Email is not for you. Yes, it is a tried and tested, affordable, easy to use communication medium for small businesses. And yes, with 144.88 billion emails sent every day it is certainly popular. The problem with email is that too many businesses think it is for them, when they are missing who it should...Read More

I remember feeling completely overjoyed as I landed my dream job working for one of the most respected financial firms in the UK.   This was going to be an amazing opportunity and I intended to make the most of it. In less than one week that dream started to dissolve when my line manager started...Read More

Early last year I decided I wanted to have greater influence on the training I was delivering and the clients I was working with, so I launched my learning and development consultancy, Phenomenal People. In order to meet new clients I carefully researched where I wanted to network; this research lead me to discover Duncan...Read More

Your values are the principles, standards, morals and philosophies you use to determine the way you live your life. Your values are innate within you and they provide you with direction when making decisions and choices in life. For this reason it is essential that firstly you know what your core values are and secondly...Read More

“Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.” Habits are routines of behaviour that are repeatedly regularly. Throughout our day we form dozens of routine habits to include: time we get out of bed, route we take to work, time we go to lunch, journey home from work, TV programs we...Read More

Beliefs are extremely powerful. They have the power to move you closer to your dreams, goals and aspirations as well as the power to keep you from them forever. To believe means to “to accept the statement or opinion of (a person) as true”. We all hold beliefs about ourselves, about other people and society;...Read More

As we are in the midst of the international fashion weeks, London and Milan last month and Paris this week. MATCHESFASHION.COM thought it would be a great idea to visit the whole fashion industry as a potential career destination and highlight the opportunities that lay within it and with MATCHESFASHION.COM too. Fashion Needs Business Minds...Read More

Many employees feel that the only way to secure new challenges and promotions is to leave their existing employer. Why? In most cases the best opportunities are often accessible internally with the same company. When moving externally to a new role applicants are likely to be offered a similar role that utilises their existing skills...Read More

Survey after survey and workshop after workshop have all established that networking is really important for your career and your business; A survey by The Non Exec Hub a year ago discovered that you are 80% more likely to hear about a Non Executive Director or Trustee vacancy through your networks rather than through an...Read More

Not only is spring the time of year associated with new beginnings, it is also the time of year we associate with the phrase “spring cleaning”. Dusting, vacuuming and washing parts of the house that have been neglected throughout the year, maybe what you automatically think of when you hear this phrase. Some of you...Read More