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We feature local businesses on merseyside. From Sexy networker nominee to... well, everything else. Readers get discount on products and services, Networking events covered for October, and we look back at what went on in September, including our Launch Party.TRANSCRIPT
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CONTENTSCover• MayFifteen• ChayaBar&Restaurant• BusinessCardReader• DLIBLivercool09Awards
Team TalkMarkBrakeexplainswhyflieskeepdyingonyourwindowsillandwantstoknowwhatyouthink.
Technology For businessWetakealookatakeytimesaverandwhyit’samusthavemustdo.WetryoutaBusinessCardScanner.
Chaya Bar & RestaurantDobarsandrestaurantshavesplitperson-alities?apparentlyso.Chayatellsuswhytheyappealtobusinessandthetrendyclubber.
DLIB Livercool Awards 09Categories&Nomineeslistedrighthere.
What’s Coming & What We got Wrong This month
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Ask The Expert• BusinessCoach• lifecoach• Solicitor• TaxAccountant• HumourConsultantOurpanelofexpertsareofferingtheirexpertisetothemembers.Alsogetaninsighttowhattheyseeeffectingusthismonthandwhatadvicetheyhave.
May FifteenJeniBanks,SexyNetworkernomineeshowsustheelegantsideofnetworking.
September RewindTheSuccessoftheourlaunchpartyisbe-causeofthegreatsupport.wesaythankstothosewhohelpedandintroduceyoutothem.TheLaucheventinpicturesOut&AboutinSeptember
Networking In OctoberThemonthseventsallinoneplace.Ar-rangeyourmonthinadvanceandtargettheeventsmoreeffectively.
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TEAMTALKTEAM TALKWhen I have anything
towriteforthismag-azine,IusuallydoitfromhomeandIusu-
allysitwithmylaptopinmydin-ing room, (as Iamnow),whichisactuallyaconservatory.Now,despitemy conservatory having2solidwallstoit,thereisstillalargeproportionofglass,whichasyoucan imaginegetsa littlewarm on the odd occasion inthiscountrywhenthesuncomesout.Whenthishappens,Ieitheropen a couple of windows, oroneof thedoors,or sometimeseven both.Wow this is rivetingstuff isn’t it,well perhaps not,but please bear with me, I dohaveapoint.Yousee,occasion-ally a fly will come in throughthe openwindowor door and Inoticed something very busi-nesslikeaboutthemthatIhavefoundfascinating.SoIoftenfindmyself watching, timing andmeasuring their actions, allowmetoexplainwhy.
Whenaflycomesin,saythroughan openwindow, it has a littlescoutaroundtoseewhat’sgoingon, obviously doesn’t findwhatit’s looking for and decides toleave. Now here’s the thing, it
nevergoesoutthroughthewin-dowitcamein.Insteaditusuallygoestoapproximatelythesameplace and fly’s straight into apaneofglass.Afairlypainfulex-perienceI’msure,butdoesthefly think to itself, “bloody hellthathurt,Iwon’tbedoingthatagain”,notatall. In factwhattheflydoesistakesabitofarunup,(sotospeak),andhasanoth-ergo.BANG,okthatdidn’tworkagain,whatifIhitthesamespotlotsoftimesreallyquickly?10,20, 50, 100 times, to no avail.The open windowmay well beonlycentimetresaway,butdoesthe fly go to it? Not often. InfactIreckonthatonlyabout5%makeitbackout.Thefliesgen-erallykeepbangingtheirheadsagainstthesamepointoverandoveragainuntileventuallytheydie.Onyourwindowsill.
Ok, so what’s that got to dowith business?Well for a start,theydosaythat95%ofallnewbusinesses fail in the first 12months.Sowhatmakesthedif-ference between the ones thatmakeitandtheonesthatdon’t.Somepeople,especially if theyareinbusinessforthefirsttime,have a dogged determination
Why Do Flies Die On Your Window Sill?
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thattheyaregoingtosellwhattheyhaveandnothingelse,theneachtimetheydon’tmanagetosellanythinglikewhattheyhadpreviously predicted, they takearunup,sotospeak,andhaveanother go, “I knowwhat I didwrong, not enough advertising,prices were wrong, my auntiesuncles second cousin let medown”, it’s always somethingelse,only5%ofthetimedotheysay,“hangonaminute,I’vejustbanged my head and it bloodyhurt,maybe I should repositionmyselfeversoslightlyandhaveanothergo”.
Isyourbusinessactinglikeady-ing fly at the moment? Beforeyouendupdeadonthewindowsill,STOP,takeastepbackandhave a look atwhat’s going onaround you. Re-evaluate yourposition and then get back inthere.Youmayhave todo thisseveraltimes,butatsomepointyou’ll find the opening you’relookingfor.
GOODLUCK.
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TECHNOLOGYforBUSINESS
Earlier this week I waspresented with the op-portunity to have all ofthebusinesscardsI’dcol-
lectedover thepast year tobeadded tomy database and out-lookaccount.SinceIhadashoe-box full I wasn’t going to turnthisdown.Afterthinkingaboutitforacoupleofminuteswhilstthe conversation on the phonecontinued something clicked inmy head, why would someonejust sit there doing data inputforme?Mygutfellingwasright,nobodywouldbesokindtocarryoutwhat isknowntobesuchamonotonousjob,theyhadabusi-nesscardscanner.
“Awhat?”
It’s the morning of the longawaiteddeliveryofthebusinesscardscanner,initcomes.Con-cealedwithin what looks like alaptop bag, it’s plonked on thedeskinfrontofme.Talksgoonfor15-20minutesaboutthespecand its capabilities. This thingsounds impressive, no wonderit’s sobig. Themeetingover, Istarted to stretch andwarmupmy muscles to drag this thingback to my desk. Then, theguypicksupthisbagandputsitaroundhisshouldertowalkout.Confused,Iaskedforthereaderandwasdirectedtolookdowntowherethebagwas.AllthatwastherewasasmallleatherpouchandaUSBcable.BysmallImeanit’snotmuchbiggerthanamo-
bilephone.RelievedIgrabbedthescannerandcableandtookittomydesktogetstarted.
It was a bit of a pain having todownload thedrivers from the in-ternetasIwasnotgiventhedriverdiskbutpressingonIreallystartedtogetexcitedaboutthis.Thesoft-wareisn’tmuchofa lookerbut itworks.Simpletonavigateandselfexplanatory.Insertcard,informa-tionsidedownanditdrawsthecardinslightlytosecureitfrommoving.Select “single/double sided card”option on the screen and click“start”.Thescanswiftlyprocessesthebusinesscardanddispatchesitout the other side. It took about10 seconds. Not onlywas it veryquicktoscanbutthecleverthingisthatitrecognisesthedetailsonthecard and automatically places thenumbers,postaladdress,emailad-dress,website,nameetc…intotherelevantfieldswithinitsdatabase.AMAZING!
Onceyouhavefinishedallofyourscanningyouareleftwithasavedcomprehensivedatabasewhichyoucanthenexportintodifferentfor-mats.Theusualbeing.CSV(commaseparatedvalue).The.csvformatis then importable into excel, ac-cess,outlook,andmostotherdataentry/storageprograms. Thiswillsave you a bunch of time. It didforme.
What’s the damage? Well, thatis where you’ll be very surprised.
Units are available from £30 up-wards,but thevariation isusuallythe software function opposed totheactualhardwarefunction.So,as it stands, it’s a good bit of kitthat can really save you timeandensurethatyouareorganisedandcan be on top of your networkinggameatalltimes.
Whatwelikedaboutthisproductisthatitcamewithaman?Atleastoursdid.Thismanwillsitwithyouand arrange the structure of yourdatabaseandthecardsthatwillbeinputted into it. Now Imade thesoftwaresoundeasy,anditis.It’sjust that there are good and badways of managing data and thenturning that data into leads, thenprospects,thensales.Thisiswhere“theman”comesin.Hewillhelpyou with this process. Smart ICTFactoryarealocalproviderofthisservice and for a half day session(trainingetc…)includingthescan-ner will cost no more than £300.Not only will you get the scannerbutyouwillbesafe intheknowl-edgethatyoucanutilisewhatyouhave effectively and can continueto do so for as long as businesscards are on paper. The servicedoesn’tjustteachyouhowtoscanthecards. What it teachesyou ishowtocategoriseandarrangethedata so that when exported intoexcel,access,etc…Youwillhavefullcontrolofthemanipulationoftheinformation.Thisisimportantas this is when the data becomesvery valuable to you. By havingcollected the right information
andarrangingittosuityourneedsandworkflow, you are able to re-allydefineyourtargetsforgenerat-ingsalesenquiriesthroughspecificmarketingpractices.
