Charity Concert in aid of EACH 12th May 2019 at Wensum Valley Hotel Taverham Jonathan Wyatt Big Band featuring Lindsay Ball & Stephen Amer Afternoon concert at 2.30pm To book tickets call the hotel on – 01603 261012 or the event organiser Ticket price £19.50 per person Raffle in aid of EACH
London’s space scarcity means homeowners can strike gold by renting out their garage or driveway. The heart of the metropolis packs the most coveted spaces that net handsome cash per month. However, unused storage areas on the fringes of the city still attract space-hungry denizens in droves. Whether you have space to lease as a parking or warehousing, peer-to-peer platforms provide a limitless marketplace to seal the deal. With a neat, shipshape garage, landlord permit and a simple contract, you should come out smelling like a rose by the end of the month.
In this article, we’ll walk you through the considerations you must mull over for an extra stream of income from leasing garage or parking space.
Making your storage space more efficient with upgrades or renovations can help increase its value. Clutter could scare away prospects making cleanliness a top priority in your checklist. Unlike other spots, heavily-used driveways fall prey to stubborn oil stains, grease, and grime deposits. Rather than soil your hands with grime, hiring a dedicated company like Ben and Jerry give you peace of mind. With premium cleaners, sanitation specialists and affordable cleaning solutions, Ben & Jerry offers a safe pair of hands to spruce up your garage. Ben and Jerry cleans, organizes and removes trash leaving your space in apple-pie order before you hold it out in the market.
Spying on prices for other driveways and parking spaces gives you a bird’s eye view of the marketplace. The price depends on a cluster of factors such as size, floor type and climate-controlled capabilities. Luckily, specialized sites online allow you to crunch the numbers by typing details such as postcodes for a comparative estimation of price for storage areas. The price tags should avoid usurious rates or onerous conditions.
List your storage space on fast-paced marketplaces with a crystal-clear description of the dimensions, location, price and extra facilities such as lighting. Flesh it out to the last detail to match the description of potential tenants with precision. Demands vary as some thirst for a garage to mothball a classic car or personal belongings. They should identify with your offer at a glance.
Once a prospect gives you a call or accepts your offer, answer their queries in good faith and exhaustively. If they go the extra mile to visit your premises, it’s time to close in for the kill. Meeting the other party face-to-face allows you to throw more light into the deal and get more acquaintance with them. Try to clear up grey areas like variations or breach of contract for efficient dispute resolution. A meeting of minds should represent a win-win for both parties. For example, a discount or flexible terms sweeten the deal.
English law vindicates a simple or oral contract but having a written agreement irons out contentious issues like termination, arbitration or compensation. Standard parking agreements incorporate key clauses addressing these issues. The contract will stipulate the terms, time of payment, and fixed period. A signed contract acts as a shield and sword in a legal tussle down the road.
Renting out your parking space may require planning permission based on your jurisdiction. The UK Government maintains you don’t need this consent while some local authorities hold the contrary view. If a council slaps you with a planning enforcement notice, you can challenge this decision at a superior tribunal. Seek other consents from your landlord or mortgagor. Onto taxation, note the income raked in attracts levy.
In a city of clutterers like London, acres of unclaimed space pave every inch of the metropolis with gold. Traditional self-storage lacks the convenience of proximity rendered by peer-to-peer spaces. This makes empty space scarce and escalates demand in favor of commercial or residential proprietors. Londoners are already smiling all the way to the bank with peer-to-peer self-storage earnings. All you need is to let someone clutter up your garage or driveway for cash. Thanks to cleanup specialists, a robust marketplace and garage rental companies that handle all incoming queries, you can make your killing in a trice.
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The Starlight Walk Norwich is back in 2015 for its 10th year!
Join us on Friday 7th August at the UEA Sportspark at 10.30pm, as we take a 13 mile night time walk around our fine city. Join with friends, family or colleagues, spend time together and take in the peace and quiet of the streets of Norwich – ending in a firework finale.
This year all the money raised will be split between Macmillan Cancer Supportand East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) nook appeal which will help with the charity’s visionfor a new children’s hospice in the heart of Norfolk.
To register, please visit: www.starlightwalknorwich.co.uk/
The Tudor Lodge Consultants team is pleased to announce that we have started an SEO campaign with Fund Ourselves. The firm contacted us to help with its search engine optimisation strategy to help boost its Google rankings and website traffic for specific terms relating to personal loans, peer to peer loans and investments.
Fund Ourselves operates in the peer-to-peer industry, offering low cost loans to consumers, with the finance provided by other individuals who receive interest on lending out money. The keyword strategy is therefore based around attracting both borrowers and investors looking for a return.
