Tag: Bedroom to business

Stay secure from fraud and scams, with Trudi Zimmer, Community Banker with NatWest Advice on how to spot and stay secure from fraud and scams, with Trudi Zimmer, Community Banker with NatWest. In this session, Trudi will cover the following main areas: Statistics The cycle of a Scam Impersonation Scams Investment Scams Romance Scams Passwords Personal Information Booking/Joining information This is a Zoom webinar – details will be sent to you 24 hours before the session via email. The session will be recorded for BIPC Devon’s archive. You are free to leave your cameras on or turn them off as you prefer. There will be a chance to ask questions during the session, which you can do via video/audio or by using the Zoom chat function. If there is anything we can do to help you access this session more easily, please do get in touch at bipc@librariesunlimited.org.uk.

A smoothly running set-up? Or chaos for the whole household? Join Angie to consider the keys to a productive home-based business. When running a business from home, there certain things to take into consideration. These can be the difference between a smoothly run business and a stressful, chaotic environment for everyone living under the same roof. When working from home you won’t have a boss breathing over your neck, holding you accountable to deadlines. You won’t have to clock in and out anymore and be dictated to when you can take your lunch break or take a trip to the coffee machine. Whilst for many of us these are reasons to work for ourselves, they can also be our downfall if we’re not careful. In this session, we are going to cover key topics to help you run a productive business from home. About Angie: Angie Taffs’ background is in business management, development and training and she currently runs an online business consultancy in addition to an online marketing agency, Seahorse Creative. She is experienced in running courses and workshops both online and in person. In 2008, as Head of Training at Applegate Business Directory, she was responsible for the

Join Clare Palmer for simple tips on managing your time, and gaining control over how you invest your energy. Many people feel they can’t manage time very well, or they have conflicting priorities that drain their time and energy, during this session Clare provides some simple tips on managing your time and priorities, removing procrastination and having more control over how and in what you invest your energy. About Clare: Clare Palmer – Award-winning coach and founder of Clarity Coaching by Clare Palmer Clare had a highly successful and accredited career working as a senior compliance manager for a multinational communications provider. Being recognised for her unique ability to inspire and connect with people Clare won a global coaching award following which she designed and implemented a new coaching culture and leadership standards. As a mother, leader, and business owner Clare understands the pressure we can place on ourselves and the negative self-belief we can have, she knew she could help people and especially women create a better balance and harness their positive self-belief to truly make an impact on their whole lives. Clare’s desire to create lasting positive change for others with a clear and easy to follow approach

Explore SMART goals, how they can help you get what you want and how you can push beyond ‘Realistic’ to achieve something ‘Remarkable’. When setting goals, many people aren’t specific enough in defining what they want. If your goals aren’t clearly defined, it’s hard to know when you have achieved them. If you don’t know where you are going, how will you know if you have arrived? Getting clearly defined goals means that all your plans, actions and intentions are driven by a focal point, keeping you on course. The most used goal system is SMART goals. Specific Measured Ambitious Realistic Timescale And that’s a great starting point. But Realistic goals can hold you back! When President Kennedy set the goal of putting a man on the moon within a decade in 1961, few people thought that goal realistic but on 20th July 1969 it had been achieved. “The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them. If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.” ― Ellen Johnson Sirleaf In this session we will explore SMART goals, how they can help you get what you want and how you can push

Four panelists share their inspiring stories of businesses that started life as a passion, hobby or dream. The latest in our series of Start-up Stories panel events focuses on businesses that started life as a passion, hobby or dream. Some of them literally started in bedrooms and grew from there. The four panelists share their inspiring stories of bedroom to business. Rebekah Horton – RH Creations Rebekah started gathering creative ideas for writing while playing beanie babies with her sister on the sofa. Her hobby grew into passion while being a resident at Exeter YMCA, and she fell in love with storytelling after spending most evenings writing monologues and poems, after being inspired by Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads. RH Creations was set up in 2020 and is a small business that provides creative content for charities. Rebekah’s passion is to combine mental health with creative arts to support people in expressing their voices and stories. Whether that is through writing, photography, films or books, it is essential for our mental health and well-being to express ourselves freely without judgement. Jackie Lynch – Reiki Spirit Jackie is a former solicitor who turned her passion for wellbeing into her own business. After

