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Gordon Lindsay, Aston Business Services Limited | Enterprise Nation

&lt;p&gt;I search out and&amp;nbsp;gather great information then I share it as widely as I can. I have lots of useful and helpful information on my website and blog, much of it free, all with the aim to help you make your business better.&lt;/p&gt;

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	&lt;li&gt;FREE information, links, blog&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&amp;pound; helpsheets, templates, ebooks&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&amp;pound;&amp;pound; services&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Make Your Business Better&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Give your business the best chance to survive and prosper. Many businesses hit problems from time to time, often due to a few simple mistakes. Mistakes made by many businesses before. Don&amp;#39;t make the same mistakes. Make your business better.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Save Time, Save Money&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Time and money are your most precious resources. Help me to help you make the best use of them so you can concentrate on the things you love to do like making your products, dealing with customers and finding new ones.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Measure Monitor Manage Improve&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you don&amp;#39;t measure and monitor, then you can&amp;#39;t manage, so you won&amp;#39;t improve.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Keep It Simple&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Maybe you don&amp;#39;t have an accountant and are happy to continue to do your accounts and tax return but would like to learn new things to help make your business better. Perhaps you don&amp;#39;t want to move accountants but would like to do a bit more work yourself to save money.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Please check out my website and blog for lots of useful information and links, much of it free.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Good luck with your business.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;I just like helping folk.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I started my accountancy career 30+ years ago, as a £2,400 per year accounts assistant. In that time, I have worked with the best of employers, and the worst, and I have worked for the best of clients, and the worst.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Now it’s time to help you make your business better.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Whether you are running a small business, starting up one or just thinking about it, my main aim is to help you save time and save money by providing quick, practical solutions to everyday situations by means of information, education and inspiration via my website, makeyourbusinessbetter.co.uk , and my blog, makeyourbusinessbetterblog.wordpress.com .&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Good luck with your business.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;My motto in life and work is 'Meet people, make friends, and help them.'&amp;nbsp;Getting to know people is the best way of finding out what makes them tick in terms of goals, ambitions, dreams, interests and life in general. I help people by listening to what they need, suggesting ideas, sending links, making introductions, adding value, and offering relevant products and services, where appropriate. When friends have a problem, I love to help them fix it.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;My varied portfolio career means I have knowledge, experience and contacts in many fields. I am an expert in book publishing, media, mentoring, writing, editing, marketing, crowdfunding, sponsorship, social enterprise and commercial start-ups.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I'd love to get to know you better, so I can help you get to where you want to be.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Career highlights:&lt;br /&gt;
• Book trade professional since 1990&lt;br /&gt;
• Consultant Producer, YOU'RE BOOKED! (ITV book series)&lt;br /&gt;
• Pioneer, World Book Day UK&lt;br /&gt;
• Research Director, StoryCode (online recommendation engine for fiction, featured on BBC TV’s DRAGONS’ DEN)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Current roles:&lt;br /&gt;
• Founder, CopyGhosting Publishing Services (editorial, marketing, PR &amp;amp; digital agency)&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
• Editor &amp;amp; Development Executive, Insight Film Festival&lt;br /&gt;
• Founder, Jolabokaflod CIC (promoting Icelandic 'Christmas book flood' tradition)&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
• Director of Crowdfunding, CrowdPatch CIC: free crowdfunding platform for social enterprise&lt;br /&gt;
• Founder, The Wisdom of Coffee: a network for Meetup gatherings &amp;amp; a community that shares best practice about business, enterprise &amp;amp; alternative finance)&lt;br /&gt;
• Founder, Smart Crowd Productions: integrated arts, media, business &amp;amp; alternative finance production consultancy&lt;br /&gt;
• Director: Corporative Sponsorship, SMGlobal Catwalk, Inc: global fashion events brand&lt;br /&gt;
• Social entrepreneur, 12R Prizes: solving social issues and commercial problems via sponsored cash-prize comptetions&lt;br /&gt;
• Mentor, Founders and Mentors: networking platform, comprising forum, communities and courses for mentors to help pre-launch founders launch start-ups successfully&lt;br /&gt;
• Social entrepreneur, 12Ronnies: hub that provides founders, inventors and creatives a toolkit for launching a startup successfully&lt;br /&gt;
• Co-founder, CrowdMall: virtual shopping centre for ideas that do not yet exist&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Charities:&lt;br /&gt;
• Chairman, Seeds Creatives (charity): runs the ‘Artist in Your Own Residence’ collaborative network mentoring scheme for creatives in all disciplines&lt;br /&gt;
• Director, Arts Centre Group (charity): membership organisation for arts &amp;amp; media professionals&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Committees:&lt;br /&gt;
• All-Party Parliamentary Committee for Crowdfunding (chair: Barry Sheerman MP): meets quarterly at the House of Commons&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Author:&lt;br /&gt;
• Six published books&lt;br /&gt;
• Two books in progress&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF A PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PROCESS?&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;INTRODUCTION:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The purpose of our Performance Management Process is to make sure that each employee is clear about what is expected from them in their job?, w?hilst also understanding what they are doing well and what the manager can do to support and coach the employee to work differently or better.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Working towards the same company goals ensures success for the business as well as individuals working within it.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;PREPARATION&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Each person should prepare for their Performance Management Meeting by reviewing their job description and any set objectives. These ?may be what were agreed during or since the last review meeting and completing a preparation form. Any discussions and comments for the previous year should be written down and discussed and objectives agreed for the coming six months?, using the job description relevant to ?the role and the company.&lt;/p&gt;

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