We’ve all been there. Negotiating a contract with a difficult client, or having a challenging conversation with an under-performing colleague. So how do you make those encounters more positive, and less stressful? Here, business adviser Janet Gordon of Bluestarfish Consulting highlights some solutions……. Simply by acknowledging what another person has said, we can take the […]
How to make sure your summer garden doesn’t turn into the Sahara
While the nation is revelling in the long, hot summer – well, so far anyway – Andy Jenner has some advice for those who want to enjoy their garden in all its glory. And not as a mini-Sahara! Andy, the principal of Simply Gardens, says… Don’t cut your lawn too short – it’s the easiest […]
DC Groves & Son
D.C. Groves & Son was established in 1981 by Mr Don Groves with the aim of providing the highest quality service to customers. Don’s son Anthony and his wife Karen took over the family business in 1992. Ian Mowl joined in 2004 to complete the management team. Service quality has been continuously improved, firstly by […]
Nicholas J Barnett
Classic designs with a modern twist Our skill lies in creating beautiful, individually designed pieces of jewellery, at prices that can start from as little as £500. Unlike the mass produced items you see in most High Street shops, our jewellery is handmade by British craftsmen in our Hatton Garden workshops and created to bespoke […]
Social responsibility isn’t just for the big boys – Just ask D.C.Groves & Son
Many small business owners think that having a corporate social responsibility programme is beyond their resources of time and finance, and is only for big companies. That’s not how D.C.Groves & Son, the Tenterden-based removals firm, sees it, and partner Anthony Groves, a member of Wealden Business Group, has embedded CSR into his company’s business […]
Sparkling awayday for Wealden Business Group
Wealden Business Group members took a day off from their businesses to visit the Charles Palmer vineyards and winery at Winchelsea. It was the latest in a series of ‘awaydays’ for members of the Tenterden-based business group, part of a programme of activities which includes weekly breakfast networking meetings and charity fundraising. Thirteen members were […]
Welcome to the world of the silver strivers
That’s what they are calling the increasing number of people who choose to work beyond the traditional retirement age of 65. It’s a phenomenon which WBG member Richard Harvey highlighted in a recent presentation to the group titled Don’t Mention The ‘R’ Word’ – R standing for Retirement. He said that the number of people […]
Holly’s funerals wins first Business Edge competition
Holly’s Funerals of Cranbrook has won the first Business Edge competition, staged by Wealden Business Group. The Business Edge scheme was designed to help start-up businesses launched in the past three years. Holly’s Funerals wins a year’s membership of the Group, and free one-to-one sessions with its business advisers, including specialists in marketing, finance, law […]
Wealden Business Group’s record charity cheque
Wealden Business Group has presented its biggest-ever charity cheque, following two years of fundraising. On Wednesday (19 March) Martin Tickner, the Group’s immediate past chairman, presented a cheque for £10,579 to Clive Hudson, chairman of the East Group of the Motor Neurone Disease Association. The money was raised from a series of events, including a […]
Protect yourself against online scams
It’s one of our biggest business nightmares – succumbing to an online scam, and maybe losing thousands of pounds. So our thanks to National Westminster Bank, Tenterden for delivering these anti-scam tips at one of our recent breakfast presentations. The list is provided by Friends Against Scams, a national Trading Standards inititiative. Never give your […]
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