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Practical, supportive networking for business owners. Participation without pressure.

Our modern economy hasn’t had to deal with a pandemic before, but it has had to ride out recessions.

The fact that there is a growing momentum to re-start the economy is cause for optimism, but it is tempered with uncertainty, because no one knows how all this will play out.

Is stripping away the normal trappings of business a good thing though? Is being authentic in business really about being just you, or is it about outwardly projecting a convincing business persona?

Although previous research, by the same economist, has reported productivity benefits of WFH, conditions under coronavirus are different.

You could say the oil price is on its knees, except that this is something of an understatement.

The challenge then is to try and maintain momentum, or some sense of it, when normal rules of commerce no longer apply.

Settling into our new format, we discussed the impact the lockdown is having on us all, but also what strategies we might adopt to see us through to the other side.

In a situation where face-to-face engagement is going to become restricted, the technological factors can take on a particular significance.

The pressing urge to take on business may end up overriding other considerations, but then this can come at a different kind of cost.

With modern consumers and service users increasingly sophisticated in their decision-making, businesses must work harder to understand the motivations of their target audiences.

Standards are recognised quality benchmarks, but on a more personal level, in business, how do we set and maintain our own standards?

The problem with New Year’s resolutions is that most of them fail, and this can be as true of business as it is in our everyday lives.