CAN YOU HELP MOIRA, PLEASE?
During Lockdown, I have taken the time to look at my business and look at my own development and I would like to find out from you, my loyal followers and customers about your own CPD and your needs going forward. As the first half of the year is ending I am planning out my next 6 months. As such I am trying to gain as much insight into what and how people have been learning over the 3 months of lockdown and what plans for learning they have for the coming months. I have produced a sh...
July 13, 2020ALL TALK NO WAFFLE - EPISODE 2 WITH JAMES IBBITSON
All Talk No Waffle is all about giving you clear and direct advice and guidance when it comes to your own video creation process.In this episode, we talk about the 3 different types of video content that you can create right now to be used on Social Media and your website. I also talk about one thing that is often overlooked in the video-making process. By addressing this I can guarantee that your videos will be better!...
July 13, 2020BEAMISH MUSEUEM'S NEW ONLINE SHOP
Exciting news! We have launched an online shop, so you can now bring a bit of Beamish into your home! From sweet shop treats and Museum Shop favourites to print shop creations and our award-winning chemist’s cold creams, we have a range of products inspired by your favourite exhibits and the museum collections. Many of our items have been made at Beamish or by local suppliers and are exclusive to the museum – they also make great gifts! Please help us…the coronavirus ...
July 13, 2020A BIG DBN WELCOME TO RED BUTTON MARKETING
Marketing into your future! The single most important thing for a business now when it comes to marketing out of Covid and looking ahead to a successful future is in the “thinking”. Our worlds have been rocked and that stability and structure that kept us all focused on the end goal has changed significantly. What a business needs to do now is plan, implement and track marketing activity that is coordinated. This must be done with a motivated team and with the support of a ...
July 10, 2020#DOBUSINESSLOCAL - HOW YOU (AND OUR LOCAL AUTHORITIES) CAN HELP!
We’re encouraging everyone to support our local businesses. We are in the middle of creating a page on our website for #DOBUSINESSLOCAL and we’d love DBN members to send in a 20-second video telling us who you are, what you do and ask the viewers to Do Business with you.We recently helped a DBN member to fill in a Local Authority tender application sharing a screen on Zoom and we’re delighted to hear that they have won the contract! So it IS possible…Each autho...
July 10, 2020JAN COOK & JAMES IBBITSON - A WINNING TEAM
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July 10, 2020DBN UPDATES FOR JULY 2020
Please find the links below to our most recent newsletters. If you wish to join our mailing list, please contact us at connect@dobusinessnetwork.com. DBN UPDATE - 3rd JULY 2020 DBN UPDATE - 10th JULY 2020 DBN UPDATE - 17th JULY 2020 DBN UPDATE - 24th JULY 2020DBN UPDATE - 31st JULY 2020...
July 3, 2020WINNING BUSINESS BLOGS FOR BEGINNERS
Christine has written over seventy blogs for Everything English Education and Building Self-Belief CIO. Some of these blogs have been published in national magazines as well as being posted on a variety of websites including the National Literacy Trust, Secondary English Magazine, English Matters, the National Association for the Teaching of English magazine, as well as a host of articles for NATE's newsletters. She has also been teaching writing in secondary schools for over 25 year...
July 3, 2020NORIKO'S LATEST CARTOON - THE TRAMPOLINE
Noriko carries on her series of cartoons!...
June 29, 2020ITS CALENDAR TIME AND PHIL BENTON NEEDS YOUR INPUT...
Its that time of year again when I need to start thinking about next year's Calendar! Phil Benton Photography....
June 29, 2020THINGS ARE CHANGING APPARENTLY. NOT SO MUCH HERE...
Our resident blogger, Jane Anderson, specialises in staff engagement and wellbeing through values-based intervention.This week, Jane is asking whether things really are changing in her blog entitled Same Old, Same Old...To read Jane's article, please click here....
June 29, 2020HOW SCARY IS A WORM?
Gillian tells us how our brain is always on the lookout for threats...To view Gillian's video, please click here....
June 29, 2020BEAMISH HALL GETS READY TO WELCOME YOU BACK
We are delighted to announce we are now taking bookings for stays from July 17th. To celebrate the great news, breakfast will be on us throughout July & August! Just use discount code PROMO1 when booking online here http://bit.ly/beamish-bedrooms We are very excited to see you back at the Hall soon and thank you for all the support you have showed us this far. You will also be delighted to hear that The Stables Beamish will open as of Saturday 4th of July! We cannot wait to w...