With our background in financial services, this is how we have approached the Fund Ourselves project in the early stages.
One of the first steps we took in terms of an SEO strategy for the startup was conducting keyword research. This is vitally important, as once relevant keywords have been narrowed down it enables you to tailor content in order to drive traffic and target your audience in a more effective manner. The tool we use is Keywords Everywhere which allows us to see the keywords and their monthly search volume on Google, and then we transfer this to our keyword reporting tool of AWR.
Once relevant keywords regarding personal loans, investments and ISAs had been established following research, we set out to create individual landing pages for each. We also ensured that these pages had also been fully optimised, in order to ensure they are indexed properly by Google and to help improve overall rankings – and this is achieved through well constructed meta-titles, descriptions, heading structure (h1,h2,h3), images, calculators, internal links and more.
The idea is to make one landing page per keyword and not to overlap (otherwise Google will be confused and demote all pages). So it is best to have one page for personal loans, not 3 or 5.
We have been working on establishing credible and trustworthy links to Fund Ourselves, to help with its SEO strategy. This is important for any website’s Google ranking, as it builds up trust for the domain.
We focus on industry specific links from websites (not blogs or directories) and news sites relating to finance, startup, business, consumer finance – to ensure relevancy where possible. Therefore, we avoid links from food, sport or science, since this would lack relevancy.
We keep very safe with the anchor text, using brand name and ‘here’ and ‘read more’ where possible to avoid the risk of penalties.
Whilst early days, we expect to see small growth in the first few weeks, with solid growth over the 3 to 6 month period.
Ready to elevate your filming skills and unlock the full potential of your equipment? Join us for this hands-on workshop designed for creators who want to capture stunning footage and tell compelling stories.
Whether you’re filming for social media, creating long-form content, or just starting your creative journey, this workshop will give you the practical skills and confidence to shoot like a pro.
Who This Workshop Is For:
This workshop is specifically designed for business owners who want to discover the potential of their own filming gear (mirrorless, phone, action camera, etc), or simply aren’t yet committed to handing over this task to someone else. We welcome businesses of all sizes.
Please note: this workshop is reserved exclusively for business owners, not employees or agencies.
What You’ll Learn:
In this intensive session, we’ll cover everything from planning your shots to editing on the go. You’ll get hands-on practice with your own gear in both indoor and outdoor settings, learning how to adapt your technique to different environments.
We’ll explore essential filming techniques including camera angles and their impact, slow-motion capture, and the principles of visual storytelling. You’ll discover how to shoot specifically for social media versus long-form content, understanding the unique demands of each format.
The workshop also covers video editing basics and workflow management, so you can capture and edit efficiently when you’re out in the field.
Workshop Highlights:
Limited Spots Available: This is an intimate, hands-on experience with a maximum of 5 participants, ensuring personalized attention and plenty of opportunity to practice.
What to bring: Bring your camera, phone, or whatever filming gear you use and want to explore its capabilities.
On the day: There will be a break for lunch (about an hour), depending on how the group feels.
There has been a major shift in the way we play gambling games, and it’s one that has taken the industry by storm. Where once we used to head to our local casinos, betting shops and arcades for the pleasure of placing a little bet. Now, all we have to do is look at our phones and access any one of a number of impressive high-tech betting apps.
It should be noted that some people still enjoy the social experience of visiting a specific location to gamble, and there’s nothing wrong with that, of course. The betting shops and casinos are a familiar sight on our high streets, and long may that continue, but it’s reassuring to know that these days we are able to enjoy the best of both worlds.The convenience of using online websites such as Duelz Casino is all too apparent from the moment you first use them. A growing number of people are making the switch to the online versions of games that we have known and loved for many years, and it seems that development is set to continue for a long time.
While there are plenty of improvements that can be enjoyed when you play online, one of the more intriguing is the fact that you can play in healthy competition with other users. The thought that you could go head to head with someone from the other side of the world in real-time is one that many people should experience.
Perhaps the most important aspect of playing games online is the way we can fit our gaming around our lives. Even if you’ve been incredibly busy during any given week, there will always be time to settle back into a comfy chair and enjoy some fun. And of course, when you have your phone or tablet with you, the action is right in front of your eyes.
And if you’re one of those making the most of the technological revolution, you certainly won’t be on your own. The influential Ecommerce Foundation estimate that around 87% of UK residents will shop online at some point during 2019, and this is surely a trend that will continue for many years to come. If you are yet to play any type of online game on your phone or tablet, it could just be time for you to give it a try. There are so many ways for us to relax when we get the chance, but few of them can surely match the enjoyment of playing games while you’re sitting in a comfy chair and enjoying a refreshing drink. Give it a go – you might just find it incredibly pleasurable.
