Author Archives: Peter Davison
Antiques experts go head-for-head for TV show
Cameras will be rolling at Cirencester auctioneers Moore Allen & Innocent next week as stars from popular TV show Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is go head-to-head to make the largest profit from antiques they’ve bought at car boot … Continue reading
Not losing your job can be stressful too!
Being made redundant, or even the fear of losing one’s job, can lead to stress, anxiety or depression. But what about the colleagues left behind after a company has made cuts to its workforce? According to psychotherapist and counsellor Geoff … Continue reading
How to Write a Press Release
Secret Agent Marketing is delighted to announce its first publication – How to Write a Press Release for local and regional press. The step-by-step guide has been written by Peter Davison – or Agent Pete as he’s known in these … Continue reading
Co-operating is the key to growing the co-op economy
Co-operatives doing business with other co-operatives is one of three key ways in which the sector’s contribution to the economy can be ambitiously and dramatically increased, a conference in Wiltshire heard this week. At the annual Future Co-operatives conference on … Continue reading
Don’t call me dear
Found out today that the spam filters don’t like emails to be addressed ‘Dear’. Our most English and polite start to a letter may mean our emails end up in the junk folder. The world is all upsidedown! My postmaster … Continue reading
Gu Gu love you
I attended James Averdiek’s talk at the Swindon Business Show today. He is the founder of Gu chocolate puddings; rather expensive but utterly delicious, found in Waitrose, etc. The business value increased from £0 to £30 million in seven years. … Continue reading
Swindon Business Show
Alongside the solicitors, accountants and financial services (though don’t get me wrong – these services are indispensible!) you meet some really unusual and innovative businesses. The stand-outs for me today were: Gibbons Gardening who gave me a packet of meadow … Continue reading
Antiques recall the last London Olympics
With Britain in the starting blocks for the London Olympics 2012, a timely reminder of the last time the city hosted the games is served by a collection of antiques being sold by auction in the Cotswolds. A programme and … Continue reading
Co-op activists to launch ambitious growth campaign
Co-operative activists will be launching an ambitious challenge when they meet for their annual conference in Wroughton, near Swindon, this weekend. The Future Co-operatives conference will be looking at ways of growing the co-operative economy from two to 20 percent … Continue reading
Co-operative Futures welcomes Co-operatives Bill
Prime minister David Cameron today (Thursday) announced a new Co-operatives Bill, which will make it easier for people to set up and manage co-operative businesses. The announcement was welcomed by Co-operative Futures, the Gloucester-based business development consultancy which helps people … Continue reading