Posts Tagged ‘business news’

Chris Batten, CEO of ipatter.com has announced a series of new business opportunities with ipatter for part time business development consultants around the UK. 
The planned expansion of the ipatter B2B networking and marketing platform across the United Kingdom and beyond continues to gain momentum with the announcement that they are now looking for and…

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Chris has been working with ipatter for a few months as their Head of Global Sales & Marketing. Founder and Managing Director Andy Fisher has asked Chris to join the team in November as their new CEO. Andy said, "Chris has exactly the experience and drive we are looking for and he has had many…

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Chris Batten, founder of The Rainmaker Club, is pleased to announce yet another expert has joined the Rainmaker panel of experts, in support of the inner circle members. Karl Alderton, the founder and Director of Norfolk Based Comms Consulting joins the growing list of experts to enhance the already comprehensive range of subjects covered. Karl,…

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Studies undertaken recently show that over 70% of change initiatives in business fail due to lack of effective planning, buy-in and understanding of simple change management processes. The same study shows that even a basic understanding of change leadership can significantly improve the chances of success. The key is to understand change is a multi-stage…

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Chris is pleased to announce the 2011 catalogues for his books and presentations. You can find the latest additions on the site under 'Making Rain', just follow the links and browse the current list.
If you don't find a presentation on the subject you're looking for you can simply contact Chris and he will design…

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David Cameron has appointed Lord Young as the UK's 'enterprise tsar' to discover if small businesses are getting a good deal from the government.
The Tory peer has been given the task of cutting red tape for small businesses and finding ways to encourage start-ups. In essence, Cameron has said he is looking for…

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I was scanning the news as I always do and came across some information that made me a little hot under the collar, particularly as banks have been urged for months to help the SME sector.
According to a new report, business lending has fallen by £28 billion since the start of the global economic…

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It was announced today that the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce is holding a Sales & Marketing workshop on 5th October at Great Yarmouth Racecourse. Chris Batten will be delivering the lively and entertaining session, packed full of useful hints and tips. 
The workshop will take place from 10am to 11am, after a scheduled Chamber breakfast…

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As CRN reported, "68 percent of respondents said cloud computing will help their businesses recover from the recession" in a survey of more than 600 IT and business decision makers in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Singapore on behalf of cloud infrastructure and hosted IT provider Savvis.
The survey found that 96 percent…

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Every now and then I like to undertake a physical challenge and at the same time raise money for a worthy cause. It motivates me to keep my fitness as office work and writing is not the best way of keeping fit! It's been a few years since my last exploit which involved me…

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