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For a long time I have had the words below on the notice board above my desk and I really felt it was worth sharing for anybody who hasn’t read it before, I hope this makes you feel as I do every time I read it; “A smile costs nothing…
The decisions we make shape our life day to day and ultimately our destiny, however often it is easy to overlook or rush important decisions that can affect you further down life’s path. Often if you are faced with an important choice to make, especially when both have aspects that…
With the UK property market starting to move again, particularly since the start of 2013, are auctions still a good way to sell your property? The method of selling an item or goods by auction started in about 500 B.C and was often used as a way to liquidate assets…
I was kindly invited today by Bromford Group to join their FutureFifty event in order to celebrate 50 years of this fantastic social business. One of the most inspirational and informative talks I have been to in a while was held at their head office in Wolverhampton by Grant Leboff…
Badminton Horse Trials, which is an annual event held within the spectacular grounds of Badminton House in Gloucestershire, is in it’s 63rd year this year, with last years’ event being postponed due to bad weather, much to the disappointment of exhibitors and visitors alike. If you have never been, I…
Cadbury Daily Milk is world famous and is enjoyed by around 350 million people each year. First created in 1905 by George Cadbury using a glass and a half of fresh dairy milk, the brand is still a firm favourite and accounts for 12% of the chocolate market by itself.…
There was some relief this morning as official figures show the UK economy grew by 0.3% in the first quarter of the year. Whilst this does not show amazing growth, given the austerity measures having to be employed by the government to reduce our national debt, it is a wonder…
With the announcements this week in the Chancellor’s Budget about extending help for mortgages, the property industry is on the cusp of a mini boom in house sales again. The desire to own property is inherent in most people’s desires and new landlords will no doubt be created through the…
Chancellor George Osborne’s announcement in the Budget of a £5.4Bn funding package to assist people wanting to buy a property for the first time, or move up the housing ladder up to a ceiling of £600,000, has seen early signs of helping to get the industry back on it’s feet,…
Last week I visited a family-owned car dealership in the South West, BMW main dealer Dick Lovett, which I have been using for nearly 10 years and something struck me following the service I received, which was, and always has been absolutely excellent. During the recession, customer service levels have,…
Last night we joined Eric Pickles MP, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, in Central London at the official announcement of the roll out of the very successful programme for business and IP centres founded at the British Library in London. Six new Business and IP Centres are…
Bristol has long been a commercial trading city and a major sea port and is the largest centre for employment in the South West region. With historic trading done at the Exchange in Corn Street over the trading tables known as The Nails, Bristol is often associated with the origin…
Amazon have announced that they are launching Amazon Coins in May 2013 to enable customers to buy apps and other digital content more easily in the Amazon Appstore. This sounds very much like Facebook Credits which were short lived and were scrapped last year after less than two years, but…
Please visit our News pages in the coming days as new updates are being made, with forthcoming comment about the Bristol office market by Leon Fear in the Claremont Group report as well as new articles by Stephen Fear in Urban Times! More to follow…..