Method Marketing has launched a survey into the State of Content.
The aim is to learn more about attitudes towards the quality of written content across a range of platforms.
By investigating areas such as spelling, punctuation and grammar, the survey explores the impact of errors on consumer trust and spending habits.
Says Method Marketing founder Lucy Mowatt: “Having seen a decline in the quality of content over the past few years, I’m keen to learn if anyone else has spotted this trend. Does it affect the perception of a brand? Do businesses seem less trustworthy? Which industries are most affected?
“Some businesses may not believe that the quality of content is important. After all, if it’s not a core part of what they do, it may not seem like a priority. The results of this survey will demonstrate that this may be hurting their business and reducing profitability.”
You’ve done everything right, you found a buyer, you’ve answered all their questions, you even got the offer letter through, it’s all plain sailing from here right? Well not exactly… For some people who are new to the world of corporate finance, the words ‘Due Diligence’ may not strike fear into their hearts, but for those of us a bit more grizzled, we are all too aware that Due Diligence is not “something that needs to get over and done with”. It is not without reason that we get that feeling of dread wash over us, this is when all the skeletons in the closet come out and unfortunately your buyer’s advisers don’t get any gold stars for not finding anything wrong. This is why it is so important to prepare your business in advance of any sale event taking place. I can’t in good conscience sit here and tell you that you can plan for every eventuality, or that there won’t be a question that comes completely from left field, but there are certainly a few foundations you can be laying right now to ease the process. People Almost certainly one of the biggest assets of your company, but they can also be a sore point in the Due Diligence process. Make sure that you have up to date, signed contracts of employment. Temporary or assumed contracts may not be the answer a buyer is looking for. Over-generous contracts – any acquirer is required to take on your staff on a TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings Protection Employment Regulations 2006 – Catchy right?) basis meaning that any existing contracts you have with staff have to carry over to a new owner. Company cars firm wide may have seemed like a good idea at the time, but could cause the wheels to come off a deal when an acquirer factors in the cost. Issues with IP There could be an entire article on intellectual property itself, but for now I will summarise. This is particularly relevant to technology companies, it is a given that anything an employee works on is property of the company, but what about if you subcontract to an outside developer? Or if you work with a customer to develop a piece of software? It is imperative that you understand who owns the IP you are selling and to get things in place before a sale event happens. Contracts You’ve got an exclusive agreement with a national company to supply them with widgets, great news. Can you show the contract that confirms this? I hear this a lot, the sad truth is that a lot of time these relationships are never formalised, and while long term trading relationships count for something, a signed piece of paper means a lot more. Buyers are inherently cautious and are sceptical of anything that isn’t tangible. This may manifest itself in conditions on consideration, reduction of price, or in extreme circumstances, the collapse of the deal altogether in cases where there are significant dependencies. Property Whether you rent or own the premises you operate out of, a buyer will be interested in just about everything. If you are renting a property, now would be a good time to check how long you have left on your lease, make sure you have a change of control clause in the contract, or a break clause if necessary. If you own the freehold, there are a number of issues to consider, whether you decide to sell the property as part of the transaction or not. It is standard practice for an acquirer to request EPC, PAT tests, Fire Assessments (with any issues identified and how they have been rectified), Asbestos audit (if relevant) details of any building works, the list goes on. If the property is being retained by the shareholders, it will be necessary to work out the terms of the lease with the acquirer, who ultimately holds the lease and whether the property is transferred to the shareholders or gets moved up to a holding company as each of these have their own quirks. Timely and Organised I cannot stress enough how important being timely and organised is. Buyers will expect you to have all the information they are looking for, to hand and in a format they will understand. The reality is all too often very, very different! A quick due diligence process not only saves everyone endless sleepless nights, but also lets the buyer know that the company is run in an organised manner. As an added bonus, the quicker the process, the less time a buyer has to potentially chip away at the price. Buyers will want to make sure any documents produced cross reference and can be reconciled. Hastily produced documents often don’t reconcile, so if you don’t already do something, please don’t start producing documents because of the DD process. Similarly, multiple versions of the same document will slow any process down, it may make sense to you that next year’s forecast is made up of a consolidation of six different documents, but this will more than likely confuse a buyer and let doubts creep in about the validity of the data you are providing. Speaking from experience, we were going through Due Diligence, and the seller gave a document to the buyer, completely in good faith, that ended up not reconciling to any other documentation provided to that point. The truth was, it was never meant to, it was purely for internal use, but the ensuing confusion caused us and the seller to have to go back and try and reconcile the figures for the last three years. We ended up agreeing with the buyer to reconcile one year, an endeavour that ended up setting us back four weeks and threatened to derail the whole process. Key takeaways, make sure the information you are providing is timely, accurate, cross referenced and perhaps most importantly, easy to follow. There are considerably more things to consider when going through the Due Diligence process and we would always suggest speaking to an adviser well in advance of getting to this point, to make sure you are representing the business in the best light. One of the benefits of working with a Corporate Finance adviser is that they have experience of working with both buyers and sellers, so will have a good idea of the things a potential buyer will be looking for. If you are thinking of selling your business or have been approached, we are happy to have a confidential, no obligation discussion about your business. Please feel free to contact a member of the Lovewell Blake Corporate Finance team on 01603 663300. Ben Anstee is pictured (right) above with Lovewell Blake Corporate Finance Partner, Matt Crawley
Dr Heather Rolfe specialises in analysing public opinion on immigration, in particular where opinion diverges from fact. Rt Hon Prof Charles Clarke was the Labour Home Secretary from 2004 – 2006 and has been a member of the European Council on Foreign Relations.