In this session, John Pomeroy looks at how understanding your purpose can help you define your goals and ensure your business stays on track Having a purpose is key to building a sustainable business, by understanding the reason why you want it, the impact you want to have on your clients and the community you can build a following! Understanding purpose also helps to define the goals and measurements you should be monitoring to ensure the growth of your business is on track. About John Having spent the last 30 years building and growing organisations across Europe, I have effectively spent my entire working life constantly challenging the best way to penetrate and grow revenues and build strong and sustainable organisations to support that growth. I have experience in both direct & indirect sales models, have worked extensively with sales partners and distributors as independent organisations and as joint-venture organisations. Along this journey I have been involved in both the sale of companies and acquisition and subsequent assimilation of companies, so also have an in depth understanding of what constitutes value and the issues involved on both sides of the merger & acquisition process. For several years now I have

In this session, Nigel will help you explore your Why, and the strength and purpose that can bring when times get tough. There are countless options on how to live your life or to run your business. Clarity and motivation come from knowing Why, guiding you to decide the best course of action in each situation. Having a Vision of how your life or your business will look is important. Understanding Why the vision is important, will bring focus, giving you strength and purpose when times get tough. Saying “I want to quit smoking” is a fine ideal but saying “I want to quit smoking, because I want live to see my grandchildren graduate,” brings meaning that will help keep your resolve. When you know Why, knowing What to do will come into clear focus, with the motivation to see you through tough times. In this session, we will explore Why. We will encourage you to look at goals, your motivations, and your values, to work out your Why. About Nigel: As founder and Director of the Nican Group, I support our clients by advising them on Digital Marketing, website and engagement strategies. I believe business success happens through understanding

“Ctrl-Alt-Del” – stay in control of your self-belief by developing an alternative belief system to delete self-limiting beliefs During this session, Clare explains the importance of removing self-limiting beliefs and creating a positive mindset so that you are in control of your emotion, reactions and interactions. Clare will help you start to explore the advantages of enabling a “Neutral view” on situations and then being conscious of the action you take rather than relying on default behaviours or emotions. About Clare: Clare Palmer – Award-winning coach and founder of Clarity Coaching by Clare Palmer Clare had a highly successful and accredited career working as a senior compliance manager for a multinational communications provider. Being recognised for her unique ability to inspire and connect with people Clare won a global coaching award following which she designed and implemented a new coaching culture and leadership standards. As a mother, leader, and business owner Clare understands the pressure we can place on ourselves and the negative self-belief we can have, she knew she could help people and especially women create a better balance and harness their positive self-belief to truly make an impact on their whole lives. Clare’s desire to create lasting positive

**Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have had to cancel this event. Please accept our apologies.** Join Ann McCluskey to consider how your mind can help/hinder you to make the leap from ‘what is to what if’ and create the future you want Have you been questioning the ‘upending’ of everyday life during the past 18 months – trying to make sense of it all and wondering what the future holds? Like many of us, it might have given you the space to think about a different way of working – maybe the opportunity to follow your dreams by turning your passion into a business? Carving out your own path to create a balance that works for you and on your terms. Could be time for a change….. The session will give you an opportunity to consider and discuss how your state of mind and quality of thinking can move you forward or get in the way of creating the change you want to make. Here’s a flavour of what Ann will be covering :- What you see is what you get Your feelings are what you think “Whether you believe you can or believe you can’t, you’re right” Theatre of

Join Business Doctor John Pomeroy to clarify your vision, and consider how you can use it as both a benchmark and as an inspiration. Before you start to build a plan for your business it’s important to clarify your overall vision, where you want to get to personally, and how do you want the company to develop. By setting these out right from the outset, you have a constant benchmark that you can validate your decisions by, and a vision to inspire you, your workforce and your customers. About John Having spent the last 30 years building and growing organisations across Europe, I have effectively spent my entire working life constantly challenging the best way to penetrate and grow revenues and build strong and sustainable organisations to support that growth. I have experience in both direct & indirect sales models, have worked extensively with sales partners and distributors as independent organisations and as joint-venture organisations. Along this journey I have been involved in both the sale of companies and acquisition and subsequent assimilation of companies, so also have an in depth understanding of what constitutes value and the issues involved on both sides of the merger & acquisition process. For