Capturing and understanding therightkindsofinformationcanmakethedifferencebetweenprofit andloss,andwinorlose.Yourdataisone of your most valuable assetsand following the processes out-linedbySmart ICTFactorycanin-creasethatvaluetenfold.
The device we used is the TargusAWU04EU Mini USB Business CardScannerandtheysuppliedthesoft-ware. Here is a basic device de-scriptionandsomespecifications&requirements.
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There are thousands of res-taurants, bars and venuesin and around Merseyside.Eachmonthwewillbefea-
turingoneofthemforyoutotakealookat.Eachoneofthemis,likea fingerprint, unique. Sometimesthere are specific themes, some-times they are very different andsometimesthedifferencesaresub-tle.
Chaya,(formerlyTheTeaFactory),isawellestablishedbar/ restau-rantwithentrancesonbothWoodStreet and St Peters Square. ThebarbecameChaya twoandahalfyears ago, with the current own-erstakingoverforjustthelast12months. The bar has what I canonly describe as a split personal-ity.YouseeonaFridayandSatur-daynightthereisasubstantialandloyal crowd that enjoy the club-bingscene,theretoseesometopperformancesfromfirstclasslocalDJ’s. But through the week, Cha-ya becomes a different place. It’schilledoutandrelaxedatmospheremakesthisan idealmeetingplaceforbusinessesinthecity,withpri-vateboothswithtableserviceandfreewi-fi you can’t go farwrong.You can even book a private areafor up to 45 guests for either aparty, or a networking event. Forthe more adventurous, you couldbook the entire place, which hasacapacityof500standingand120seated.Whilstthebarsideofthebusinesshasaverycomfortableandrelaxedfeeltoit,therestaurant,whichisover towards theStPeters Squareside,hasamuchmoremodernfeel.The single seasonalMediterraneaninfluencedmenuservedfromlunch,(exceptMonday’s),throughtodin-nerintheeveningwillsurelyhavesomethingtoweteveryone’sappe-tite.The light andairy restauranthas a capacity of 43 settings, butwith plenty of space in the mainbarareaforanyoverflow,yournev-ergoingtofeelcrammedin.
The team at Chaya love to holdspecial events, one of the mostpopularbeingtheQuentinTarenti-nonighttheydidacoupleofyearsagotocoincidewiththereleaseofone of his films at Fact, a neigh-bourof thebar,and theyactuallyhad Tarentino himself turn up onthenightandspendtimewiththeguestsinthebar.IfyouwouldliketoputaneventonatChaya,theyeven have their own dedicatedeventsmanagementteamonhandtohelpyouwithasmuchoraslittleofyoureventasyouwouldlike.In-dustrynightisapopularnightwithall of the Chaya team. They liketo recognise the commitment anddedicationofallrestaurantandbarstaffthroughoutthecityandperi-odicallyputonanightoutjustforthem.Theseindustrystaffcanalsogetanindustrycard,whichenablesthemtogetdiscounts inChayaatany time. For those of us not intheindustry,theydoofferanearlydoorspromotion,that’sa2for1onallcocktailsbetween5and8pm.Soifyou’venevertried,orhaven’tbeenintoChayaforawhile,whynotcallinandseejustwhatyou’vebeenmissing, the teamwillmakeyou feel very welcome and youneverknow,youmayjustfindthatChaya isoneofLiverpool’shiddengems.
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Livercool Awards 09Catagories
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SEXY NETWORKER OF THE YEAR
Male:RoyGronow-EntwistleGroupGedJones-CampsSolicitorsMartinWilcocks-WilcocksAssociatesJohnChambers-O2
Female:JeniBanks-MayFifteenVickyJaycock-Live’smartAbiMooney-EntwistleGroupKateSmolibowska-L3LivingHollyWood-MyNetworkingPA
YOUNG ENTRPRENEUR OF THE YEARBryanAdams-Ph.CreativeGavinSherratt&PaulCourt-It’sAboutWebsitesPaulaWhittaker-L3Living
BEST MARKETERDougalPaver-PaverSmithNicolaRowlands-UbiquityprJohnEgan-AuroraMediaLeisaMaloney-FireManagement
BEST DOWNTOWN BAR/ RESTAURANT OWNER/MANAGERGaryMillar-Studio2atParrStreetRobPreston-AlmaDeCubaVinceMargiotta-IlFornoChrisEdwards-PalmSugarLounge
BEST BUSINESS SERVICES PROVIDERJohnHaynes-InternationalCoachingAcademyJonAindow-RedwoodAlanRobson-Innov8SafetySolutions
PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEARCarlCross-RensburgSheppardsBillDoherty-HillDickinsonSusanSherry-DWFDeniseWalker-BrabnersChaffeStreet
BEST BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPDrDazSingh&DrSudarshNaidoo–Ollie&DarshStephen&MichelleHelsby–EvolvePaul,Julian&JohnFlanagan–FlanaganGroup
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BEST DOWNTOWN BAR/ RESTAURANT OWNER/MANAGERGaryMillar-Studio2atParrStreetRobPreston-AlmaDeCubaVinceMargiotta-IlFornoChrisEdwards-PalmSugarLounge
BEST BUSINESS SERVICES PROVIDERJohnHaynes-InternationalCoachingAcademyJonAindow-RedwoodAlanRobson-Innov8SafetySolutions
PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEARCarlCross-RensburgSheppardsBillDoherty-HillDickinsonSusanSherry-DWFDeniseWalker-BrabnersChaffeStreet
BEST BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPDrDazSingh&DrSudarshNaidoo–Ollie&DarshStephen&MichelleHelsby–EvolvePaul,Julian&JohnFlanagan–FlanaganGroup
BEST P.A. / OFFICE MANAGERKerryClayton–RathbonesKatrinaSkelland–MidasCapitalCharlotteTompkinson–AustinSmithLord
PROPERTY PROFFESIONAL OF THE YEARAlanBevan–CityResidentialDaveCornett–SnowArchitectsBillAddy–IliadMikeCarr–NSGUK
WINNERS WINNERRichardMathias–DWFLLPRichardWallace–RedHotMediaPaulNixon–Perfect
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What we got wrong this month
Okherewegoagain.Myleastfavouritepartofthemagazine.WellIsupposethat’swhyIhaveleftituntillast.Soanadmition,asItypethissection,thefinalthingtowrite,thetimeis0905amon25thSeptember.Thesignificanceofthisisthatwearelate.Themagazineisreleasedonthisdayandshouldbeavailableforyoutoreadfromthemomentyouriseinthemorning.AtpresentIwouldestimateit
beingoutby11am.Thissimplyisn’tgoodenoughandwhilstIcanthinkof1000reasonswhythishappened,theywouldallbeexcuses.Sorry,wemusttryharderfornextmonth,infactthiswillnothappenagainnextmonth,ifitdoes,I’lleatmyhatandpublishthephoto’stoproveit.Brendon’sWorldwasafeatureweraninourprevieweditionofthemagazine.Wewereunabletogetinfor-mationtosupportthisfeaturelastmonth,(itwasintendedtobearegularone),andthesamehashappenedagain,soIcanonlyapologiseandtellyouthatwewillnotberunningthisnowandwillinsteadhavesomethingdifferentfornextmonth.Theformstofillinonmostofthepagesfromlastmonth’seditiondidnotworkverywellatall.Theywereconfusingandwouldnotworkatallinfullscreenmode.Thisissomethingthatdoesappeartobearealissuewiththesoftwarepeople,sothismonthwehavegoneforbuttonstoclickoninstead.Theseshouldbringupanemailforyoutofillinandsend.Pleaseletusknowyouropinionandwewillworkonmakingyourinteractionwiththismagazineassimpleaspossible.Therewereseveraltypo’sfromlastmonthandI’mgoingtobeperfectlyhonest,theremaybesomeinthismonthtoo.Withthebestwillintheworld,despiteallofourproofreading,somethingalwaysgetsthrough.Inourdefence,wearenoneofusjournalists,wedotelleveryonethatthismagazineiswrittenbylocalbusinesspeople,forlocalbusinesspeopleandspellingandgrammarisnotnecessarilyourstrongpoint,butwe’rework-ingonit.That’sitforthismonth,Iwoulddearlyliketohavenothingtowriteherenextmonth,butIhaveasneakingsuspicionthatwon’thappen.
