Newsletter - Advisors get involved locally
For some advisors getting involved with local businesses and organisations is an obvious way to make new business contacts, but those of us who travel a lot for work sometime overlook the benefits of local networking. I know that I've often under-estimated the quality and quantity of useful people in my local area. If you're busy, then building local contacts can help you find people to support you and take some of the load. If you're not, then getting involved in local organisations will get you out and about and making new contacts - and you never know when a fellow committee member will turn out to be a potential client!
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92 % of Consultants unclear on Business Link future
92% of consultants unclear on Business Link future – calls for more specialist advice for SMEs
Consultants believe that more specialist, tailored advice would serve SMEs better than the current Business Link model offered by the government, reveals a recent survey by Skillfair, the UK’s largest online marketplace for consultants with over 10,000 members.
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Skillfair calls for radical reform to government business advice services
Skillfair, the UK’s largest online marketplace for consultants, has called for radical reform to the government’s business advice services in the wake of its recently announced plans to review Business Link.
In a letter to Small Business Minister Mark Prisk, Skillfair MD Gill Hunt proposes that the government draws on existing experienced, professional business advisors to offer a more specialist service to businesses, according to their needs, size and sector focus. ‘The current generalist, one-size-fits-all approach offered by Business Link has resulted in businesses with limited growth potential sapping resources, while more sophisticated, often larger, concerns have not had access to specialist help that may take them to the next level.
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The Future of Small Business Advice Services
Letter to Mark Prisk, Minister for Business and Enterprise on the Future of Small Business Advice Services
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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.
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