In the whirl of confusion around Brexit – will we, won’t we, how will it affect my business? – a recent presentation to WBG by Pegasus Financial ManagementSystems put to rest the fears of those companies which export to the EU. Pegasus director Adrian Garside-Gibson said that whatever the political outcome of the negotiations, UK […]

You might not think that the subject of beds would make for a riveting book. At least not until you read ‘Sex. Status and Sanctuary – 69 Beds And What They Say About You”, which has just been written by Wealden Business Group Secretary Monica Janssens. Monica, whose day job is providing coaching to students […]

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 […]