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mer.Somethingfunthatwecanallgetinvolvedin.Mythoughtsaretorunasoapboxderby.Eachcompanybuilding there ownmachine, fullylogo’dupofcourse,andwewouldgetasuitableroadclosedoffsome-whereinoraroundthecitycentre,buildabitofatrackandracedownit.Prizesforthewinnersofcourseandevenapodiumwithchampagnesprayingetc.Whatdoyouthink?Isitsomethingyouwouldgetinvolvedin,eithertakingpartorhelpingtoorganise?Letusknow,oranyalter-nativesuggestionsyoumayhave.Thepreviouseditionofthismaga-zinehadinexcessof50,000views.That was our launch edition, it’sonly going to increase from thereand increase substantially. So useustoyourbestadvantageandhaveyour say, we will put your nameandyourcompanynameafteryourpiece. Letme tell you, the expo-surewon’thurt.Welookforwardtoyourcomments.
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RichardstartedoutinhisworkinglifeintheNavy,wereheservedforanumberofyears,travellingaroundtheworldlearningsomefantasticskillsandmeetingpeoplefrommanydifferentcultures.Afterleavingthenavy,Richardenteredtheworldofbankingandfinance,endingupinaroleasEastMidlandsRegionDevelopmentManagerforahighstreetbank.Richardthendecidedhewasreadyforanotherchallenge,soheleftthebankandsetuphisownnationalinsurancebrokerage,whichheranfor5years,untilsellingthebusinessin2005.GivenRichardsextensiveexperienceovertheyearsindealingwithbusinessesandmoreimportantlybusinesspeople,Richardfelthewouldmakeaverygoodbusinesscoach.HethentrainedandwasaccreditedbytheAdlerSchoolofInternationalCoachingandtookonafranchisefromOlogyCoach-
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Wewatchthestarsports-mancalmlymakethefi-nalshot,scorethewin-ning goal, or lead his
teamtoscoreatryinthefinalmin-uteofthegame.Wemarvelattheirtalentandtheirdetermination,butwhatwevalueandadmiremostisthe supreme confidence they dis-play–theyknowtheywillsucceed.Confidence is an attribute that isalluring, attractive, valuable, de-sirableandcontagious.Almostev-eryoneaspirestogreaterlevelsofit,eveniftheyfeelconfidentmostofthetime. It isatraitthatwillhelp us create greater results forourselvesandwhenleadingothers.Anytraitwiththisamountofben-efit isoneworthdeveloping. Andyes…youcandevelopandstrength-enyourconfidence.
Consider these five steps as thebuilding blocks for greater confi-denceinanypartofyourlife:
1. Remind yourself of pastsuccesses – youhaveanenormousbreadthofthingsthatyoudowell!Confidencebuildsonpastsuccess.Sinceyouhavehadsuccessbefore,you can (and will) have it again.We strengthen our confidence inanyactivitywhenwerevieworre-mind ourselves of past successes.Ifyouaretryingtobuildconfidenceinanewarea,pastsuccesscanstillhelpusstrengthenourconfidence.Forexample, ifyouhavehadsuc-cessindoingsomethingnewinthepast, review those experienceswhen trying something else new –evenifitisinanentirelydifferentpartofyourlife.
2. Read and listen to positivematerials.Fillyourmindwithposi-tiveandaffirmingwords,ideasandstories. Readthingsthatenhanceyourskillsorknowledgeintheareainwhichyouwanttobuildyourcon-fidence. Read materials that are
generally uplifting and affirming,and read biographies of success-fulpeople.Youwillfindthatmanyofthemhadtroublesinlife,camefromtoughsituationsandstillsuc-ceeded.Ifyouhaveeverthought…“Well,iftheycando,Icouldtoo.”Thenyourealizethatwecanbuildour confidence by reading aboutothers’stories.Readingandlisten-ing to positive materials is aboutreinforcement, encouragement,and learning. All three of thesecomponentsareneededforgreaterconfidence.
3. See your future success.Olympicathletes,corporateexecu-tives, and successful people in allsorts of endeavours visualize fu-turesuccess.Confidencewillgrowwhenweseeourselvessucceeding.Thinkaboutit,ifyouknowyouwillsucceed,yourconfidencewillsoar,right? Visualizing future successdoes that very thing for us. Our
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minds cannot tell the differencebetweensomethingrealandsome-thing vividly imagined. So vividlyvisualiseyoursuccess.Whatwillitlooklike,smelllike,andtasteliketo have succeeded? Who will bewithyou,whatwillyoubehearingandwherewill you be? Howwillyou be feeling at that moment?Putting thismuch detail into yourvivid picture improves the likeli-hoodofsuccessandsupportsgreat-erconfidence!
4. Reframe failure. ThomasEdisonspenta long timetrying tocreateanincandescentlightbulb–tocreatelightfromelectricity.Heis attributedwith saying…“I havenotfailed;Ihavediscoveredtwelvehundred materials that don’twork.” 1,200! Perhaps you feelyou can reframe your failures aslearningexperiences–asachancetofindoutwhatdoesn’twork…butwould you be able to do so 1,200times? Knowthatfailureswilloc-cur-andyourconfidencewon’tbeasshakenwhentheycome.Usethefailuresasanopportunitytolearn.
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5. Takeconfidentaction. Youwantedconfidencetohelpyoutryand succeed in new ways, right?Sogetoutthereandgetatit!Youhavetoputyourconfidencetothetest. You have to practice… and,whileyouaretakingaction,makeitconfidentaction!Rememberthatif you act confidently, youwill bemoreconfident.Reviewtheotherstepsyouhavebeentakingtobuildyour confidence. If you are driv-ing towardsyournewaction step,remindyourselfofpast successes,again.Visualizethesuccessfulout-come,again.Buildyourconfidenceat every step of the way, but re-memberitallmustleadtoaction.These steps are a regimen forstrengthening and building yourconfidence in any life situation.Usethesestepsandyouareguar-anteedtobemoreconfident!Nowasanexercise,writedownall
the things that you are good at,have skills, experience or a trackrecordinandwhereyouknowyoucanperformwell.Giveyourselfalargepieceofpaperandthinkout-sidethebox–youwillbesurprisedathowbigyourConfidenceListis!Herearesomeideasastowhattoinclude:
• Worksuccesses• Specificskills• Teambuildingexperiences• People management suc-cesses• Socialachievements• Sportsandleisureskills• Projectsyouareproudof• Times you wouldn’t bebeaten• Times you have succeededagainsttheodds
Keep this list and use it daily toremind yourself of your strengths,achievements,experienceandsuc-cesses–youhavealottooffer!
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TheSpiceGirlsmadeitsoundsoeasydidn’t they? Justtell them what we really,reallywant. Ifonlyitwas
thatsimple–ifonlyweknewwhatitisthatwereally,reallywant.
We all get caught up in a life inwhichwearefamiliar,withanice,cosy, “comfort zone” surroundingus. No, itneednotbe the richesandfinery that somany of us de-sire, itmay not even be a happy,lovingandcalmplace.Anindivid-ual’szonecanbeoneofmisery,ofstress,offailure,buttothatindi-vidual,itiswheretheyfeelisrightforthem.Sad,buttrue.
Whenyouwinthelottery,whatareyou going to do? Would you con-tinueworking? Would you remaindoing exactly what it is that you
Tellmewhatyouwant…whatyoureally,reallywant.
aredoingrightnow? Ifthis isnota question that you have alreadyaskedyourself,oragameyouhaveplayedwithyour friendsand fam-ily,youmayfindtheanswersquitesurprising!
