Business Advice
The business advice category offers you lots of useful information about starting up and growing a business. We also know that being inspired and motivated is critical to you achieving success so there is an entire section of tips and support from a wide range of inspirational role models.
Regular Contributors
Mission Possible brings you regular articles from our specialist contributors to help you keep up to date on business issues that will help you succeed.
BUSINESS GROWTH - Julia Chanteray is a business expert and mentor. She runs The Joy of Business, helping smaller companies grow into bigger and more successful companies. Julia was the resident business expert on Channel 4’s Risking It All programme, and regular speaks and writes on business issues. She has spent her life running companies, from social enterprises to high growth technology businesses, and over the past few years has worked with hundreds of developing companies in Brighton, Sussex and London. Julia is passionate about many aspects of business life, from developing innovative marketing campaigns, networking effectively, and running your business ethically. She also loves to deconstruct and understand finances, making sure that business owners are in control of the money, rather than the other way round. Read Julia's latest article
SOCIAL MEDIA - Anna Farmery is a speaker and social media coach. Her blog is ranked in the Top 100 in AdAge and has been recognised as a "must read "leadership blog. The Engaging Brand podcast goes from strength to strength and was nominated for the Best Business Podcast at the Podcast Awards 2007. Anna is also part of the successful Podcast Sisters who help to explain "Web 2.0 to the non geek" and how you can use it in your business to create strong customer engagement. Read Anna's latest article.
PODCASTING- Leesa Barnes is an award winning blogger and critically acclaimed author who helps individuals energize their body, brand and business using social media marketing. In 2006, Leesa was the only coach named by Canada’s Word of Mouth Expert as one of the Top 50 Media & Marketing Bloggers in Canada. Read Leesa's latest article.
CONFIDENCE - Kate Burton Since setting up her own communications business more than 20 years ago, Kate has been passionate about enabling people to discover their most confident version of themselves. She coaches professionals in world leading corporations and SMEs to work and live in tune with their talents and values. Her best selling books include ‘Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) for Dummies
MARKETING - Julie Grant founded marketing consultancy firm Plinkfizz in 2003 to provide marketing strategy and project management to businesses who don’t have in-house marketing resources. Plinkfizz has grown every year and has run projects for businesses in a wide range of sectors including retail financial services, estate agency and leisure. Julie is particularly interested in how businesses can exploit the womens market and regularly speaks and writes on this subject. Read Julie's latest article.
CUSTOMER SERVICE - Tracey Jefferies is a director of Pink & Black Property Consultants. Fulfilling her own potential and encouraging others to do the same is what drives Tracey to succeed. Passionate about contributing to the community, Tracey presents a weekly radio show for Oxfordshire Hospital radio and also undertakes some PR activities free of charge for not-for-profit organisations and local schools. Read Tracey's latest article.
LEGAL - Nicola Stapleton runs Beechwood Solicitors, a specialist commercial law firm based in Long Hanborough. Beechwood offers a modern and fresh approach to legal services and provides a prompt, friendly and customer focused service. Nicola used to be a barrister before qualifying as a solicitor and is a familiar face on the Oxford business scene. Read Nicola's latest article.
IT - Neil Farrimond runs iOpening, which offers technology and education services to small medium-sized businesses and home users, delivered at your place of work or your home. Read iOpening's latest article.
