It’s one of those phone calls you just don’t want to take. A notification from HMRC that they propose to visit your business to carry out an investigation. The initial reaction may be panic – what have I done wrong? The answer, of course, may be nothing at all. But HMRC is increasingly sophisticated in […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

We all know we need to do it. Some of us just love doing it. Others are baffled by it. We’re talking social media. Wealden Business Group recently invited Kent’s leading social media commentator Zoe Cairns to talk to members and explain some of the basics. Here are some of her top tips… Try to […]

You enter the room, scouring the sea of strangers for a friendly face. Your eyes meet and words begin to form. Numbers are exchanged – and you never hear from them again. No, I’m not talking about going on a blind date; this is a completely different phenomenon, and it’s a great deal more rewarding. […]