Tobeginwith,peoplesaytheywillholiday, buy big cars and houses,see their nearest and dearest areprovidedforandsecure,andthenthe answers become harder andtruer.
So what would you really, reallydo if you won the lottery? Onceyouhadtiredoffabulousholidays,shopping and partying with yourentourage,thenwhat? Wouldyousetanewcompanyorbusiness?Re-qualifyinanewarea?Liveabroadortrytotracethatloveofyourlifethatgotaway?Whateveritis,you
aregettingnearertowhatyoure-ally,reallywant.
Thereareanumberofothertoolsthatwecanusetoidentifyourde-sires,our true lifegoals. Myper-sonal favourite is to identify thethree people we most admire,respect or envy! Then, to iden-tifywhatthereasonisforourad-miration, respect or envy, and tocopythem,therebybecomingthatwhichwevaluemostintheseotherpeople,orperson.
Oneofmytopthreepeople ismybestfriend,Al,shehasalwaysbeenan“actionwoman”.Shetravelledthe world when she was 21 yearsold,shebungeejumped,sky-dived,sheruns10Ksandshewenttoyogaclasses before they were discov-ered and endorsed as cool by the
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HollywoodA list. Thenoneday, Idecided that if all this was work-ingsowellforAl,thenwhycouldInotgetinontheacttoo?Istartedslowly and joined a yoga class. Ilovedit,andthreeyearslaterIamstudying for a diploma in teach-ingyoga–andlovingit.Iamnowbuildingupmyrunningandhopetocompletemyfirst5Kbefore2010.
By emulating those we most ad-mire, we are allowing our brainsto fantasise,visualiseandtherebycreate in ourmindwhat it is likeandhowitfeelstoactuallybethatperson, thereby creating the spe-cificemotion,traitormindsetthatwedesire.Theoldadage“fakeittilyoumakeit”comestrue.
Thistechniqueisparticularlyeffec-tivewhendevelopingnewskillsortryingtocreateanewability.For
example,whoamongstushasnev-erfelttheflutterofnerves inourstomach,ortightnessinourthroatsorsweatonourpalmswhenfacedwitharoomfullofpeoplethatwehave to speak to? For some, justenteringapartycanbeafearsomeevent, for others, the same reac-tionmayonlybefeltwhendeliver-ingaspeechtoahostileaudienceof a thousand people. Whateverthe situation, the solution is thesame.
Whoisthepersonyouknowcouldwalkintoyoursituationandreact/actthewayyouwishyoucould?Isitsomeoneyouknowpersonally,oranactor,orapolitician?Identifythat person and then allow yourbrain to concentrate completelyonthispersonandhowtheywouldfeelwalkingintothatroom,orontothat podium. Allow yourmind to
befreeandtocreatethemostviv-idsceneofhowyourchosenpersonwould feel and think, what theywould see, smell or hear as theyapproachedyoursituation.
When this picture is as clear andreal as it can be, then imagineyourselffeelinglikethatasyouap-proach the situation. Then “fakeit”inreality–whatevertheskillorability is, recreate it for yourself.It may be to walk as your personwalks,tosaythethingstheywouldsayorhandleasituationinthewaytheywould.
So,nexttimeMel,VictoriaorEmmarunup to youdemanding your re-sponse – you can now tell themwhatyouwant,whatyoureally,re-allywant!
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Bernadette McDonald is themanaging partner at bmd:law inWavertree. Afterworking as a lawyer for over 10 years shesetupherownpracticetoservetheneedsofSME’sandtheirowners2yearsago.Thefirmdealswithallaspectofbusinessandpersonallawandhasaveryfriendlyethos.Bernadetteisa Sweet andMaxwell LawPrizemanand lectures on thepostgraduatelegalpracticecourseatLiverpoolJMUonbusinessandtaxationsubjects.
Acommonproblem,especial-lyinthiseconomicclimate.Butwhatcanyoudo?
Firstly, determine if they are anindividualoralimitedcompanyorlimited liabilitypartnershipas theremediesdifferslightly.
Next, how do you wish the busi-ness relationship to continue. Ifyouneverwishtotradewiththemagainyoucanplayhardball.Ifyouanticipatedealingwiththemagain,youmayneedtogoalittlegentler.Options
After you have written a nice-ishletter to the debtor remindingthem to pay and then a warninglettergiving7daysbeforeyoutakefurtherlegalaction,thenyouneedtodecidewhatactiontotake.
Statutory DemandThis is basically a formal demandforpaymentwherethedebtorowesmorethan£750.Therearedifferenttypes for individual and corporateentity.Ifthedebtorfailstocomply
with the demand, ie pay, you canpetitionfortheirbankruptcy(indi-vidual) orwinding up (corporate).Quiteaharshroutetotake!
Whilstitisarelativelysimpleformto complete, it does come withsome pro’s and cons. When deal-ing with an individual, they havea legal right to set the demandaside.Thismeansthattheycangoto court and state that they haveareasonnottopayandshouldbegiven an opportunity to have thisreasonheard.Thisiswherethede-mandcanbeadoubleedgesword.Whilstthereasontheyhavemaybeutterrubbishoralie,thecourtwillnotlookatthevalidityoftherea-son so long as it sounds relativelyplausible. The court will then setaside the demand. This means ithasnovalidityandyouhavetotakeanother route. The insult is thatthecourtcanawardthedebtoritslegal fees for setting the demandasidewhichmeans it has actuallycostyoumoney!!Companiesdon’thave the same rights to set de-mandsaside.
Oneofthepro’softhisprocedureisitsspeed.Thedebtoreffectivelyhas 21 days to pay. But the stinginthetailisthatiftheydon’tpayyouthenneedtopetitionthecourtfor their bankruptcy/winding up.Whilstastrongthreatthatwillof-tenresult inaspeedypayment, iftheydon’t pay youwill have yourbluffcalled.Whatyoumustdecidenext is whether to actually makethatpetitionwhichcouldcostyouupwardsof£500incourtfees.Thesecondmajorconisthatifyouopt to go aheadwith the petitionyou will probably need a solicitor(more money to spend out) andmostimportantlyyouwillNOTrankanyhigher in the listofcreditors,soifyourdebtoroweslotsofmon-eytolotsofpeople(orevenworsethetaxman)thechanceofyouget-tingthefulldebt,orevenanythingisratherslim.Anditscostyouhun-dredsofpoundstogetthatfar.If you are considering stat de-mandingsomeoneconsider(1)howscaredwilltheybebyreceivingthedemand,(2)couldtheyhaveagen-uinereasonfornon-payment(3)do
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they have viable business/assetsthatwouldbeatriskbyapetition(4)dotheyhavelotsofdebtors(5)dotheyhaveanyassets?
Issue ProceedingsA more commonly used and sim-pler system. Can be used withequal force against individualsand businesses. You can claim (1)the amount you are owed (2) in-terest (3) fixed solicitors costs.The amount of interest dependsonwhether youare suing an indi-vidual (County CourtAct 8%) or aqualifying business (Late PaymentActanythingfrom10-13%depend-ingonwhenthedebtaroseplusafixedfee).
Courtfeeshaveincreasedinrecentyears (they are on a sliding scaleaccordingtoyourdebt)butyoucanclaimthemallback.
Theprocedureissimple.Youissuea claimand thedefendant debtor
has14daystopayordefend(thiscanbeextendedto28daysincer-tain circumstances) if they don’tpay or defend you get a defaultjudgement (yippee!) which youthenneedtoenforce.Iftheydode-fend,thereislotsofto-ingandfro-ingandeventually(afteracouplemoresetsofcourtfees)yougetinfrontofa judge to sayyourcase.Withluckyouwillwinandthengetajudgement(yippee!)toenforce.
This is the biggest con with thesystem.Gettingtoacourtdaycantakebetween3and6monthsandalthoughyoucanclaimdailyinter-est,yourcashflowishurtingespe-ciallywithallthecourtfees.Whenyou get to court youmay not re-cover all of your debt (if there isa valid reason for this). However,gettingajudgementisnottheendofthestory...
Now you have the fun of enforc-ing your judgement. Enforcement
cantakemanyformsfromusingabailiff, getting the debtor beforeadifferentjudgetospelloutwhathe earns, owns and spends (al-ways fun), getting an attachmentofearning,orachargingorderonthedebtorshouse.Asexpectedthiscostsyoumoremoneyincourtfeesandstillmaynotbetheendofthematteriftheydon’twork,havenohome,tellthebailifftheyhavenoassets...
