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Should local councils impose restrictions on pubs?

18/08/2016 By wealdenbg

Kent’s pub licensees will be raising a glass or two to the recent sunny weather, and that’s a cheering thought for the holiday season. However, in recent years the county […]

Wealden Business Group divided on Brexit – and makes a plea for certainty

06/08/2016 By wealdenbg

Members of the Tenterden-based Wealden Business Group are divided in their opinions on post-Brexit trading conditions, with some seeing opportunity, and others difficulties. A survey of the 28-member organisation, representing […]

Terry’s top tips for growing your business

15/07/2016 By wealdenbg

Terry Botfield has established a reputation as being one of Kent’s best business coaches and mentors, delivering serious and sensible advice in a friendly and easy-to-understand manner at a sensible […]

Private sector vibrancy powers the economy. So why are its pensions far worse than the public sector?

16/06/2016 By wealdenbg

Welcome, and remarkable news that – amidst all the punch ups between politicians over the EU referendum and football fans in France – Britain’s unemployment rate has fallen to its […]

Wealden Business Group offers low-cost Excel course “Saving time and money and boosting productivity”

07/06/2016 By wealdenbg

It seems hardly a month passes without new updates arriving on our computers, offering new, faster and easier ways to work. Among these is Microsoft Excel which many businesses use […]

Leadership – it’s not just about you. Well, actually, it is!

17/05/2016 By wealdenbg

While Wednesday’s Wealden Business Group meetings provide members with the opportunity to inter-trade, pass on business leads, and offer mutual friendship and support, they also reveal some interesting business truths. […]

Wealden Business Group announces new programme

06/05/2016 By wealdenbg

The Wealden Business Group, the Tenterden-based networking organisation for owner/managers of small and medium sized businesses, has announced its programme for the coming 12 months. New intiatives include staging four […]

Ready to sell your business? Don’t be in a rush

21/04/2016 By wealdenbg

After a lifetime at the professional coalface, most owner-managers of SMEs dream of the pot at the end of the rainbow – the money they will earn from selling their […]

Make People Like You in 90 seconds, by Nicholas Boothman

21/04/2016 By wealdenbg

Wealden Business group Book Review 20 April 2016: “Make People Like You in 90 seconds” by Nicholas Boothman Report by Bill Ferguson Why did I choose this book? Communication and […]

Wealden Business Group presents record cheque to Ashford Charity

13/04/2016 By wealdenbg

The Wealden Business Group today (Wednesday, 13th April) presented a cheque for £6,570 to the Ashford branch of Parkinson’s UK – a record sum raised in one year for the […]