I remember as a young man and being promoted to supervisor, that allowed me to wear a white shirt and a tie rather than the red ones the general staff wore, it made me feel pretty good and important. Eventually if I got promoted to assistant manager, I would be allowed to wear a suit and a tie. (more…)

Well myself and a collegue Julian have decided to get involved in the “Meet The Buyers Seminar” next Thursday at Gisbrough Hall.
It has meant turning up at a pre meeting to discuss our stand and what to do on the day. Malcolm Gallagher was there as usual giving out tips to get the most from the event. (more…)

I had a good day today, first a great seminar by Malcolm Gallagher on “Winning Business”, but also that I got the chance to stand up and tell the audience about NENO. When I got home about 4.30pm, there were another 3 members added.

Malcolm talked about e tendering; procurement and explaining that public sector organisation are actively looking for the smaller businesses, because in many cases they can get better value for money. To some small businesses, it can be a scary concept selling themselves to a huge organisation such as the NHS or other public service sectors, but when you understand that 37% of all our economy is public sector money, you realise not to tender takes away 1/3 of your business opportunities. (more…)