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Ladder Grips safety device If you have ever climbed a ladder you will know that it can be an unsettling experience and sometimes downright dangerous. So it is good to find ladder safety accessories and devices that work, are easy to use and are NOT one of those  use once and put away and forget  gizmos. A Scottish company has developed and patented a new ladder safety accessory called Ladder Grips, which is available direct from their website laddergrips.com . You can watch LadderGrips' new corporate video here. Bobby Park, Inventor I met Bobby Park, the inventor, who told me about his ladder safety devices and even took me to the Ayrshire factory where Ladder Grips are being manufactured. Bobby told me that Ladder Grips are a unique new ladder safety accessory for the workplace and home and that, size for size, no other ladder safety devices or accessories provide the level of safety or versatility. T he key feature of Ladder Grips that make it so

Instead of the usual business tips this post is about Newtown Waste Solutions  launch of their new Pink Trucks in support of Breast Cancer Charity Think Pink Scotland . Watch the video below or read on for the full story. If you would like to help in the fundraising please contact Newtown Waste Solutions  on 01698 250007 . £50,000 target Newtown Waste Solutions will be holding various fund raisers throughout the year to help  raise funds for breast cancer research in Glasgow . The skip hire company is based in Motherwell and is set itself a target of raising £50,000 for Think Pink Scotland’s breast cancer research campaign. In the UK breast cancer is now the most common cancer with about 125 women diagnosed with the disease every day. Increasingly people are becoming aware that men can also fall victim to breast cancer and 300 UK men are diagnosed with the condition every year. Martin McLindon and Billy Neilson with their team Martin McLindon and Billy Neilson,

Today's post is based on a seminar presented by Liz Melville to a packed room during the Social Media and Marketing Show in Edinburgh in July of 2015. Liz has built three businesses using social media and currently runs her own Social media company helping clients to use social media effectively to generate real sales. However, the trick on Facebook, as you will discover below is not to SELL, SELL, SELL. You can watch the video I took of Liz's seminar (you'll get more details by watching) or you can read the summary that is the post below. Whichever you prefer I suspect it will change the way you use Facebook. Research your ideal customer You need to know who is your ideal audience. Who do you want to find? You have to know who you’re looking for on social media. You might say, it’s everyone , but you would be wrong, that’s not your ideal audience. You need to think about who you really want to talk to and reach on Facebook and then tailor your m

Today I am bringing together three contributors who have provided their 5TopTips on Public Speaking, a presentation or talk. They are JillSimpson of DEVA Training , Eugene Clark from People Growth and Erick Rainey of Rainworks .  If you are new to public speaking a few nerves before you do your presentation can be useful to keep you focused but do not let your nerves get the better of you. The best way to overcome the anxiety is to prepare in advance. Do not leave it to the last minute, you are doing yourself and your audience a disservice. Being well prepared will boost your confidence, calm your nerves and make your talk far more enjoyable for both you and your audience. It’s all in the preparation Your preparation should be like an iceberg. You only see a tiny part of the iceberg, the rest is hidden below sea level, and what you say in your talk is like that tiny part while your preparation is that huge unseen part. For every minute you speak you

If you ask a dozen people what they think is the key to success it is likely you are going to get a dozen different answers. Are they all wrong? Not at all because everyone is different. Different backgrounds, different personalities and different areas of expertise. The entrepreneur with a financial background will see the huge importance of Knowing Your Numbers while someone with a creative background will see Innovation and Fun as key. However whatever your background or type of business some aspects remain key. Today I invited Erick Rainey from Rainworks Training and Development to share his 5 Keys To Success In Business. As usual on my blog you can watch the video below or skip just below the video player and read on. 5 Keys To Business Success http://youtube.com/watch?v=Aasuyz9t8m4 What Is Your Desired Outcome It may seem strange obvious but you need to know where you are going and yet many businesses do not take the time to define their goal nor set their busi

I am pleased to welcome back Janet Torley of Events forBusiness . Janet was with us a few months ago sharing her top tips on networking. Today she is drawing on her experience and an event organiser to shed light on how to get the most from visiting trade shows or business exhibitions.Watch the video or keep reading.   As well as the tip in this blog you may find the following books useful. If you are interested in buying The Beermat Entreprenaur by Mike Southon take a look at my blogpost based on his tips for the perfect Elevator Pitch .            Be Prepared First up is really an obvious tip but one that always seems to be forgotten by at least a handful of visitors to every trade show. Be prepared. If you have the opportunity check who the exhibitors are and try and find out a little about each of them. Whether you are looking for suppliers or potential customers you may prefer to target those who are geographically close to you so check out where each busin

Today I have invited Duncan Tannahill to share his 5TopTips on Business Management techniques to help grow and develop your business. You can either watch the video or skip ahead and read the post. When it comes to helping your business grow and develop there are a number of things that you should be addressing. Have a plan You must plan and set out clear goals for what you want to achieve and when you want to achieve the goals. Failing to plan is planning to fail. Goals need to be specific, measurable, achievable, and relevant to your business. Also set a timeframe for achieving those goals, if you do not you run the risk of putting off taking action until tomorrow and ultimately failing to achieve your goal. Avoid the Time-Trap You cannot manage time but you can manage how you use time. Time is the most important resource in your business, perhaps even more important than money.  Tasks you undertake have two dimensions, namely, importance and urgency. The