In summary, at the present time,legalproceedingsaren’talwaysthebestanswerbutsometimesdebtorsare not paying ‘just in case’ andtake the attitude that the moneyisbetter intheirbankthanyours!Takingsomelegalstep,evenif itsonlyasolicitorslettercanactuallygivethemthepushtheyneed.Myother tip, don’t let any customerhavetoomuchcreditandthesoon-er and firmer you act the sooneryouwillseesomecash.
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PatCobhamownsandrunsCobhams,taxconsultantsandaccountantsbasedinCrosby.PathasrecentlybeenhighlyrecommendedtoushereatYourBusinessE-Zine,butitwasonlyinthelastfewday’sbeforegoingtopublicationthatwewereabletomeetupandconfirmthatshewouldbeabletobeourexpertaccountant.Thisdidn’texactlygivePatmuchtimetoprepareapiecespecifi-callyforthee-zine,however,asPatisverymuchindemand,shehadrecentlywrittenanarticle for someoneelse that,after someminoralterations, shewasabletoletushave.SonextmonthwewillhavesomemoreinformationaboutPatherselfandCobham’staxconsultants,aswellasanarticlewrittenspecificallyforus.SoIwouldjustliketosaythankyoutoPatforrespondingsoquicklyandIhopeyou,thereader,findsthispieceinformativeanduseful.
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Thankfullywearestartingtocome out of the recessionbutevensoweallneedtowatchourpenniessoifwe
can save a bit on our taxes evenbetter. Hopefully this articlewillgive you some tips on how to dothat.
Newly Self-Employed?Many people who have sadly losttheirjobsarecomingintotheself-employed sector. Such peoplewill always go and see their bankmanager in order to open a busi-ness account but sometimes thinkthattheydon’tneedanaccountantuntil they havedonea years self-employment and need accountsandataxreturn.Nothingcouldbefurther from the truth! It is vitalthatanybodycomingintotheself-employed sector should seek pro-fessional help sooner rather thanlater.Thiscaneitherbeanaccoun-tantorsomethinglikeBusinessLinkwhichprovidesfreeadvice.Onetrapfortheunwaryisthepen-
altyregime.Anewlyself-employedpersonmust notifyHMRevenue&Customsofthisfactwithin3monthsof commencing otherwise there isanautomatic£100penalty.Adviceshouldalsobesoughtonsuchthingsaswhatrecordstokeep,whatex-pensescanbeclaimedetcetc. Ifyou keep good comprehensive re-cords then thiswill not only keepthe tax man off your back it willalso help keep your accountancyfeesdown.
Useful Links:-The registration form CWF1 canbefoundontheRevenuewebsitewww.HMRC.co.uk.
Business Link can be accessed bywww.businesslinknw.co.uk.
Stock ValuationsIfyoucarry stock inyourbusinessthishas tobevalued for inclusioninyouraccounts.Stockisnormallyvaluedatcost.However,itcanbevalued at net realisable value if
this isa lowerfigure. Ifyouhavestockwhichcanbevaluedon thisbasisthenthiswillreduceyourtaxbill. Beaware,however,thattheRevenuecanalwayschallengethisvaluation and therefore you needevidence to support a valuationlowerthancost.
Company CarsTaxallowancescanbeclaimedforcars bought by a business. Cur-rently the rate of the allowanceis20%ofthecostofthecaruptoamaximumof £3,000 per annum.Thereis,however,anincentiveforcars which have CO2 emissions of120grams/kmorless.ForlowCO2carstheentirecostcanbewrittenoffintheyearpurchased.
If the business is a Limited Com-panythenthedriverofthecarwillpay taxontheuseof thecarandpossiblyfuelbenefits ifthefuel isalsopaidforbythecompany.Thecar benefit is a percentage of listprice,again,dependingontheCO2
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emissions.Forcarswithemissionsof 120grams/km or less the per-centageis10%.Soifyouarethink-ing about getting a company car,have a look at the lowCO2 emis-sioncars.
Useful Link:-For details of low emission carswww.vcacarfueldata.org.uk.
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Asforcarsifyoubuyenergy/watersavingequipmentthen100%taxal-lowancescanbeclaimed.
Annual Investment AllowanceTheabovewasintroducedin2008.The allowance does not apply tocarsbuttoanyothertypeofcapi-talequipmentthatyoubuyforyourbusiness.Priorto2008thetaxal-lowances on capital equipmentwouldbespreadoutoveranumberofyears.From2008expenditureupto£50,000perannumgetsa100%write-off in the year of purchase.Thisisinadditiontotheenergyetcallowances.
Look out for more tax tips nextmonth.
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StephanieDaviesDirectorandFounderofLaughology,StephanieDavieshasover10yearsexperi-enceworking in thepublicandprivate sectorwhichhasgainedheranunsur-passed reputation for designing and delivering laughter and humour interven-tionsforbusinesses,practitioners,clients,youngpeopleandadults.StephanieisrecognisedasoneoftheUK’sleadingvoicesinlaughterandhumour.ShewasrecentlyinvitedbytheUniversityofChestertodevelopanddelivertheUK’sfirstMAcourseinHumourintheWorkplaceandwillsooncompleteanMAonThePsy-chologicalBenefitsofLaughter,HumourandPersonalGrowth.
OnleavingLiverpool InstituteofPerformingArtsin2002shebeganperformingstand-upcomedy,firingherfascinationwiththepoweroflaughterandhumour.AfterattendingDrKataria’sLaughterLeadercourseStephaniewasacceptedasaparticipantinworld-renowned,DrPatchAdams’sHealthCareIntensiveTrainingintheUSA.SheworkedwithPatchexploringtherelationshipbetweenhealth,humour,communityandthearts.
Ontopofherbusytrainingschedule,Stephanieisoftenaskedtocontributetopopulartelevisionprogrammes,suchasTrisha,TheBankofMumandDad,BBC’sHeaven&EarthandITV’sStand-upJenny.SheisalsoaregularonBBCRadio
Changeisinevitable,ithap-pens and there is nothingwecandotostopit-timemoves forward and takes
usalongwith iteitherwillinglyorkicking and screaming. So if it’sinevitable and simply a naturaloccurrencewhy is it that somanyof usfind it difficult to copewithchangeandoftenshowresistance?
Ifweareresistingchangethenit’susuallybecauseit’shappeningtousratherthansomethingwehavein-stigated.Naturallyweliketofeelincontrolofhowweliveourlives,sowhenwearetoldwhatisgoingtohappentousratherthanusde-ciding this is when human behav-iourcanbecomeresistant.
Howwemanagechangecanalsobeaffectedbyearlierexperiencesforexample, if someone has movedhouseregularly,attendedanumberofnewschools,gotusedtoawiderange of significant others etc, itismorelikelyyouareabletocopewithchange. However if thiswasnot the case your behaviour andreaction to change is going to beverydifferentasyouaremoreac-customedtosteadyandcontrolledenvironments.
In the news this month we haveseensignsofnegativeresponsestoObama’sideasabouthowtochangethewaythehealthsystemworksinthe USA. This is a prime exampleof howwe react as human beings
tochangethatweseeas‘happen-ing to us’. Obama’s popularityoverwhelmed the nation and theonethingthatstrucktheworldandwonourheartswashisslogan“timeforchangehascome”.Sopopularwas this notion and this idea thatcar stickers were made, badgesandeveryotherpossiblemarketingentity that couldbe thoughtof inthestates.Evendogshadt-shirtswith the sloganon! Obama stoodforchangeandAmericaandthena-tion embraced it and ran with it.Therewere big changes: The firstever black president, Obama wasalso from a working class back-ground,headdressedthepeopleinsuchadifferentwaythananyotherpresident, walking and talking in
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therain,meetinggroupsofpeoplewhowere leftoutof the“voting”before now. We as a nation andAmericawantedthischange,itfeltliketherighttime,andthepeopleofAmericavotedforchangesothepublicfelttheywereincharge.Thepublic are not so happy about hisproposedchangestothehealthsys-temastheydonotfeelas if theyhavehadasayintheideas.Sothistop down approach does not givepeopleasenseofcontrolor‘own-ership’whichcancreateresistancetochange.
