bre 05august 2009
Kent SMS will be attending this seminar at Garston tomorrow. Entitled ‘Understanding the regional challenges and opportunities for SME’s within the east of england region’ it is a workshop delivered by the BRE Enterprise Hub for the Built Environment, supporting enterprise and innovation in small businesses. We shall be networking with those companies wanting to [...]
trench warfare
01 lift your head above the parapet and prepare a strategic plan that identifies growth opportunities 02 decide now which markets and clients are the future for your business/practice 03 communicate your plan internally & externally having made sure that your marketing tools are state of the art 04 involve Kent SMS if you are [...]
shovel ready housing schemes
It is very interesting indeed – in spadefuls – that the home and communities agency have announced that before allocating the £1 billion kickstart programme to the 270 schemes that have planning permission they will be audited. Can you believe it? They will need to show that they meet at least 14 of the 20 [...]
are you just surviving?
If you have had to let people ‘go’ and cut costs it takes its toll on the business and effects the moral of the whole organisation. For that reason alone it is vital to make a clear statement as to what your plans for the future are. Many will say that this is not the best [...]
never catch a falling knife
This is the title of an in-depth report produced by KPMG. Kent SMS recommends it for its in-depth coverage of the economies of the countries you may be considering working in.It can be located on the web www.kpmg.com Apparently 42 per cent of businesses see a need for a more radical approach in their strategy [...]
turbulent times
One of the problems of the recession is deciding how best to counteract the negativity it generates. We take the view that the only way forward in the built environment sector is a programme of low cost emarketing. Using digital technology to communicate, those of you within the built environment sector will not produce results [...]
