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    Richmond Business Expo

    Great local business expo at Twickenham Stadium on Tuesday 12th April, inspirational seminar at 1pm and exhibition open from 3pm through until 9pm. Admission is FREE if you preregister HERE
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    South London Networking

    Come along to the Richmond Business Expo on 12th April at Twickenham Stadium - plenty of good networking there! Register for free admission here
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    Yell.com or Yell.conned?

    It will give many people on this thread who've had a bad experience with the 'good' old yellow pages some satisfaction to read about the latest woes of this relic of a company whose share price has fallen by a phenomenal 98% over the last 5 years! View this article in the Guardian
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    Seeking ideas on event promotion

    Thanks for your advice, it's very much a local business expo with a variety of businesses exhibiting - mainly SME's, plus some other organisations like banks, Business Link, FSB, council departments, etc. It will attract mainly other local businesses seeking suppliers and strategic partners - a...
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    Seeking ideas on event promotion

    Thanks Tom, I'll be on stand 57. See you there!
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    Seeking ideas on event promotion

    Don't think so, but the event is called Networking Expo 2010 and details are at www.richmondexpo.co.uk. I wasn't intending on using this thread to promote the event directly, just seeking ideas here on how to promote it.
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    Seeking ideas on event promotion

    I'm hosting a business expo in Twickenham next month and want to invite as many local business people as possible to attend. It's free to attend if they pre-register online. Any ideas for how best to promote the event? So far I'm using email marketing, postcard distribution, posters, magazine...
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    Networking Expo 2010 to be held at Twickenham Stadium

    If you are already in business, thinking of taking the first steps to starting a business or just curious about what your local business community has to offer then an event not to be missed is the thebestofrichmond Networking Expo 2010 at the prestigious Twickenham Stadium on 2nd March...
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    Local exhibitions in/around Berkshire

    Hi With exhibitions, it's important to really think about how to make the most of them. I can highly recommend getting hold of a book called Exhibit! The SME's guide to using exhibitions to grow your business written by Fiona Humberstone who used the exhibiton platform to successfully launch...
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    Networking Events - Are they worth it?

    Whether or not networking events are worth it depends very much on your attitude and approach to networking. Some people attend events and stick to their comfort zone, speaking only to people they already know. Others use networking events as an opportunity to 'cold call in person', in other...
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    Bestof Rival from an (ex)Dragon

    Hi Dave As a franchisee of thebestof I can tell you they are the original and still the best! Others have tried to copy us which is flattering. But most don't realise that our proposition is far bigger than just the website. Whichever one you choose, make sure the parent company is stable (i.e...
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    Some tips on getting paid on time.

    There's a good article on the FT website by Mike Southon here which recommends outsourcing your credit control.
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    Google

    Unlikely unless the service is part of a bigger network - which is where companies like 'thebestof' (and I'm one of their franchisees) bring economies of scale to bear that make it possible, i.e. centralise the IT and localise the service. There's no way I could afford to invest £500K on...
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    How good are networking events?

    People who go to a one-off networking event, even if it's a huge event with hundreds of people, and expect instant results have missed the whole ethos of networking. You may as well go knocking on doors or cold calling - the results will be similar. Networking is an ongoing process and is all...
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    Where's the catch?

    Hello everyone, I've just signed up to what is being billed as the next big thing on the Internet - it's called ei42 and is essentially a way to earn money when you shop online. It costs nothing to join and once you sign up you're provided with your own online shop (you can see mine here)...
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