Portrait sketch in oils
Every meeting, as well as the 2 minutes from each member, we take turns to give a 10 minute presentation. This can take any format, and be on any aspect of the member’s business. It’s a great way to get … Read More
Every meeting, as well as the 2 minutes from each member, we take turns to give a 10 minute presentation. This can take any format, and be on any aspect of the member’s business. It’s a great way to get … Read More
An appointment with a 22 year old professional working in the financial sector revealed the following. He rents his property and had an update from his energy company saying that he owed them £600 and his monthly tarrif was going … Read More
In his book Bad Science, Ben Goldacre, science writer and champion of evidence-based medicine, discusses branded pain killers: “If you went and found someone with toothache in 6000bc, or up the Amazon in 1880, or dropped in on Soviet Russia … Read More
What does an old fashioned copier printer guy get up to in the difficult business month of December? Well I guess he should be knocking on doors, sending out emails telling everyone, “well have I got a deal for you? … Read More
A good networking group is so much more than acquiring new clients or finding reliable services – as useful and worthwhile as that is. It can be easy to think that it’s a waste of time speaking to people representing … Read More
Following the premature death of our chairman Paul Evans on Friday 26th September, BIG have made a donation to the RNLI, a charity close to Paul’s heart. Paul was a highly valued member of the group for many years and … Read More
The phrase that I have probably heard the most over all the years that I have been in business is “I didn’t think you could print that”. That might have been the case in the past, in the days of … Read More
Research has shown that the brain needs exercise as much as the body does. You can find various exercises on the internet to help with this along with other ideas for maintaining a healthy brain. Two suggestions which crop up … Read More
The following is based on a recent presentation to the BIG group. When thinking about letting a property to a tenant, as in many endeavours in life, preparation is all. Firstly, who is the legal owner? Although this sounds an … Read More
BIG! Member Dean Hutchinson has developed a business that exists to assist performers and artists to succeed financially as well as artistically in their career, Jozara. The co‑founder, Sam Dunstan is from a performance background and shares below a project … Read More