When opportunities knock…

It’s a brand-new year ladies and gentlemen, a brand-new year.Now we’ve finished wishing for everyone else’s year to be ‘happy’, it’s time to switch it back on ourse...

Here Fiona Duncan-Steer, founder of RSViP Business Networking Agency, suggests useful steps to take to achieve your goals this year.Identify your strengths and work towards developing them &ndash...

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

In light of the recent media marketing campaigns surrounding mental health, I thought it apt to base this month’s column on the importance of maintaining that all important work-life balance, we...

Ask any professional how their week was, and the usual answer will be ‘busy’. However, ask them what they actually achieved during their hectic working hours and the answer may well be ‘not a gr...

‘Building relationships’ are the buzzwords of the moment and quite literally everyone’s doing it, whether they know it or not. The question is why is it so important and what makes i...

Fiona Duncan-Steer, founder of RSViP Business Networking Agency, presents 19 steps to take in order to manifest your goals.1. Identify your strengths and work towards developing them every single...

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,...

I was recently invited to take part in a panel discussion alongside five other owners or representatives of business networks from the East Midlands and I have to be honest my first instincts were to ...

Fiona Duncan-Steer, founder of RSViP Business Networking Agency, discusses how to make the most of your networking experience.What makes a professional and productive networking event stand out a...

Are you Building an Effective Team? Team-building events are becoming very popular and it’s a rapidly growing industry, worth around £200 million per year. Businesses are investing more and more...

There are many attributes required to be able to start and run a business and even more to keep it going with longevity and success- all the usual’s; skill, motivation, entrepreneurial mindset, ...

This month Fiona Duncan-Steer, founder of RSViP Business Networking Agency, talks about the procrastination trap, motivation and deadlines.Procrastination is an easy trap to fall into in any...

No more software updates. Automatic back-ups. And instant access for your professional adviser too. No wonder JACK MOORE of chartered accountants Page Kirk has become a convert to the ‘cloud’. ...

In the increasingly competitive business world, small business owners must ensure their voice is heard. This week, Local Business Week is promoting just that with the aim of helping Britain’s local ...

So often these days, I get asked "so are you busy at the moment'/ "keeping busy"? My response has always tended be one of the following, "yes always", "Oh yes very busy at the moment" or words of that...

  Attending an event? Ask the organiser for the attendees list so that you can select those you want to meet and then search their Twitter tag in order to Tweet them prior to the event, saying 'yo...

With our years of experience, the specialist motoring defence team at Rothera Sharp know all too well how easy it can be for drivers to end up on the wrong side of the law over the festive period. Th...

One of the anti-avoidance measures being introduced by the latest Finance Bill potentially changes the way that certain payments to shareholders will be taxed. This may result in payments following so...

As my job for the last eight years has involved connecting people in business, I often get asked all kinds of questions and tips on networking- the do's and dont's and I really have come across everyt...