Engage for success

Nicola Barber, Regional Ambassador Engage for Success

Thursday, 3 October 2013 from 08:45 to 13:30 (BST)

Belfast, United Kingdom

We are delighted to announce that Engage for Success has arrived in Northern Ireland!

 An official launch event will be held in a central Belfast location, easily accessible to all. 

This is a MUST attend event for those who are interested in employee engagement and for finding out how to become involved in the Northern Ireland movement.  The event will be informative, interactive, and fun with lots of networking opportunities. There will also be interesting guest speakers, further details to follow.

The event is FREE OF CHARGE.  Thank you to Capita HR Solutions for hosting the event.

Wish to attend? 

1. Please book the number of tickets that you require.

2. Email nicola.barber@kilwaughter.com with the name of your organisation and also your position within the organisation.  This information will assist us with the activities planned for the day.

3. Before the day of the event, please consider one employee engagement issue that you are currently experiencing.

Please note, places are limited at this event.  Don't delay, book your place TODAY! 

Contact Nicola Barber, Regional Ambassador Engage for Success who is organising this official event (nicola.barber@kilwaughter.com or Tele:  028 2826 0766) for more information.

We look forward to welcoming you to the event! 

Have you seen the Engage for Success website?  Check it out! http://www.engageforsuccess.org/

Check out the Belfast Business Centre social media accounts today for updates, offers, business tips and incentives!

PINTEREST FOR BUSINESS

Pinterest For Business – Part Three of Four

Your strategy:-

Ask the expert boards

Invite users to share

Before setting up your Business Pinterest account:-

1.       Have a clear strategy with objectives and goals

2.       Have an on-going action plan of what is to be added on your account

3.       Create your boards logically

4.       Be uniform in the product images

5.       Maintain current pricing

6.       Put the product title, description , price and your website for each pin

7.       Decide what other options will be available as added extras :-  ask, invite

8.       Rename every image to include a product and tile manufacturers name and your company name.

(If you are interested in setting up a Pinterest Account, we are happy to invite you to join.  Email us at elaine@belfastbusinesscentre.com  and we will send you an invite).

Check out the Belfast Business Centre social media accounts today for updates, offers, business tips and incentives!

PINTEREST FOR BUSINESS

Pinterest For Business – Part Two of Four

Pinterest has been found to be one of the most effective social medias at attracting customers and driving sales.

Ensure you have added a ‘Pin IT’ button to your website.

Keeping product boards current and interesting is the key to making the most of this latest social media explosion.

Have a strategy and give your people time to follow that strategy. Set out your goals and tactics to encourage followers to engage with you whether it is a re-pin, achieving entry to a competition or exclusive deal.

Keep your boards interesting and encourage return visits.

A great example of a company using Pinterest is: Jetsetter – providing expert knowledge and exclusive deals to over 4,500,000 followers through their 48 boards.

 (If you are interested in setting up a Pinterest Account, we are happy to invite you to join.  Email us at elaine@belfastbusinesscentre.com  and we will send you an invite).

Check out the Belfast Business Centre social media accounts today for updates, offers, business tips and incentives!

Top Tips for Starting Up.........

People are starting up in business for many reasons, a dream, the freedom of being in charge, or finding themselves redundant.  

You need a lot of enthusiasm, determination and the ability to put in the long hours and if you don’t have the managerial, financial, technical or marketing skills to start-up, there are many organisations available to help you gain those skills.

Here are the first 3 of 12 Tips to Help

1. Get into the right frame of mind: Before taking the plunge, ask yourself, Can you commit to the long hours needed? Can you manage with a lack of financial certainly each month?  Will you persevere if it is a struggle in the early stages? Do you have the discipline to work for you self and on your own initially?
2. Research:  Find out as much as you can about the market you are going into.  Who are your competitors, distributors and suppliers.  Can you compete financially with your competitors?  Who are your customers?
3. Think about your weaknesses:  You may have great sales or communication skills or be technically expert, but it is unlikely you are strong in all areas of business management.  Think about the areas you are not strong in and find out what help is available to you to build the skills you will need.

Check out the Belfast Business Centre social media accounts today for updates, offers, other tips and incentives!

New for 2013!

Due to demand and our continuous search for improvements and additions to services in the Belfast Business Centre we are pleased to let you know about the new and upcoming services and offers we are introducing in 2013!

In January we introduced the Earlybird meeting room offer saving you up to 15% when booking a meeting more than 2 months in advance, we followed this up with a new pricing structure at the end of January.

The new All Inclusive pricing structure for meeting room bookings is a package option containing everything you need for a successful, professional business meeting from the room itself to catering, pens, equipment and wifi and is available in addition to the original 'pick and mix' pricing.

February saw the introduction of Mailpoint, the Belfast Business Centre's complete Business Mailing Address and Redirection Service!  Mailpoint was designed as a result of feedback from clients.  Some clients, mainly our Start Up Businesses, felt that a fixed fee service would help them budget more easily and so Mailpoint was created.

From 1st March 2013 the Belfast Business Centre will be providing Shared Office Space again due to current marketplace changes and demands.

There are also plans to introduce Hot Desking in March 2013!

Should you require information on any of our services please do not hesitate to contact us.