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The Simple Rules of Business Networking

By Samantha Lyth / April 28, 2020 /

I have been business networking now for over 20 years, starting in the Scottish Borders with Contact, a group for women in Business back in the late 1990s. I have…

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How to Organise Your Contacts

By Samantha Lyth / April 15, 2020 /

One of the jobs that busy business owners NEVER have time to do is to sort out and organise their contacts. Having a good old clear-out of your contacts is…

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Five Ways to Spring Clean Your Website

By Samantha Lyth / April 8, 2020 /

Deciding to spring clean your website definately comes under the category of “things to do when I have the time.” But a spring clean is really useful – it gives…

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Book Review: Night School by Richard Wiseman

By Samantha Lyth / March 28, 2020 /

This month’s Business BookCLUB was a bit different: it was the first one of  lockdown, so held on Zoom – giving us an insight into our home life. The book…

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Now that You Have The Time…..

By Samantha Lyth / March 25, 2020 /

I usually promote Red Kite Services at networking groups as “doing all those jobs that you don’t have time to do!” Whether because we are self-isolating, working from home or…

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Book Review: Secrets of the Millionaire Mind by T.Harv Eker

By Samantha Lyth / February 28, 2020 /

With a subtitle of “Think to Get Rich” I was always going to struggle with the sentiment of Secrets of a Millionaire Mind – our February choice for Business Book…

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How do You View Your Competitors?

By Samantha Lyth / February 12, 2020 /

As somebody who is a bit of a sports fanatic, I am always interested with how business owners view their competition. In sport clearly competition is good, partly because otherwise…

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Book Review: Atomic Habits by James Clear

By Samantha Lyth / January 29, 2020 /

I have been a member of Ros Jones’ Business Bookclub now for almost two years. I have read some really inspiring books and some that were a struggle; until now…

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Top Ten Tips for a Successful Business

By Samantha Lyth / January 9, 2020 /

The 10th January is MicroBiz Matters Day and founders Tina and Tony will be celebrating with a conference over in Preston. They have also requested that micro businesses share their…

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Big Business Card Clean Up

By Samantha Lyth / November 9, 2019 /

Are you looking to have an office clear out? An easy place to start is by sorting out your business cards. If you are anything like me and go to…

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