June 29, 2020YOUR FIRST STEP TO AN R&D TAX CLAIM WITH LUMO
Food and drink is one of the top industries that are perfect for R&D tax credits but also one of those that are poor in making claims. Food and drink businesses are performing research and development all the time – a new flavour, a change in ingredients or move to cut sugar are all R&D projects. If you run a business in the food and drink industry sector, find out more about R&D tax credits......
June 29, 2020LET'S DRIVE-IN AT THE DERWENT MANOR HOTEL
We will be opening to welcome you once again from 4th July. We are putting the final pieces in place to ensure we can welcome you in a safe environment. We have been independently inspected to ensure we are fully compliant with all Covid Regulations.We will be launching some welcome back offers soon and we can’t wait to see you once again. We are proud to announce our drive in movie events this coming July!Friday 10th July - 8:30pmSaturday 11th July - 2:30pm and 8:30pmSunday 12th J...
June 29, 2020DEMAND RISES FOR COMMERCIAL PREMISES
Whittle Jones have remained operational throughout the lockdown with staff working from home. The industrial estates and office sites which Whittle Jones manage across the north east on behalf of Northern Trust Co Ltd continued to need management input as many tenants were still on site, albeit operating to various capacities. Recently, Whittle Jones, have re-opened their North East office and enquiry levels for premises are back to pre-pandemic levels, following a marked decrease in April...
June 29, 2020EVERYTHING ENGLISH EDUCATION CONSULTANCY IS BACK
Now that schools are beginning to go back, we are offering a series of packages to support teachers and students. Our provision includes:Summer SchoolsGCSE English Literature and English Language booster sessionsSpoken Language Assessments'A' Level English Literature and English Language booster sessionsYear 6 into Year 7 Transition sessionsEducation Technology training for teachers - including assessment and marking remotelyTeacher training and support - in school and/or onlinePlease get in&nbs...
June 29, 2020TYRE PROBLEMS? JUST GIVE PETER A CALL!
Multi-award-winning service across the North East. Whether you have a fleet of cars or vans or just your own vehicle, I can help. Don't run about wasting time as I come to you for new tyres, puncture repairs, new alloy and steel wheels too! I've been taking the hassle out of tyre problems for near 13 years independently now. Book online at www.changemytyres.co.uk or call me on 07976 457 869 or email Peter@mobile-tyres2u.co.uk...
June 29, 2020DERWENT WALK INN IS RECRUITING
We are hiring for Front of House Staff. Immediate start available. Full & Part Time positions available. We are looking for people who intend to stay with the business. So please do not apply if you are looking for work for a few weeks if you are furloughed elsewhere. This will involve working evenings and weekends. Some evenings you will be required to lock up. Experience is preferred and most of all you must be a happy, friendly person & work well within a t...
June 26, 2020BEAMISH MUSEUM TO REOPEN ON 23rd JULY
We’re excited to announce that Beamish will be reopening its doors on 23rd July 2020! We’ve missed you all and can’t wait to welcome you back to the museum. The safety of our visitors, staff and volunteers is our top priority as always and we’re working through the details of the Government announcement, and will be sharing more information soon about visiting Beamish. To keep everyone safe, we’re introducing additional health and hygiene measures across our 350-acre open air mus...
June 26, 2020VISUAL MARKETING PROJECT - FEEDBACK
Sharron Skeen of Westwood Accountancy Ltd - "Fantastic session and very informative, gave me lots to think about. Thank you, ladies!" Jan Cook of Jan Cook Wills and Trusts - "Was a great session. Really enjoyed it. Well done for keeping us all going on that heat. See you for Part 2"Joanne Rowland of Joanne Rowland Art - "Was a fabulous session! Thanks everyone x"Ann English of Create Intrigue - "Thanks for enabling this fully-funded course to go ahead to support local SME's Business Durham ...
June 26, 2020Do Business Local Campaign
We're launching our #DOBUSINESSLOCAL campaign to encourage everyone to support local businesses. We especially want to help our Local Authorities to identify and place contracts with local businesses. Organisations like DBN are in a great position to give support to our Local Authority procurement teams as we have extensive knowledge of local suppliers and their capabilities. We would like to extend the offer of help in supporting Local Authorities to identify good local su...
June 26, 2020NORIKO'S LATEST CARTOON
Another brilliant cartoon from Noriko as she navigates the perils of lockdown....
June 24, 2020STAFF WELLBEING AS STAFF ENGAGEMENT
Our resident blogger, Jane Anderson, specialises in staff engagement and wellbeing through values-based intervention. Here she discusses how her Staff Wellbeing Framework Model is actually staff engagement in action. ...
June 24, 2020GILLIAN'S TOP TIP THIS WEEK
This week's top tip from Gillian: "A small problem is not daft. It is still a problem!"You can watch Gillian's video here....
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