One of the words I have adopted and found myself using daily with people is “anchor”. Some time a go I was seeking an anchor to provide myself with stability in the rough waters that life can throw up in front of us. I found that my anchor points were my knowledge and my community of friends that I had built up through my social networking.

The forthcoming Business Startup and Great British Business Show, are set to break all previous records with an anticipated attendance of 30,000 businesses. We are glad to be a part of it and we’ll be at stand 388 if you want to come and say hello.

When coaching, teaching and supporting people on their Digital Journey I create a step plan to help them work through the key areas to focus on. I have created this here for the EBA and hope this inspires some useful changes in the way you use the internet if it is not giving you the return you are looking to achieve for your business.

Whenever I watch Dragon’s Den I am always particularly interested if the pitch is about an actual product. Although we live in a digital world we are still a nation of consumers and, amongst the service offerings and specialist websites, Dragon’s Den always has a large proportion of candidates with a tangible and physical invention.

I believe that the future of the UK lies firmly with SMEs they are more flexible in their working being able to adapt more quickly to change which gives them a real advantage over the big boys.