3 steps to successful face to face networking
'Networking is not selling' and if that is the only message you take from this article then I have been successful. Networking is about...
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Alec Drew - The Business Expert
- Jan 2
- 2 min
3 important questions you need to consider
What will you do differently this year to get you closer to your dream? Are you prepared to invest anything to help you drive your...
Alec Drew - The Business Expert
- Dec 14, 2022
- 2 min
How much did you invest in yourself in 2022?
The day you stop learning about life and business is the day you take your last breath. As someone who has spent more than 40 years...
Alec Drew - The Business Expert
- Dec 7, 2022
- 2 min
Make 2023 your best year ever for business!
If you have seen the film Groundhog Day you will know that the main character played by Bill Murray finds himself in a place where every...
Alec Drew - The Business Expert
- Nov 19, 2022
- 3 min
Are you wasting money on customer service?
My wife purchased Hula Hoops BBQ Beef flavour for me from our local Tesco which was a surprise as they were out of stock for some time....
Alec Drew - The Business Expert
- Sep 5, 2022
- 2 min
Recession, what recession?
There is a recession coming, how do I know, because every day we get further away from the last one, we get a day closer to the next one,...
Alec Drew - The Business Expert
- Apr 13, 2022
- 4 min
What is the value of an organisation chart?
When we are starting out in business we have the ability to remember virtually every aspect of our business. It is in our head and we can...
Alec Drew - The Business Expert
- Jan 12, 2022
- 2 min
So you would like more business...
As we start the year every business owner is out there looking for new business opportunities. Let me help you by providing a list of...
Alec Drew - The Business Expert
- Jan 4, 2022
- 2 min
There should be a 'P' in January
Before the introduction of sat nav it was necessary to plan your journey in detail. Firstly, you would take out a map and identify...
Alec Drew - The Business Expert
- Sep 28, 2021
- 2 min
The Value of the Zero invoice
One of the challenges we all face in business is the request for the little extras. It is particularly difficult when you have just...
Alec Drew - The Business Expert
- Sep 6, 2021
- 4 min
What's your favourite topic?
We all know our favourite topic and the challenge is to manage it so we do not lose our audience, Whether in a social setting or business...
Alec Drew - The Business Expert
- May 25, 2021
- 5 min
Email Tips and Tools for everyone
Apart from Social Media the predominant business tool for communications is email. Unfortunately we all tend to use it in different ways...
Alec Drew - The Business Expert
- May 5, 2021
- 2 min
Resilience - part 2 of the challenge
People are aware of situations, their own emotional reactions, and the behaviour of those around them. We face new challenges as those...
Alec Drew - The Business Expert
- Apr 22, 2021
- 3 min
Wellbeing - productivity - part 2
I covered in Wellbeing, Productivity - Part 1 the fact that we are all carrying ‘weapons of mass distraction’ aka our phones around with...
Alec Drew - The Business Expert
- Apr 15, 2021
- 3 min
Wellbeing - productivity - part 1
We are all walking around carrying weapons of mass distraction on our person, namely the smartphone. For those born at the beginning of...
Alec Drew - The Business Expert
- Apr 7, 2021
- 3 min
Resilience - Cyber attack
According to a survey carried out by McAfee, the cyber security firm, the cost of cyber attacks will exceed $1 trillion for the first...
Alec Drew - The Business Expert
- Mar 10, 2021
- 3 min
3 simple ways to free up your time
As we approach the end of the end of 2021 there is still a lot of uncertainty out there. When will lockdown finally ease and what will...
Alec Drew - The Business Expert
- Jan 26, 2021
- 5 min
Why aren't we getting our full fees?
This is a question that comes up on a regular basis usually relating to professional services but sometimes in relation to supplying...
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