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Definition of creativity: The use of imagination or original ideas to create something new, innovative and exciting.

I recently visited an art gallery located in the Mailbox in Birmingham & came across a beautiful six-foot-tall bronzed sculpture with a ladder being at the centre focus; a woman balanced precariously at the top, passionately reaching out into nothingness and at the foot of the ladder a man, seemingly attempting to hold the ladder steady for her…

One of the most common questions I get asked is, “how do you know how much to charge in your business?”,  this tells me that many business owners out there struggle to value their offerings, whether it be a product or service and quite rightly, its not an easy task to put a price on something if you are new to the industry/new to business in general or even more challenging; if the concept is new altogether.

Over the years, I have integrated the magic of storytelling into my work, whether it be public speaking, writing, or networking- why?  Well because its much more interesting and ‘real’ than delivering a pitch…

So often these days, I get asked “So are you busy at the moment”/ “Keeping busy”?  My response has always tended to be one of the following, “Yes always”/ “Oh yes very busy at the moment” or words to that effect..

Topics I have been immersed in recently as I am sure many of us have been, are stories of adaptation and so I wanted to really expand on this and share my own experiences of adaptation so far since lockdown, as well as those of some of my clients…

Lock-down has bought many interruptions and changes for us all and whilst many of those have had negative implications, I want to this month focus on the positive outcomes of COVID-19 in particular for the events industry…

As RSViP Business Networking Agency celebrate their twelfth anniversary this month, Founder Fiona Duncan-Steer shares her views on what it takes to reach such an impressive milestone in business, reaching the success many hope for….

In light of the current circumstances we find ourselves in relating to COVID-19, I find it difficult to write about anything else this month, so I have decided to cover the subject of change and adaptation, looking at how we can take steps to adapt in this ever – changing climate, which is inevitably effecting us all both personally and in business.

Fiona Duncan-Steer shares her own experiences of university and examines whether education and University in particular still has its place amongst the entrepreneurial minded…

Ever come un-stuck with how to strike up and tie up a business related conversation? Here are my suggestions for fail-safe questions to bank when attending a networking event or business meeting, with the agenda to convert in a positive way…

Cashflow (or lack of it) is one of the biggest causes of businesses going under and not going the distance, in particular smaller businesses who rely on a steady income to stay afloat month to month and so I’d share a few basic tips on how to attract money into your business quickly…