With the high-profile row between 2 supermarket chains in the UK recently over intellectual property rights, you'd be forgiven for being a little anxious about someone stealing your business idea. We've certainly had the same happen to us on more than one occasion, but there are actually quite a few positives you can take from the experience.
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It has been said that your network is your net worth, which I’m sure our guest on this episode would agree with. Coral Horn is the founder of Pink Link Ladies which is a female-only business networking organisation that has been running for 11 years.
Pink Link provides a safe, inclusive and positive space for women to do business. The move from physical meetings to virtual at the start of the pandemic has enabled Coral to reach a wider network of women and she intends to keep it this way with ambitious plans to grow nationally and even internationally.
Kate and Coral found they had a lot of common ground from backgrounds in hospitality to pivoting event-based businesses and supporting their members through a pandemic. Listen or watch to see how resilience and determination are key in pivoting a business and where to look for the silver linings in challenging circumstances. Pink Link Ladies - https://www.pinklinkladies.co.uk/
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Design is a fundamental part of your business journey as it influences everything from your logo, website, and even products and services. Be warned though, it can take over your life so here are some tips and ideas to help keep you productive.
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There are changes on all levels, whether that be personally, publicly, or economically and many of those changes are permanent.
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In recent weeks we've won a couple of awards and it raised the question as to whether this should be something we all actively pursue as business owners?
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The ability to self-sabotage is limitless and we need to be clear about when we do it if we are going to succeed in life.
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Without it, you'll find it impossible to gain any real results. But what is it and how can you cultivate it?
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Should we all jump onto the mainstream narrative or stand apart from it? In this possibly controversial episode, Kate and Lee discuss their thoughts on groups, communities, and identity.
For the record there is an International Men's day too on November 19th..
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There will always be someone to give you advice or share their opinion, but when should you listen and who should you ask?
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Read any business book, go on any business course or listen to business coaches and they will all discuss "value" at some point. It can mean a lot of things, but what is it really?
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It's a concept that we thought we knew well, but when it was put into these terms it entirely reshaped our understanding of marketing for any product or service.
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Thanks to the joys of tech this took a while to appear! Louise Goss is the founder and editor of The Homeworker magazine and provides her tips, tricks, and strategies for creating balance when working from home.
As she says -
"I’m a journalist (even won an award for it some years ago), but I’m also a writer, blogger, editor, photographer, business owner, mum, wife… Like you, I wear many different hats.
As a parent, I understand the struggles of managing childcare and chores with running a home business, and the guilt around giving adequate time to the important people in your life."
Find The Homeworker here - https://www.thehomeworker.com/
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In a world where the media glorifies the young and dismisses many outside of their twenties, should we be concerned if we hit our 30's, 40, 50,s or 60,s? Or are there some benefits to getting older that are truly worth looking forward to?
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We'd avoided it for years, but the last few months alongside the current climate have taught us that networking is more important in business than ever.
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Stop relying on standard forms on your website and integrate this ninja tactic that will dramatically improve your engagement.
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We've all seen these marketing techniques by large businesses. They're often funny, low cost, normally a little "out there", but these tactics have a huge impact on brand or product awareness that can last for years. They are also available for smaller businesses and just require a little imagination.
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With social media sites enabling you to sell directly on their pages and platforms such as Shopify making the process of product sales easier than ever, are websites a worthwhile investment in both time and money?
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With so many pressures on all of us it's easy to forget that you need to be taking care of yourself. The act of self-care is not selfish. If you are not doing the things that help you stay happy, optimized, positive, and healthy then the chances are you are not going to be able to create those things for others.
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There's no "perfect", but there are definitely things that you should run a mile from as quickly as possible. After years of working together, Kate and Lee share their stories and lessons learned from choosing the wrong business partners and how to ensure you have set your business relationships up for success.
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Perseverance is one of the key attributes that will unlock your success in business and life. In this episode, Kate shares the stories of some of the biggest success stories on the planet and uncovers the truth that success is the result of pushing through 100's of failures.
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