Starting a new business is a very exciting time, but it it certainly very different to how it was thirty years ago. In the past your main concerns would be to find a premises for your business, to find the right funding, and then to be able to market your business, first and foremost to a local targeted market. This would mainly have been done through advertising in your local press, through the free newspapers that were always pushed through the door and read avidly, through word of mouth recommendations, and then, as the business grew, through adverts on your local commercial TV station and billboards in your area. But…

Going to college or university has so many benefits for your future life. It broadens the horizons, extends your learning and gives you the chance to specialise your learning in an area that you are truly interested in, and gives you the opportunity to gain some independence from parents and family. Financial Implications There are financial implications about going to college or University. In the UK, there are tuition fees to consider, the reality is that you can be saddled with a rather large debt at the end of it. One thing you could do in order to alleviate some of this is apply for a scholarship or sponsorship in…

Although there are some arguments about whether the new decade actually begins in 14 days time, or whether we should really be looking towards 2021 as the start of the 20s, it certainly feels like a new dawn. And whilst I am not always that sure about making new years resolutions, I also feel that sometimes we need to grab the initiative to make things better. The start of 2020 is the perfect time to get our finances in order, to look at our outgoings, our incomings, and our debt, and work out how we can save a little in the new year for a rainy day. Finance Solutions The…

Agatha Christie, her books and their TV and film adaptations, are a not so secret passion of mine. I have written about the 1970s adaptations of ‘Death on the Nile’ and ‘Evil under the Sun’ before, and I am currently downloading the David Suchet versions of Poirot and the sumptuous Miss Marple series that starred Geraldine Fitzgerald and Julia Mackenzie as the elderly amateur sleuth. Yes, my name is Emma and I am an addict! Last year Channel 5 produced an Agatha Christie style murder mystery that actually featured Agatha at the heart of a murder mystery, turning detective to find a killer. It was a success, so they have…

I love ballet. I love the drama and the romance of the dance, the elegance of the dancers, the comedy and tragedy of the stories. And I love the costumes. My love of tulle skirts knows no bounds, I often wear them, and feel they should not be kept to wear for special occasions, but should be worn as often as possible, even if you are just heading out to the supermarket. At this wonderful time of the year, a time of fairies and angels and pantomimes, this is even more the case. Lovely Tutu is a fashion success story. It specialises in exquisite, handmade skirts and tutus that are…