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Anne-Marie Craven
Cafe2U, Preston

Using social media to communicate and sell after lockdown Use social media to say we are open
13th July 2020
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Using social media to communicate and sell after lockdown
If you’re a retail outlet, you’re likely to be very excited about reopening after lockdown and seeing your customers again. Jessie Caldwell, digital marketing and events specialist at EKM, offers helpful tips to communicate with your customers online about your ‘new normal’.
Entrepreneurial mum launches new North West Centre for Business & Team Wellbeing Book Launch158 Llama lady BANNER
9th July 2020
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Entrepreneurial mum launches new North West Centre for Business & Team Wellbeing
Lancashire entrepreneur and author Celia Gaze, who founded the multi award-winning Wellbeing Farm and is a recognised voice in the corporate wellness space, has used lockdown to develop a new business.
UK funding to help locals develop digital engineering skills to find jobs post COVID-19 Funding for digital traning for engineerng skills BANNER
8th July 2020
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UK funding to help locals develop digital engineering skills to find jobs post COVID-19
Lancashire consortium, The Digital Engineer Education Programme (DEEPer), has received funding from the £3 million Fast Track Fund to train and upskill new digital talent in Lancashire.
Offshoring to reshoring – time for a change? Oneshore or offshore BANNER
8th July 2020
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Offshoring to reshoring – time for a change?
The Coronavirus pandemic has exposed gaps in UK supply chains to vital medical supplies. Specialist manufacturing advisor, Steve Wilkinson,  explores how the pandemic could trigger a shift towards reshoring production to the UK.
Boost briefing: Providing business mentoring during lockdown Business Plan Anne Williamson BANNER
6th July 2020
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Boost briefing: Providing business mentoring during lockdown
Anne Williamson has been providing mentoring through the Boost Growth Mentoring programme for several years now. She looks at how the business mentoring process has evolved during lockdown.
Boost briefing: How has your lockdown been? How has your lockdown been BANNER
29th June 2020
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Boost briefing: How has your lockdown been?
Jim Forshaw, a business coach who also operates two small businesses, has put pen to paper to share his lockdown experience to date and offers other businesses some helpful tips on how to come out the other end.
Women, BAME community and the disabled are focus of leadership skills course during lockdown Edgehill course June 2020 for minorities
25th June 2020
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Women, BAME community and the disabled are focus of leadership skills course during lockdown
Minority groups have been the focus of an Edge Hill leadership skills course during lockdown to encourage more women, the BAME community and people with disabilities into senior positions.
Have a plan and come out of hibernation firing on all cylinders Have a plan and come out of hibernation firing on all cylinders BANNER
24th June 2020
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Have a plan and come out of hibernation firing on all cylinders
John Woodruffe, director at CUBE Thinking, offers his top ten planning tips for manufacturers to help bring business out of lockdown and through recovery.
How to improve business resilience to ensure success after lockdown We are open BANNER
22nd June 2020
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How to improve business resilience to ensure success after lockdown
Business has changed forever and for you to survive and prosper you must adapt. Micheal Lough from Blue Wren has pulled together some thoughts on what you can do to improve business resilience to ensure success after lockdown.
Society1 investing in digital future Society1 scaled
18th June 2020
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Society1 investing in digital future
Preston city centre coworking space Society1 has invested in a lease line internet connection guaranteeing one gigabyte data connection.
Carbon & COVID-19: How cutting emissions could aid recovery MACaW Green office BANNER
18th June 2020
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Inspiration & Spotlight
Carbon & COVID-19: How cutting emissions could aid recovery
Mark Nelson, Business Engagement Officer of the MaCaW Project explains a number of reasons why sustainability, carbon emissions and the environment should be part of your business recovery plans.

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