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Greetings!
Light at the end of the tunnel
There's no doubt that we're reaching the end of the recession tunnel.
The UK Stock Market's risen 40% since March and even the cynics are coming to the conclusion that 2010 will be better than 2009. So what are you waiting for?
For the positive, focused and determined entrepreneur, the downturn has presented few problems, unless of course they've been trapped in a business sector that took a big hit when things slowed down.
So what's your plan for this autumn? Have you got one? In less than two weeks the kids will be back at school. As the weather gets cooler, the business scene will hot up. In 20 years of running my own business, I've never seen a better time to go for it than right now.
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There's no need to grope in the dark
I make no apology for giving my new book 'How to Start a Business - For Entrepreneurs' a push. It's selling well at WH Smith Travel and on Amazon, where it has already picked up some rave reader reviews. See what people are saying about it here.The book tells you all you need to know for those vital early years and can be ordered from Amazon at an amazing 45% discount.
George Derbyshire, Director of the National Federation of Enterprise Agencies had this to say about the new book:
'Robert Ashton has done it again, and the timing is perfect. He covers all the key topics around starting a business in a practical and comprehensive way, with lots of tips, case studies and apt quotations. All you need.'
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Just one of the events I'll be busy with over the next few months will be at the
LBE09 where I'll be presenting a seminar at 10.15 am on the 1st
October.
Even the darkest clouds have silver linings. But if you shuffle along
feeling downbeat you'll never spot them. In every economic downturn there are
business winners as things start to change. You can be one of them if you follow these 10 practical,
simple business tips.
I'm one of a number of speakers lined up to deliver a series of topical free
seminars on the day. There will also be free speed networking sessions and a networking
lunch. As a visitor you will have more than enough reasons to take a day away
from the office to work on your business and all for no charge.
"An
excellent networking event, one of the few events where we have generated
immediate new business. Two new contracts from two new clients came in within a
fortnight of the event. The event has paid for itself and then
some."
Visit
the web site at www.leicesterbusinessevents.co.uk or
call the event director on 0116 240 2330 for all informaton on the 15 free
seminars taking place, free speed networking and networking lunch. You can
register to attend the seminar on the web site .
News of another exciting series of events I'm helping with will be in the next ezine.
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Words of wisdom
'I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.'
Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
You might not agree with me that these are wise words. The fact is that when you're starting or growing a business your eyes must always be open to new opportunities.
Yes you have to focus on what you do best, but don't be blinkered as you pursue your goal. Some of the most successful entrepreneurs are those that realised along the way that a shift of emphasis would deliver more success sooner!
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The answer's in the post - if you put it there!
I've long been a fan of well targeted direct mail, especially if you're selling 'business to consumer'. Now you can create your own marketing postcards, personalise them and have them printed and posted without leaving your desk.
Royal Mail have developed a super online direct mail service that has no minimum order and gives you loads of flexibility. I'm certainly going to use it myself. Why don't you give it a try? Let me know how you get on!
To find out more click here.
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Thank you
We'd like to thank everyone who took part in last month's survey. The prize winner was Richard Tubb from Netlink IT in Birmingham who chose I Know Someone Like That. He said "The foreward from Stephen Fry was a factor - I think his work on raising public misunderstanding of depression has been fantastic."
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Survey
We're running another short survey this month so if you'd like another chance to win a signed copy of one of Robert's books please click here.
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