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The First 100 Days: How Was It For You?

29/07/2019 By wealdenbg

Though it’s hard to believe, it’s been over 100 days since I became WBG Chair, so it seems an opportune moment to assess what’s happened to the group in that […]

WBG welcomes Tenterden Memory Café as their charity for 2019

02/05/2019 By wealdenbg

It’s a shocking statistic: one in fourteen people over 65 suffer from dementia. But that wasn’t my only reason for choosing Tenterden Memory Café as WBG’s designated charity when I […]

20th Anniversary celebration in Bruges for Wealden Business Group

30/03/2019 By wealdenbg

Members of Tenterden-based Wealden Business Group (WBG) and their guests travelled to Bruges on Wednesday (27 March) to celebrate 20 years of successful networking and business-building. The Group meets over […]

Mental health issues in the workplace – help is at hand

08/03/2019 By wealdenbg

There has never been a time when mental health has been so high on the political agenda and so heavily featured in the media. Recently, Richard Harvey, WBG member and […]

The secrets of effective speech-making

06/02/2019 By wealdenbg

Everyone in business, at some stage or another, has to address an audience, whether that’s a team meeting, client consultation or full-scale sales conference. Maximising the effectiveness of your voice […]

The ‘do’s and don’ts’ of selling your business

20/12/2018 By wealdenbg

As part of Wealden Business Group’s regular schedule of external speakers, the group recently welcomed accountant and mergers and acquisitions specialist Gary Morley, author of ‘How To Sell Your Business […]

Taking the pain out of post-Brexit exporting

26/11/2018 By wealdenbg

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 […]

Jaw dropping! WBG secretary’s book about beds is a 10-year labour of love

12/10/2018 By wealdenbg

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 […]

Under investigation by the revenue? Take advice immediately.

10/09/2018 By wealdenbg

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 […]

Appreciative disagreement!

13/08/2018 By wealdenbg

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 […]