Newsletter - Advising Small Businesses
Following last week's budget there seem to have been endless announcements about cuts in a whole range of government activities - so you may not have noticed that along with the scrapping of RDAs it appears that regional Business Links will be closed and their contracts wound down. I know that many of you have used Business Link for advice or deliver your own services through this route - which makes this a significant step, although probably not a great surprise. We've written to Mark Prisk, the Minister in charge, essentially pushing for greater use of the independent business advice and consultancy sector to give small businesses tailored advice rather than the current 'one-size-fits-all' approach.
|
i-Pad & mobiles to transform consultancy sector
i-Pad & mobiles to transform consultancy sector as smartphones overtake PCs for web access
Skillfair.co.uk, the UK’s leading online market place representing 10,000 consultants, predicts a dramatic change in working practices in the consultancy sector as a direct result of the advent of Apple’s i-Pad and other intuitive mobile devices.
|
Newsletter - Connecting Sideways
While posting your deep thoughts and what you had for breakfast on Twitter may be fun it won't bring in any business unless your potential clients are listening! As we all know though, the people you most want to meet as a consultant are the decision makers within a business and they're often far too busy to get involved in online networking - in fact in larger companies they may not even be able to access the websites. So how can you make the connections you need?
|
Newsletter - It Pays to Collaborate
I was starting to wonder if the UK would actually have a new government in time for me to talk about it this newsletter. But they made it in the end, and the question on everyone's mind of course, is what will this new style of government actually do? I know it's very early days but I'd love to know how you think it will affect your business, so I've put together a quick poll - if you can spare a moment please let us know. I'll summarise the results and play them back to you next week.
|
How do I become an expert witness?
From time to time on Skillfair we have requests from clients for an 'expert report' or an 'expert witness' - these are often (but not always) engineering related. It's important to realise that there is a big difference between being an expert in your field and being able to act as an expert witness.
|