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What to make of BrewDog’s latest wheeze: asking their shareholders to promote the Fraserburgh-based craft brewers by dropping off marketing packs in their local bars. Until recently, BrewDog have supplied the off licence trade and sold mainly to supermarkets and drink shops. They are beginning to expand into the on trade and have mobilised their shareholders to do their sales and ma….
Pawnbrokers are in the news at the moment with recent pieces in The Telegraph, The Guardian, Metro and The Herald. The latter carries a sobering report about small businesses resorting to pawnbrokers as credit from more conventional sources dries up. The piece quotes R3, the trade body for insolvency professionals, who say that a survey they conducted turned up anecdotal evidence of s….
That bio-fuel was supplied by James Hygate of Green Fuels a Vistage member The Prince of Wales has ordered the nine carriage train for a five-day, 1300-mile "green tour" of Britain, which started in Glasgow yesterday. His trip is aimed at promoting environmentally friendly lifestyles and ethical modes of transport and he has boasted that the train will run on biofuels. Charles is ….
Matthew Bent MD of Bents Garden & Home discusses his Vistage membership and how it supports and benefits his business. Located on the outskirts of Cheshire, Bents is more than just a garden centre. Passion, experience and an understanding of exclusive living have earned the family-run business a reputation for quality, experience and innovation. Established in 1937, they've alw….
Love them or hate them, banks often play a vital role in the helping their clients maintain and grow their businesses. Vistage Speaker Roger Martin-Fagg’s recent forecast is that the UK is in for a “rocky economic ride” through 2011. Prompted by this to think about cash and banking isssues, Vistage Chair Dr Alex Kent invited Lloyds TSB Relationship Managers Dan Batchelor and R….
Google has launched Think a platform for sharing industry viewpoints to “help you navigate in the business landscape”. Thanks to the O2 Ideas Room for finding this resource. “The channel is basically a library of bite-sized videos of remarkable people speaking about what they think on topics such as marketing, digital, business strategy and consumer behaviour,” accordi….
Congratulations and best wishes for Annie from the membership services team who is gettting married on Saturday! ….
Take a look at the Vistage staff skydive which unfortunately didn't go ahead due to cloudy skies. Not to be defeated they plan to return to the Cornish coast in the next few months to take to the skies again. ….
Read our interview with chair Charles Llewellyn discussing the challenges and rewards he faces as a Vistage chair and his top tips on exit strategies. To find out how Vistage could benefit you and your business go to our website….
July was a great month for our Open Day programme with over 200 members, guests and colleagues enjoying sessions at The Barn, Berkeley and Old Trafford. Peter Knight and Jeff Grout presented well received sessions which gave all attendees food for thought and ideas they could implement in their businesses straight away. Dave Abraham CEO of Signify wrote to tell us that they used tec….
