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Featured Members Archive

All the Featured Members are archived chronologically here.

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  Frank Jackson and Impact Security Solutions The best tip Frank offers is that the protection of staff and property is in fact everybody’s responsibility, you should encourage everybody within your organisation to share and pool information, this data can then analysed and used to design action plans to protect your staff and your property.
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  Brian Longley and Tip-Top Coaching & Consultancy Brian's tips are: Sometimes when you are close to a situation you cannot see the real underlying issues and causes. Let a fresh set of eyes share their observations with you before making a final decision. He started the business when an opportunity arose, people said he was good at it and he could see there was a need for effective training that made a real difference to how people were able to do their jobs.
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  Ralph Davies and RSD (Handyman) Services Ralph's business tips are: Be truthful, respect the customer, always deliver on time, and see the job through to the end, regardless. He adds: I am a true perfectionist with plenty of determination and able to rise quite literally to any challenge.   
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  Claire McCarthy Artist Claire's top tips are: Don’t think too much about and idea; just get on with it before you lose the courage to do it. When getting advice, be selective and don’t over exhaust your list of what not to do’s and what to do’s; as it all becomes confusing. Be focused and clear on your aims; if you haven’t got a real target, what are you aiming for? And good luck! 
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  Andrew Moss and DSG Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors Andrew says that DSG are unique because they spend time with their clients getting to understand their business and personal aims and ambitions. They offer solutions to their issues rather than products or services we think they might want.
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  Peter Van Neste and Stagetex Stagetex meets the needs of anyone looking for the hire and operation of the equipment needed for any event. Peter's tip is 'service, service, service'. He believes a “jobsworth” attitude is not acceptable in the service industry.
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  Mike Jones and TD Travel Group "Make 'old fashioned' customer service fashionable again. Don't put up with poor service and certainly go out of your way to ensure that your company doesn't provide poor service" is Mike's tip. 
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  Nick Taylor and Bodyproject My favourite saying is actions speak louder than words – in fact we have seven rules of communication at Bodyproject and this is rule one. Your reputation (personal and business) is made up of the identity you project - so always build your communications about actions and not words, says Nick. 
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  David Cassidy and DcWeb One of David's tips is don't be afraid of change sometimes change is good keeps your company going forward and not backwards. Read how he set up his own web design business after working in the indusrty for 10 years.
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  Simon Ireland-Davis and ID Coaching "I loved my old job but I still wanted more. The day to day requirements of meant that only 20% of my time was spent doing the things I loved,, so I decided I wanted to ‘walk my talk’ and step towards the career I felt called to. So I did! I formed ID Coaching and now get to spend 100% of my time doing things that I find exciting and fulfilling," says Simon.