More Useful Links

A FEW USEFUL LINKS

www.newera-controls.co.uk

www.hertschamber.com	As a Director of Herts Chamber can I encourage you to join and attend its excellent networking event
www.iod.com/herts	I enjoy attending IOD Breakfasts in Hatfield and their Herty Breakfasts at Sopwell House
www.4networking.biz	I attend these new style networking events around the county
www.fsb.co.uk	I don’t get to many of the FSB events but I commend them to you and to Maree Atkinson their local organiser
www.herts.ac.uk	The University of Herts has many events covering a wide range of business and mentoring aspects
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/6/4a0/b53	Link to me on Linkedin here
http://tinyurl.com/cfskp2	Link to me on Ecademy here
www.fruitfulgroup.com/crm1.aspx	As you will I have useful links on my website but this month I feel obliged to publicise one specifically. That is Tim Randall of Fruitful Training (tim@fruitfultraining.com ). He kindly forwarded me the following useful download of an Excel based customer management solution.

Networking Sites

www.i10.org.uk	Great knowledge sharing site and if you join and submit articles (as I do) you get to the top of Google!
www.businesslink.gov.uk	Fantastic resource with some real value. Take advantage of it and the free advice and support. I know I do for my mentoring practice and for my Newera Startup
www.businessballs.co.uk	If you have not seen this site go there. Another fantastic resource with lots of management information
http://tinyurl.com/4x3pq2	This links to the most amazing speech by Hans Rosling – very thought provoking and amusing

Information Sites

www.kwm.cc	Ivor Kellock is my Financial Adviser. I met him at a Chamber event last year and we have worked well together ever since.
www.beststarthr.co.uk	Anita and Dafydd Wynne are good friends and run an HR Consultancy.
www.oasiseurope.com	Oasis Europe are corporate finance advisers to owners of private businesses seeking to either sell, raise capital or make acquisitions. I work with them on some M&A opportunities
www.thomashillas.com	Thomas Hillas is my professional supervisor and has certainly helped me to transform my approach to mentoring
www.eleydesign.co.uk	Of course I should mention my first real partner in SM Mentors. Tony worked for me before I set up in practice when I was MD of another business. When I set up Sales and Marketing and Mentors in Feb 2005 he came up with my core design theme and designed my original website and has designed this new website.

Partner Sites

I could put literally hundreds of sites down based on all the people I meet but here are five who have been particularly supportive of my endeavours.

http://tinyurl.com/dnhh3t	Ten Characteristics of Leadership
http://tinyurl.com/cfu4re	Ten reasons why you need a Mentor!
http://tinyurl.com/dgotz2	Ten ways to energise your business
http://tinyurl.com/cp4xaj	Top 10 mistakes bosses make – how many do you do?
http://tinyurl.com/cxopva	Top 10 tips for managing the credit crunch
http://tinyurl.com/dx3wca	Nice article in the Times by an associate of mine, Geoff Dalton, on Is your Business Saleable
http://tinyurl.com/c6mc8a	An article on whether luck is what is needed to be successful
http://tinyurl.com/dlq2eq	Great article in the Times on “The Good Manager”
http://tinyurl.com/dlq2eq	Creating a culture of Leadership
http://tinyurl.com/cg8aea	Managing fear in your business

Useful Articles

Tackling all the BDQ's - Article on Mentoring in the Sunday Times where I am quoted!