Overthepast12monthsorganisa-tions and individuals have had tocope with many changes in theirlivesthattheyhavehadlittlecon-trol of. So how canwe copewith
thischangeandkeepourperspec-tive of the situation rather thanfeelingstressed?
GeorgeBernardShawwrote,“Lifedoes not cease to be funny whensomeonedies,asitdoesnotceasetobeseriouswhenpeoplelaugh”.Laughter makes the unbearablebearable,andbreaksdownbarrierstowards others and difficult situa-tions. Once you’ve had a laugh itmakes you feel more comfortableand relaxed in a situation. Re-search shows that not only doeslaughter have health benefits butpsychological benefits too. Themind,body,soulandemotionsarenotseparatefromoneanother,butareinunion.Manyyearsagosocietybelievedthis,butaroundthe17th
century medics popularised theview that the mind was separatefromthebody.Unfortunatelymod-ernmedicine developed from thisseparationconcept.Nowmedicineis slowly returning to the holisticconceptinsteadofadualisticcon-cept.Dr.NormanShealyinhis1993presentationsharedtheideathataperson’s attitude is extremely im-portant in influencingbrainchem-icals which in turn affect the im-munesystem.Thereforeifwearestressed or anxious about change,oranythingelseforthatmatterweareaffectingouremotionandbodi-lystate.Thisisevidentwhenlook-ingattheUK’sabsenteeismfiguresrelatingtostress.
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May Fifteen………., May Fifteen………., why would anyone call a business May Fifteen? What is significant about this date? Time for a little detective work. (Well, a search on Google about 15th May at least).
15th May 1937 Madeleine Albright, America’s first female secretary of state is born. Perhaps this company in some way deals with the political history of the United States throughout the 20th century? Na, I don’t buy that one.
15th May 1947 The first test of an Allied aircraft using jet propulsion. Ok, maybe it’s something to do with aviation during the Second World War? Not likely.
15th May 1990 Vincent Van Gogh’s portrait of ‘Doctor Gachet’ is sold for $82.5 million at Christies auction house in New York, setting a new world record for the sale of a single painting. Perhaps May Fifteen are art dealers, specialising in the works of Vincent Van Gogh? More plausible than the previ-ous two, but I’m still not convinced. Let’s try one more.
15th May 2009 One year to the day that Jeni Banks finished her last exam in Uni. Jeni Banks’s 24th birthday. May Fifteen the company began trading. Bingo!
So, what is May Fifteen? Turn the page and find a world of classy sophistication and very sexy networking……….
DLIB Livercool Sexy Fe-male Networker of the Year nominated Jeni Banks is a young lady
on a mission. Since starting her business, funnily enough on 15th May this year, Jeni has earned a tremendous reputation amongst the business community in Liver-pool. But where did she come from and more importantly, what does she do.
Jeni was originally from a small village called Wetherall, just out-side of Carlisle. As a young girl, Jeni could best be described as ‘a pretty little tom boy’, wearing
her pretty clothes her parents so proudly put on her and getting them covered in mud. At the age of 6, Jeni saw a Guitar and decided she wanted to play. Determined and knowing what she wanted from an early age, she diligently attended lessons and became a very proficient Classical Guitarist. Another pas-sion for Jeni was her swimming. She swam for her local team and this culminated in her coming 3rd in the entire country at 100mt freestyle at just 14 years of age. At 18 Jeni left home and went to live with nuns in Fiji, were she worked with disabled children
and learned sign language over a 7 month period. After this she travelled for a while, visiting plac-es like Zulu land on the African continent, and then going on to Australia, New Zealand and Sin-gapore. Eventually, at the age of 20, she came back to England, to Liverpool John Moores Univer-sity to do a degree in Business and Finance.
In her 2nd year in uni, Jeni went to do some voluntary work for a company called Milky Tea, owned by Jon Holmes. It was Jon who first introduced Jeni to the wonderful world of network-
ing, and despite her initial reser-vations, she was hooked straight away. In her 3rd year, Jeni did a placement and her disserta-tion with a company called New Reality, (a film and photography company). They were obviously impressed with her, as when she graduated they took her on as a Business Manager. Then, in August 08, Jeni went to work for Black and Ginger, again as a business manager. It was here that she was really able get some serious networking done and she loved it. Then one day last Oc-tober, on the train on her way home from work, she suddenly conceived the idea for her net-working company. Not any ordi-nary networking company, there are plenty of people in the city already doing that, and doing it well. No, what Jeni wanted to do was different. Given her already vast experience in networking, Jeni understood that the biggest problems most businesses have regarding networking are either, they are too busy to attend the huge number of events out there themselves, or they are too ner-vous to attend. This is were May Fifteen can help.
Firstly, for the novice, or nervous networker, Jeni does what she calls her Buddy System. This is were she will meet up with her cli-ent for 1 hour before a network-ing event and coach him/ her on networking techniques and also what to aim for from this specific event. Then she will take this cli-ent into the event and walk them through the whole thing, even finding the best people to meet and making introductions. Now, I know you can go on training courses with groups of people to learn networking techniques, and they’re not cheap, so to have a professional networker do a one hour one to one session and then work with you for a fur-ther couple of hours at an event, I was almost afraid to ask how much. But, being the profession-al that I am, I thought the readers will want to know, so I clenched my teeth and prepared to wince and asked the question. “How much”? £100. “I’m sorry what; I thought you said £100”. Yes, that’s it, I’ll say it again, just £100. I almost fell off my chair, and for those of you who know how big I am, you’ll know that’s quite dan-gerous. Please don’t shock me like that again.
Moving on, for the business peo-ple who don’t mind networking, but just can’t spare the time, (lets face it, you can spend day and night at networking events), there is the core of what May Fifteen offers. For a monthly fee, (ok, let’s get this one out the way straight away), of just £297, which includes all costs, Jeni will net-work on your behalf. That’s right, she will pay to go to as many net-working events as she can man-age and promote your business. She takes no commission for any work that you get from her net-working and you’re not tied into a contract at all, so you can do as many or as few months as you like. And that’s not all. When Jeni takes on a new client, she will sit down and do an in-depth corpo-rate analysis, (asking some very probing questions), in order to better understand your business, but to be honest, it helps you better understand your own busi-ness. It’s worth more than £297 just for this, never mind a month’s networking. But BEWARE, Jeni will only work with one client from each industry.
So what makes Jeni so good at what she does? Well besides be-ing very creative and a super connector, she has an unusual way of looking at businesses. You see to Jeni, each business has it’s own character. Like a cari-cature. I’m not talking about the people in the business, we are talking about the business itself. For some it’s a cheeky little girl wearing a baseball cap back-wards, for others a professional looking woman, well read and very smart and business like, but wearing some very naughty un-derwear underneath her very smart business clothes. If you knew the businesses these relat-ed to, for some strange and inex-plicable reason, you would total-ly get the description. It seems to make perfect sense. Then there is the May Fifteen feeling. This is a feeling Jeni gets every time she gets some new business for a client of hers. Never for signing a new client herself, only for oth-ers. It’s a feeling of butterflies in the stomach, but Jeni being Jeni can also see the butterflies.
Jeni’s passion, not just for what she does, but for everything she talks about is captivating. You can’t help listening to what she is saying. She simply exudes enthu-siasm about everything or every-one she talks about. In fact the only time she didn’t, was when I deliberately pushed her to tell me about a person or business she didn’t like. Sitting there watch-ing whilst she fell silent trying to search her quite frankly vast and amazing memory for people and their businesses seemed somewhat unfair. She obviously doesn’t normally think this way. As a matter of fact, she was un-able to think of any and we were very quickly back to the efferves-cent and passionate Jeni.
So I’d like to tell you how I see May Fifteen as a character. I think it is a cross between a female James Bond and Ethan Hunt...
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TheplanatChameleonisasthoughtprovoking as it is obvious; blendin by being different. Tequila andagave blend beautifully with Car-
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IF YOU PUT TEQUILA IN SOUP DOES IT BECOME A COCKTAIL?
