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The day is off to a great start when you begin with chocolate cake and a bunch of enthusiastic go-getters from all sorts of different field! Conversations ranged from the effects of music on the brain, the education system, London's international vibe, and what you can (if you're quick) still deduct from your tax... Happy Birthday BB! On ...

With the winter months upon us and the strong possibility we’ll be spending more time at the chemists purchasing pills, potions and medicines to help with our coughs, colds and infections we could be wracking up a bill for prescriptions. Let’s face it, at £7:40 each they are far from cheap, but did you know, that the NHS offers an alternative way t ...

The FCO travel advice for Thailand has been updated with regards to flooding. The overall level of the advice has not changed. The FCO advise against all travel to the Preah Vihear and Ta Krabey/Ta Moan temple areas and against all but essential travel to the provinces of Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat and Songkhla. Please find an extract of the advice ...

Can you afford to loose your customer & product data in case of a computer failure? As you are aware your computer system can easily be repaired or replaced if any failure occurs, but the data held cannot always be retrieved. In a recent study it shows that 7 out of 10 business’s which suffered a major data loss close down within 18 months and 70% ...

Access to Finance - Meet the MoneyHampshire Economic Partnership are running an Access to Finance event on 15 September, 4:00pm – 7:30pm at BAE Systems, The Park Centre, Farnborough Aerospace Centre. What is the current situation in the banking sector?Are the banks lending to SME’s?What are my options for finance?Do lenders understand firm’s needs? ...

I hope you are well. With the recent announcement of the collapse of Holidays4U I just wanted to reassure you that 100% of travel arrangements booked with Travel Counsellors are completely protected financially. If you know of anyone who has been affected by the collapse of Holidays4U that are struggling to obtain professional, ...

Fellow Biscottiers I wanted to share with you this amazing article about Julia Hobsbawn which you can read at http://sjdeventsltd.wordpress.com/2012/01/13/londons-networking-queen-julia-hobsbawm-and-editorial-intelligence-by-rosamund-urwin/ However, if nothing else these Lessons in Networking’ by Julia Hobsbawm are so true and worth considering w ...

Did you overspend on your credit card this Christmas? Is the New Year bank balance filling you with dread? Don’t panic here are my survival tips for 2012. Don’t ignore the post and leave your bank or credit card statements unopened. The last thing you should do is bury your head in the sand and ignore your finances. If you are having trouble payin ...

Okay, so you're sitting at your laptop with your Word document open in front of you. You may be transfixed by the blinking cursor and find that your eyes are starting to glaze over. It may have been a long day already and you’ve got so many other things on your mind. You've got family commitments later; you may have a social engagement to attend. Y ...

I’ve had an avid interest in Street Art since Banksy’s first book Wall and Piece was published back in 2005. Banksy’s prolific work and widespread publicity undoubtedly led to a greater appreciation of graffiti, and ultimately to its acceptance as a true form of Art which opened the way for other Artists. From graffiti and stencil Artists my f ...

Do you earn more than you spend, or spend more than you earn? Everywhere we look there’s gloom and doom. Everyone is talking about the high price of food, petrol and utilities, there appears to be little good news in the offing and there is scant financial advice as to how we can go about helping ourselves. Fear not, rest assured that there are th ...