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Your online masterclass host for this week: A securing public sector contracts expert

The tried and tested way to win public sector contracts

Masterclasses are available at a cost of only £10 each. To register for this week's event at 12.30pm on 23 January, 

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What is your favourite business book and why?

My favourite business book is Michael Gerber's 

It provides an easy to adopt strategy and philosophy for focussing on the important aspects of running a small business. I recommend it to every single start-up or growth business.

I really admire the likes of Michael Gerber and Jamie Oliver. I also admire any business person who grows their business with a philanthropic philosophy.

Bidbetter helps businesses grow through winning sustainable public contracts.

Ensuring the business sustainably thrives. It took three years to get Bidbetter to a point where the business wasn't operating month to month. Once the realisation set in that this wasn't sustainable I stepped out of the delivery - as much as was practicable - to focus on activities that steer the long-term direction of the business.

Winning over £400m of public contracts for our clients and seeing our SME clients growing as a result of these contracts.

What piece of advice do you wish you had known when starting out?

Marketing is everything. If you have a marketing engine that works your business will thrive.

Why do you consider long-term strategic advice important to business success?

Businesses can easily fall into the trap of survival on a day-to-day basis.

To be able to access long-term strategic advice from people with genuine experience is invaluable. Stepping out of the day to day challenges and focussing on activities that will shape the business in the long-term is an absolute must for any business.

If you had a superpower what would it be and why?

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Lucy is a jargon free, social media trainer and consultant. Lucy is a #SheMeansBusiness accredited trainer and founder of SocialDayUK the UK’s biggest social media marketing festival. Lucy is also a Director at Avviso Media, a digital marketing agency that specialises in content and social media marketing for B2B and events brands. Lucy’s passion is to up-skill women and so set up DigitalWomen with Natwest, a community created to empower 1 Million plus women through digital skills which holds regular events and highlights the great work women are doing in digital and entrepreneurship.

Director

Social media marketing for small Business

A group to learn and share social media advice and tactics

&lt;p&gt;I started my career in journalism and was lucky that the content marketing revolution meant my particular skills - storytelling, audience engagement, creative idea generation&amp;nbsp;and so on - were soon in demand in the business world.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;From drawing out the heart of a brand&amp;#39;s message to creating powerful headlines and calls to action that drive... well, action... I help businesses stand back and ask the question, &amp;quot;So what?&amp;quot; It&amp;#39;s what separates indulgent copy from copy that hits the mark with target customers / clients and actually achieves a business goal.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Quality and precision are central to everything I do and&amp;nbsp;I have brought together a team of skilled professionals who have the same&amp;nbsp;level of commitment to doing their jobs to the best of their ability every day.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#39;m also passionate about flexible working and wellbeing in the workplace and am 100% committed to making sure that I do everything in my power to ensure that Rin Hamburgh &amp;amp; Co is a great company to work for as well as with.&lt;/p&gt;

Blogging

Our team of experienced professional journalists and copywriters understand what readers want from a blog. We’ve spent years creating content that adds real value and generates results including:

● Establishing expertise
● Boosting search engine rankings
● Driving website traffic
● Attracting media interest
● Generating business leads

We offer blogging packages starting at two posts per month, and will work closely with you to ensure each post accurately represents your brand.

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&lt;p&gt;I am here to inspire, grow and build strong foundations for your business and future. Providing business and marketing consulting to take you to the next level. I excel in managing multiple projects with strong detail, problem-solving, and follow-through capabilities. As a Master of Business Administration, BA (Hons) Social Policy and Administration– I am a qualified Business Strategy and PR Marketing specialist I have over 20 years of experience including working on EU Projects, Innovate2Succeed – the governments leading business programme and for many businesses and organisations from within the public and private sector.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Supporting all aspects of successful business operations, strategy marketing, CSR, and management, I advise and support businesses of all sizes, within a variety of industries. I have worked with many charities and other businesses within the public sector. Specialising in; Start-ups, concept and strategy implementation, marketing, digital, organisational analytics, cultural change shifts, and management development.&lt;/p&gt;

Sara Carter

&lt;p&gt;I am here to inspire, grow and build strong foundations for your business and future. Providing business and marketing consulting to take you to the next level. I excel in managing multiple projects with strong detail, problem-solving, and follow-through capabilities. As a Master of Business Administration, BA (Hons) Social Policy and Administration– I am a qualified Business Strategy and PR Marketing specialist I have over 20 years of experience including working on EU Projects, Innova

Your online masterclass host for this week: A securing public sector contracts expert

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