Category Archives: local business

BeLocal supporting Locial – 31st Jan, London

Posted on December 2, 2011 by admin

As the co-founder of mashup* I get to contribute to the theme suggestions for upcoming events. Clearly having recently co-founded BeLocal I think the opportunities being created as ‘local goes social’ are significant but in societal and commercial terms and … Continue reading →

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Local food & produce – do you ? would you ?

Posted on November 23, 2011 by admin

One of the things I hear a lot is “I’d like to buy more local food from independent local shops, markets and producers … but … I just don’t know where they are.”. I think for many people this isn’t … Continue reading →

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Calling Time

Posted on November 19, 2011 by admin

We’ve just finished watching the 1st episode of new BBC documentary – ‘Calling Time‘ – a series looking at pub landlords and how they are coping with the recession, smoking ban & cheap booze from supermarkets. I admire the landlords … Continue reading →

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BeLocal on BBC Radio Suffolk

Posted on November 14, 2011 by admin

Simon was briefly interviewed this morning by Mark Murphy on BBC Radio Suffolk Breakfast Show – you can listen to the interview here: BeLocal_RadioSuffolk_1Mark’s BIG conversation this morning was about the demise of local shops & high streets and whether … Continue reading →

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Are you a local & social business ?

Posted on November 12, 2011 by admin

Small and medium-sized businesses are using social networks to win new customers more successfully than larger firms. A recent survey from global workspace provider Regus earlier this year has shown that 42% of UK SMEs are winning new business using … Continue reading →

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