KeithandStuartXanderarewell known around themusiccircuitofLiverpool,andrightlyso.
Theyofferafreshtakeonacousticandelectric freedomblues.Witha class stage presence and righ-teous message of following yourownlineinlife,theyhavegainedmuchrespectamongfellowmusi-cians, punters and the everymanofLiverpool.
“YourBusinessEzine”wereprivi-ledged to have them perform aspartoftheir launchpartyonthe4th of September at the Cha-meleon Bar in Liverpool. Every-one there that I spoke to, after
they’dpicked theirmouths upoffthefloor,hadnothingbutpositivethingstosayaboutthem.Amazing!wasthegeneralresponse.Theyex-ude a subtle confidence that onlycomeswithknowingthatwhatyouare doing is truly worthwhile andtrulyyourself.
KeithXanderonelectricguitarandlead vocals can only be describedas a completely personable supertalent.Heknowshiswayaroundhisfretboard and his distinct smoky,soulfulvocalsaretobeheardtobebelieved,givinghissongsapassionanddepththatistrulyunique.
Stuart Xander on acoustic guitarandbackingvocalsisequallyclever
andhissolidplayingcomplementshis brothers perfectly, offeringa wispy pool of chords for Keithto glide on.Their unpretentious,brotherly symetry on stage is in-fectious for the music and audi-encealike.
XanderandthePeacePirateswillgo far. We were lucky to havecaughtthemastheydocked intothe Chameleon that night. Theywere and are something special.Keep an eye and an ear out forthem in Liverpoolwhile you stillcan.Amazing.
Laughter is a serious busi-ness.Englandisknownformanythings,ourobsessionwiththeweather,queuing,
always supporting the underdogand our sense of humour, withmany viewing Liverpool as beingthespiritualhomeofcomedy.SowhereelsewouldaninternationalcompanycalledLaughologysetupshop? It is of course right in theheartofLiverpool.
StephanieDavies,founderandDi-rectorofLaughology,setthecom-panyupin2006.Afterworkingasa stand-up comic for a numberof years, in 2004 Stephanie wona scholarship to study under theworld renowned Patch Adams intheUS.Thisinspiredhertocomeback home and do somethingto make a difference in peopleslives. After running workshopsfor companies like Barclays, O2,HSBC,RBSandProcterandGam-ble,itwasn’tlongbeforeStepha-niecameto theattentionof thenational presswith theGuardianrunning a feature on Laughology.Thisprovedtobesomewhatofacatalyst and Stephanie was sooninvited to appear on TV showssuch as Trisha, as the expert onhumourforhealthyrelationships.Stephanie’s diploma in CognitiveBehavioural Psychology has pro-videdherwithamoreformalisedunderstanding of how we thinkandactandbehave.
Stephanie set the company upso there would be a sustainableframeworkinordertodeliverhu-mourbasedtraining,supportandchange-programs. Laughologytraining and consultancy takesmany forms.Theywork inhospi-tals with patients and carers, in
businesses with staff and custom-ers,ineducationwithstudentsandteachers,inotherlearningenviron-ments includingavarietyofyouthservices and community settings.Laughology now have 14 standardcoursesavailable-http://laughol-ogy.co.uk/services-training.html
Laughology even have bespoketraining courses that can be de-signed to suityourneeds. In fact,theyareofferingourreadersatwo-hourintroductorysessionforupto20peopleforjust£295+VAT+Travel,(quote code; HAPPY 12). I highlyrecommendedlearningmoreaboutwhatLaughologycanofferyouandyourteam!
Laughology is going from strengthto strength. Over the last threeyears the company has grown notonlyinnumbersofemployees,butsetting new standards in its ser-vices,whichareall independentlyevaluatedimmediatelyafterdeliv-ery,after6monthsandagainafter12months,inordertomonitorandmaximiseonthelongtermaffectsof the training provided. Besidesthe training side of the business,Stephanieisalsoavailableforpre-sentationsandmotivationalspeak-ing.Infactherlargestaudiencetodate,(besidestheTVonesobvious-ly),hasbeen1000attendeesattheHealthandWellbeing inEducationconference held in the NEC lastyearand sheobviouslydidagoodjob, as they have asked her backagain this year. Check out www.healthwellbeingeducation.co.uk
Recently the government releasedawhitepaperforbusinesstomakeHealth and Wellbeing accessibletotheirworkforces.Takingcareofyourmost valuable assets in busi-
ness,thepeoplethatworkforyou,is something we not only shoulddo,butsomethingwearegoingtohave to do. Laughology is aheadofthegameintermsofdeliveringtobusinesshappier,healthierandtherefore more loyal staff. Hap-pierstafftendnottoleave;theyaremoreproductiveandtakelessdays off sick. Speak to the teamatLaughology,getthemintoyourbusinessandyou’llbelaughingallthewaytothebank.
P.S.Ijusthadtotellyouthis.Youknow when you meet someoneandthink,“Wow,theyareintheirperfect job”. It’s not somethingyou can usually define, but youjustknowthatwhattheyaredo-ingcouldnotbeanybettersuitedtotheirpersonality.Veryrarelydoyou get evidence to support thisfeeling,butIwouldliketoquotesomethingthatoneofStephanie’sschool teacherswroteonher re-port: “Stephanie needs to learnthatjokingandclowningaroundisnot a career option”.Ha, Iwon-der if she’d like to amend that,especially given that besides ev-erything else, Stephanie is abouttocompleteher MAinLaughter,Humour,PersonalGrowthandPsy-chology.
Ok, for those of you thatreadlastmonth’seditionofthismagazine,andes-pecially if you went to
ourlaunchparty,youwillalreadyknowjusthowfantasticthefoodreally is at the Spice Lounge. Ifyoudidn’t,shameonyou.All of us from the Your BusinessE-Zineteamandallofourgueststhat attended the launch par-ty would like to send The SpiceLoungeahugethankyou.NotonlywasthefoodFANTASTIC,butyourteamweresohelpful,knowledge-ableandpleasant.If you’re reading this and you’venever been to The Spice LoungeattheAlbertDock,thenyoudon’tknow what you’re missing. Getyourself down there and try it,youwon’t bedisappointed.Theyhave some of the finest Indianchefs in the country, one of theonlycharcoalfiredtandooriovensoutsideofLondon,theyneveruseany artificial colours or flavoursand everything they do, they dowithpassion,anditshows.
Isimplycannotspeakhighlyenoughof this restaurant. Ifyou’re think-ing of going out for ameal, STOPTHINKINGandjustgoalongtoTheSpice Lounge at the Albert Dock.Also,watch this space, aswe arealready in talks with the team atThe Spice Lounge about showcas-ingsomemoreofwhattheydoatasoontoberevealedmegaevent,inconjunctionwithallofournet-workingpartners.
KATE THRELFALLKateThrelfall,Apassionatesoulsinger,songwriter,pianistandarranger.Inspiredbygiantssuchas
StevieWonder,MinnieRipertonandArethaFranklin,Katebringsaflavourofjazz,soul,R&Bintoherownsongsoflove
Havingrecentlyfinishedrecording,TonyDraperproduceddebutalbumatLipa,Kateislookingtooffersomethinguniquetotheindustry.Afresh,confidentandquirkydebut,boundtoimpresswithitsunder-statedclass.“Ifeellikemymusicisconstantlymoving,soit’sgreattohavethisalbum.Almostlikeasnapshotofmyprogress”Asyetunsignedbutwithhealthymajorlabelinterest,Kateisinapromisingposition.Theonlywayisup.
Kate’svibrancyisinfectious,andherconfessionalsongwriting,honestandprofound,it’srefreshing.SomethingBillieHoliday,DustySpringfieldorindeedAmyWinehousewouldraisetheirglassesto.SuchatalentwillbegracingRonnieScott’sofLondonortheGreenwichVillagecircuitofjazzbythetimethisishotoffthepress!
IaskedKateoffthecuffwhatcolourshewas.Withouthesitationatmydaftquestionsheanswered‘PeachyOrange!’Forthosetoocynicaltotakeaninterestinthesubtleartofcolourrelevance,bearwithme.Orangedenoteshope,friendlinessandcourtesy.Whilstpeachdenotesinnocentlovetwinnedwithwisdom.PerfectdescriptionIthought.
