pets have been shown to lower blood pressure, improve recovery from heart disease, and even reduce rates of asthma and allergy in children who grow up with a Fido or a Frisky in the house. Pets also improve people’s psychological well-being and self-esteem.
For those starting out in the Business Networking circuit it can be a daunting prospect, something that can easily be pushed aside as a less important, or less favourable element of business. When utilised in the right way, attending the right event formats for you networking can bring many valuable opportunities and widen your businesses awareness. Claire Vagges, Centre Manager of Basepoint Tewkesbury, shares some tips from her personal experiences on making the most of networking.
With the New Year already started and the financial year end approaching, this is the time when companies are re-evaluating their office space and making the move to better suited workspaces.
Going green in an organisation is more than just switching the lights off each night when you go home. It’s a change in culture, and the directive has to come from the top. The management of a company needs to clearly show they mean business if the rest of the staff are to follow suit.
Social media can be a powerful marketing tool for small businesses if they know how to use it. But according to a poll, over half of small business owners aren’t currently using social media at all to market their business.
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