If they want to impress, they’ll need the whole shirt!

This week, Carol of Carol Miller told us how the world has changed for PR It’s hardly news that the world has changed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic but among those changes there have been big changes around Media relations. These include: a decline in advertising- due to businesses being closed and especially … Read more

Practical Steps to be ready to bounce back…

Some great advice from the Business Coach in our group – Colin McLachlan of Chrysalis Partners Prepare Create a safe environment for employees – offer training How will visitors/customers perceive your working conditions? Check on employee welfare – communicate often, return to work options & offer training Communicate to your customers/clients Think about the content! … Read more

Virtual room reports some real recovery

It’s more than wishful thinking – businesses are coming back to life. Perhaps happiest of all is flooring contractor Ryan Ford, whose company @ldfflooring, has severely restricted by the lockdown, was finally able to receive a carpet and install it for a client. Many @BNIWoking members, sharing their weekly updates over #zoom, continue to focus … Read more

BNI Woking goes international

Networking with an international note for BNI Woking put a silver lining into the challenges of COVID-19 this week. As the group membership of Surrey based businesses continues to increase, we were delighted to be joined at our weekly Zoom meetings by a wedding photographer of Notblank, Richard Canendo González from Tomiño, in Galicia, Spain. … Read more

COVID-19 spin-offs

The impact of the coronavirus on businesses of members and visitors has been a huge part of news updates at BNI Woking weekly meetings. Following Sunday’s announcement by Boris Johnson of an easing of lockdown restrictions in England, many were more optimistic about returning to their normal work. Some of the group are involved with … Read more