WithbothofKate’sparentsbeingprofessionalmusicians,Idon’tsupposeshewasevergoingtobeany-thingotherthanagreatmusicianherself.Herentirelifehasbeenleadingtowardsthepositionshenowfindsherselfin.SowhatdoesthefutureholdforKateThrelfall?Wellnoonecansayforsure,butIhaveafeelingwe’llbeseeingandhearingallotmorefromKateoverthecomingyears,surelyoneoftheindus-triesbrightestyoungstars.
TolistentooneofKate’stracksjustclicktheplaybuttonbelowandpressitagaintostop.
Everyday-KateThrelfall
Iamquiteapoor,butmoderatelykeenamateurphotographer.InmynewfoundroleforthismagazineIcomeacrossquiteafewprofes-sionalphotographers.AsIhaveaninterestinthesubject,Itendtoquizthemabitaboutwhattheydo,howtheydoitandwhatequip-
menttheyhave.Ihavefoundthatprofessionalphotographersgenerallyfallinto2maincategories.Firstlythereisthephotographerwhogets,orwantsallthebestkit,(thisislikeme),asthebestkithelpsthempro-ducethebestresults.Fairenoughyoumightsay.Butthenthereisthesecondcategory.ThesearephotographerslikeRobertEdgeofHowardsPhotography.Thesepeopleseethereequipmentjustlikeapaintersee’stheirbrush,orasculptortheirchisel.Whilstthepainterneedsabrushthatwon’tleavebristlesinthepaintingandasculptorneedsachiselthatwon’tshatter,soitiswithphotographerslikeRob,heneedsacam-erathatwillbecapableofgivinghimsufficientlyhighqualityresults,buttheimagesthemselves,theycomefromhim,thecameraissimplyatoolofthetrade,ameanstoanend.InfactRobpointedouttomethemeaningofthewordphotographyispainting,ordrawingwithlight.Hecertainlyappearstohavethisinhismindeverytimehepressestheshutterrelease.Howard’sphotographywasestablishedin1973,althoughRoberttookthehelminMarch2008,whenhisfatherinlawretired.Thecompanytradi-tionallyworkedasweddingphotographersandwhilstthisissomethingthatRobcontinuesandlovestodo,hehasalsoincreasedtherangeofservicestonowincludearangeofcorporatework.Thisincludesthingslike product photography, such as food,machinery, or venue’s, or tophotographyforwebsites,orbasicallyanyonewhorequiresanimage.Rob’sphilosophyissimple,deliverwhatthecustomerwants,notwhatyouwanttodeliver.Althoughheusuallyexceedsexpectations.Thecus-tomercanhaveasmuchoraslittleinvolvementwiththeprojectastheylike.Withtheweddingphotographysideofthebusiness,it’sallaboutthepeoplethatarethere,itsRob’sjobtobuildrapportwiththeminordertogetthebestresults.Aboveallelse,Ibelieveit’shispassionforwhathedoes thatgiveshiscustomers theconfidence inhimandthedeliveryofresultseverytime.Theysayapicturecansayathousandwords,soinsteadofmewafflingon,justclickonthelinktohiswebsiteandseeforyourself.Forphotog-raphythatwillgiveyourweddingorbusinesstheEdge,speaktoRobertEdge,ofHowardsPhotography.
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Practice Failure Until ItBecomes Your Number One Skill.
ERRORIwasmentoringatopentrepre-
neur recentlyandhewas tell-ing me how he had recentlybeen getting criticised, and
wasmeetingwith a lot of resent-mentandattimesoutrightjealousyforhaving theordasiscity forhav-
ing big houses home and aboard,nicecars,childrengoingtoprivateschool,enoughmoney inthebankthat he never had toworry aboutmoney again. He said even someofhis familyandsocalled friendscalledhima lucky sonof abitch.WhenIaskedhowdidhefeelabouttheir reactions to his success, hegivemeananswerthatjustaboutsummedupthereasonwhy95%ofbusinessfailinthefirstfiveyears,why 85% of the population neverachieve financial freedom or liveup to their full potential, why
some leaders and politicians arespineless and totally dishonest,why someparents are bringing upchildren with no belief in them-selves,lowself-esteem,novalues,and poor self- confidence, whichof course turns in to them having
bigchallengeswhentheyenterthevery competitiveworld of fightingforsurvivalinourworkplace.
It’s Your Choice, Its Your Life.Hisanswersharpandtothepoint,hesaidweallhavechoices in lifeJohn;wearewherewearebecauseofthedecisionswemake.Hesaidmostpeoplemake thedecision tocopyanddothethingsthatfailuresdo? He said failures stay in theircomfort zones, and moan abouttheirjobstheyhateandwanttodonothing about it, business people
who complain about the recessionand their staff but won’t get oftheir backsides to learn the skillstoovercometheseareas.Peopleinrelationships that have long died,butstayinthemandmoanbecausethey have not got them courage
todosomethingabout it. In shortJohnHaynes,peoplemakeadeci-sionconsciousorunconscioustodothe thing that failures have beendoing for hundreds of years. Hesaid Imadeadecisionmanyyearsagotojustdothethingsthatsuc-cessful people do, he reasoned ifyou practised, copied and learnttheir successmethods then surelyyouwouldeventuallygetthesameresults as them. He said I haveworkedhard formy success John,like other people have worked ashardfortheirfailure,butitjusta
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matter of choice, practice failureorsuccess.Hefinishedoursessionbysayingthedecisionsisyours.The Future Belongs to the LearnerMynameisJohnHaynes,IamtheDirectoroftheInternationalCoach-ingAcademy,anditwillbemytaskoverthenextperiodoftimetoseekoutthewinnersandthelosesinthisgreatcityofours.Iwillendeavourtofindoutthedifferencebetweensuccessandfailure.Iwillinterviewthem,grillthemandreportbacktoyouonwhytheyhaveachievedorbeenindenialandhavebeenhid-ing behind the wall of failure. Sowatchthisspace.
The Valley of BlameThey reason I am so passionateabout this subject, because I wasthebiggest,moaningnegativefail-ure in thiscity.No job,nohouse,badrelationships,overweight,felthard done by because I couldn’tbuyadrinkortakemydaughteronholiday. Iwasa realwinging littlewimp,untilthepennydropped.No-body really giveadamaboutme,everybodyhadtheirownproblemsinlifetoworryorhelparealloser.Iwas responsible formyown life,itwasn’tthegovernmentsrespon-sibility to feedme andmy familybecause Iwastoo lazytowork, itwasn’ttheeducationalsystemthatletmedownbecauseIcouldnotbe
botheredlearningnewskills,anditwasnotmyfriendsandfamilywhowere at fault because I was notpreparedtochangemywoe ismenegativeattitude.Ilearntthroughthehard lessonof life,wearealltotally responsible for everythingwedo.
The Ladder of Success.Istartedtostudythegreatlawofcauseandeffect,were it says forevery effect you have in your lifeyou can trace it back to a specif-iccause, Iwas told thatany-bodywho isatthetopofthe ladderofsuccess was once at the bottomof the ladder. Imovedoutofmycomfortzone,stoppedblamingev-erybodyandeverythingaroundme,andstartedtotakefullresponsibil-ityformylife.Istudiedandlearntmany skills over a long period oftime and eventually from a Liver-pool boy with limited education,nofutureandnoincome,Iclimbedto the top of the ladder and be-come Regional Director of Royal& Sun-Alliance, with responsibili-ties over one thousand five hun-dredpeople.Now I run thehighlysuccessful International CoachingAcademy. I tell people who cometoouracademytobedevelopedasbusinesspeople,winners,andlead-ers, andpeoplewhowant a freshstartorjobpromotionwhowantto
betrainedasaprofessionalcoachandmentorandreceiveaworldre-nownedaccreditationcertificate,Isaytothem,ifIcanachieveallthatfrombeinginthedepthsofdespair,socanthey.Itisassimpleasthat,asmyentrepreneurialfriendsaid,
“Just do the things that success-ful people do, and stop doing thethingsthatfailuresdo”.
So let’s start they journey aroundthecityandletsinterviewsomeofourleadersandIwillreportbacktoyou if theyhave successhabits orfailurehabits.
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