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The Budget: food for thought (best served cold)

George Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, delivered his Budget Speech on Wednesday 21 March 2012. Virtually all of the coming year’s tax rates and allowances were set out in the pre-Budget Report last November. Our downloadable tax card is … Continue 1 reading

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Karen Foy talks about confidence

Our next Link n Learn event focuses on building confidence. So we thought who better to share some insight into this topical issue than the workshop facilitator Karen Foy. “One of the first films I recall enthralling me was the … Continue 1 reading

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Top 10 PR Tips for Icon Women

So, over the last couple of weeks, with the help of the Public team we’ve explored exactly what PR is and why it’s important that businesses invest in this form of communication. So for the last article in this series, Lucy Topping from … Continue 1 reading

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Why should I invest in PR?

Last week, Kirsten Howells from Public explained what ‘PR’ actually is. Now that we (hopefully!) understand this particular communication tool, Kirsten has handed over to one of her colleagues, Liam Grady to discuss why businesses should invest in PR. Tweet

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So what actually is PR?

For some of us women in business, the summer holidays may have meant taking your foot slightly off the pedal, for others it was definitely business as usual. Whichever camp you fell into, successfully launching your September promotional campaign can … Continue 1 reading

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10 Top Tips on Saving Money

We all know about the global financial crisis which is occurring but how is it affecting us personally?… How can we buffer ourselves and families from the almost daily increase in prices – food, petrol and essential services such as … Continue 1 reading

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First steps when considering your website

So you’ve just started your own business, and it’s time to think about creating your website. You mention it to one or two friends or family and before you know it, you are inundated with names and numbers – everything from … Continue 1 reading

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Why 600 heads are better than one

I’m proud to sit on the board of social enterprise Icon Women and was even prouder hearing my colleague, Sarah Woodward’s reaction to the latest Icon Women event ‘The Big Lunch’. Tweet

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