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Mark Pearson asked the following question

Mark Pearson 

Chief Executive at Surrey Economic Partnership asked:

‘With the potential of a ‘long L’ recession, what are you doing to reduce costs, increase customers, generate liquidity, and promote your USPs?’

Here’s my response:

Interesting question Mark, however, the recession has been nothing but positive for my business.

Growth in my business to date in 2009 is 44.5% – I did the figures yesterday.

’tis true I am in a business that delivers savings for home and business users in their usual costs such as telephone, broadband, mobile, gas and electricity, and equally they are award winning, so that helps, however, people also have the opportunity of creating additional income streams on a part time basis, and that is probably the key to the continued growth throughout the year.

Paid overtime has all but disappeared for many, as have part time jobs paying a reasonable wage, so the fact a person can work with our business and collect £25 for 30 to 45 minutes work and then get commission on top ….. ongoing, is a real boon.

I am finding that people who become involved are quite typically mid-40s plus with a family, who are clearly going to be hit by the latest tax rises. In addition, business owners who have an existing database of customers and are able to market our non-competing range of services.

The idea of multiple streams of income is very appealing to owner managers.

Robert Kyosaki in his book, Rich Dad, Poor Dad has always been an advocator of such an approach, and it fits with today’s economic climate.

Yesterday, it was suggested that interest rates would remain low (0.5%) for many years to come, and the launch of a 5% CashBack card in 2008 as an added benefit to the services above has really come to the fore in the last few months as people seek ways to make their money go further.

I have no idea of the policy of this group with regard to posting links in responses, so have decided not to, however, if you or anyone wishes to know further, please contact me and I shall point you to various websites and make available PDF’s.

Laurence

Since this is my blog – here are those links:
http://www.go-fast.co.uk
http://www.great-value.co.uk
http://www.future-biz.co.uk

Business Startup – Olympia 26 & 27 November

Day one completed, day two about to start.

Good to see lots of friends and make new contacts too.

The attendees were a fair old mix:

New startups
Existing businesses looking to expand
Students
People seeking ideas and inspiration

All in all a good day, and Friday will be even busier.

Website here: www.bstartup.com

 

Joint Venturing adds income

Succeeding in business is about staying ahead of the competition, and one of the easiest ways to do that is by partnering with a non-competing company to add value to your own core offering.

On many occasions, business poeople have recognised that making sales to existing clients is six times easier than gathering new customers, and in this current economic climate that makes total sense.

With full training and ongoing support Utility Warehouse delivers additional income to UK businesses and charities year in, year out.

The video describing the business has recently been updated to reflect the many strides taken over the last few months.

Please take a look here: www.future-biz.co.uk

And there is a PDF to download too.

Questions? These can be answered over the phone (please click contact us in the menu), by email info@combyne.co.uk or face to face – you choose.

What is known is this business delivers; why not for you?

 

How flexible is your business?

One thing I have learnt in business over the past 25 years is that those companies who become stagnant and do not change with the times ultimately shrivel and die.

So how flexible is your approach to doing business?

Have you looked at Joint Ventures (JV)?

Have you diversified and added new income streams?

Do you market new products or services to your existing client base?

And do you constantly review the success or otherwise of such ventures?

Laurence

Business Startups Expo

Two days done!

All good fun seeing friends from past years and making new ones too.

Been really busy and noticed most of the people seeking help on the Community Stand are mature – very few youngsters with any passion.

Friday was pretty much the same as Thursday with more couples turning up.

The London Clothes show was rather distracting. )

Community Fundraiser

Utility Warehouse launched a scheme a few years ago – very basic it was (but sophisticated now!), to help charities and good causes raise money.

So successful has it become that over 1,000 different organisations are now involved

Read the full story here:

Pay Increase

commission up 13.34% on last month – Utility Warehouse residual income rocks.

If you would like to find out more, please click here:

http://www.future-biz.co.uk

 

There are Career Opportunity Meetings most nights of the week.

Please call to reserve your place at a local one to you – over 40 locations across the United Kingdom.

See Contact Us above.

Success with Utility Warehouse

When we first started almost 12 years ago, there was little history for many of us within the industry and as Ed Ludbrook would put it, we were pioneers.

Taking the glory one week, and the flak the next.

That has all changed, since it is quite clear the people joining now have the following attributes:

Socially outgoing

Past/current experience of business

A real dream and need to do well

Plus a desire to take charge of their future

During the last two years, there has been a major influx of people from within the property sector:

Private Property Landlords – Letting Agents – Estate Agents – Mortgage Brokers – Insurance Brokers – Independent Financial Advisors – Builders – Electricians – Plumbers and so on,

and more recently the professionals have started arriving in their droves:

Solicitors – Accountants – Teachers/Lecturers

plus down the years, the newly and presently retired, those who have declining pensions or inadequate provision for later years.

 And of course the many from ethnic communities, who can see the opportunity from afar.

Most are working part time, topping up their income. For some the extra £200 to £300 per month is staving off poverty, for others, who are more serious are building substantial replacement incomes of £2,000 to £5,000 or more per month.

But it is not just the income ….. new friendships, company inventives with two car plans, awards and very importantly recognition for achieving success however small or large.

Too many employees are starved of recognition, and simply receiving a Well Done when they qualify their position is the first time in over 30 years that they have felt wanted.

If there is one thing that I really love about Utility Warehouse is the feeling of family, and it is perhaps a further reason as to why the company have become so successful.

Extra Income Update

In the last few months there has been a massive influx of new distributors to the team, fuelled no doubt by the credit crunch, but also by the realisation that full time work is becoming less prevelant.

Quite simply more and more people are taking two or three jobs or opportunities to make ends meet.

With the likelihood that there is no immediate end to the downturn, Utility Warehouse is best placed to help people ride out the storm with record numbers both taking the services http://www.great-value.co.uk and joining the business http://www.future-biz.co.uk

With now over 40 presentation venues around the UK and more than 30 training centres, the company is geared up for success.

To discuss your prospects and have any questions, why not call 020 296 1846, once you have viewed the above links. Alternatively an information is open on 020 8955 5678.

Also worth clicking the tab above on Extra Income here http://combyne.wordpress.com/taking-that-second-or-third-job/