Free to attend and open to all. No need to book. The discussion is followed by a free, informal drinks reception, giving the audience a chance to meet the speakers.
Further information: events@uea.ac.uk or 01603 591926
Discover the benefits of the low-cost and easy to use tech used by our Innovation Network and how you can start using it for your business.
Join us to hear from Norfolk County Council’s Chief Technical Officer Kurt Frary and his team about the Innovation Network (LoRaWAN) technology. Find out how we’re already using this innovative tech, and how you can and benefit from it, too.
For this event we will also be joined Mark Stanley and Michael Price to present the LoRaWAN technology in some more detail.
In September we officially launched our Norfolk and Suffolk Innovation Network, the largest public sector long-range wide-area network (LoRaWAN) deployment in the UK. Norfolk businesses are already seeing the benefits from our industry-leading new sensor network.
If you have any questions, you can contact our innovation team by emailing in@norfolk.gov.uk
Have you ever been faced with the daunting task of buying flowers for your significant other? Chances are that you were and that you took a long time making the final decision. It does seem rough, standing in flower shop and looking at all those flowers displayed in front of you while you try to remember your girlfriend’s favorite colour. It is not as easy as entering the first flower shop and getting the first bouquet of flowers you see. The process is much deeper than that. There are all kinds of things to consider and sometimes the ultimate decision you make will end up shaping the future of your relationship.
Miriam Watts, from Handy Flowers, says that their flower shop has flowers for all kinds of occasions and that if you are not sure which one is the best one for your significant other, the staff is there to provide help. Nevertheless, if you are facing this decision alone, here are some tips on how to buy a perfect flower for a British woman.
One of the first things that you have to determine is the reason you are buying flowers. Guys buy flowers for various kinds of occasions whether it is romantic or simply as a way to put a smile on her face. Romantic occasions demand more romantic flowers. This means roses or flowers with intense colors or hues. But if you are buying something for a birthday or an anniversary you can tone things down by using flowers which do not have such lush colors.
Now when you got the occasion out of the way you need to determine the time. If you are trying to surprise her than any time is okay, but if you are going on a first date you might consider opening with that. A first date is a great occasion for giving a girl some flowers and if you do it immediately it will explain to her your intentions deeper and also make the evening run smoother.
On the other hand, a birthday or anniversary flowers should be a surprise. If you have organised something for your special girl you should include the flowers as part of the surprise. Try being flamboyant and show her that she really means to you.
This is something that goes beyond simply knowing her favorite flower. Certain flowers only come in certain hues and colors also express the meaning of the flower. Warmer colors express deeper feelings while subdued flowers can evoke calmness.
You need to consider the occasion first and the reason why you are giving flowers to a girl. That way you will know which color suits the situation the most. Don’t just go immediately for red roses, there are many other colors that can express your feelings. Flower clerks are usually professionals so they can help you but it is much more fulfilling if you do the research yourself. Here Are Some Examples of Specific Type of Women and Flowers that match:
If you know your girl than these are some prime examples that can help you determine which way to go. Sometimes it can be as easy as that but on most occasions, it’s not. However, mixing things up a bit and choosing a whole bunch of flowers, in the end, might also be a good idea. Chances are that if a girl likes you she will most certainly like whatever flowers you give her. However, just to be on the safe side, try putting in a bit of effort and make your girl happy.