Costa WomenZoom are our new video interview platformStarted back in February 2014 as an experiment, the video interviews originally as Google Hangouts have now become a staple part of the Costa Women diet. What is a Zoom?It’s a 2 way video chat (a bit like Skype or Facebook Video Call) that is recorded live via
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In the past few weeks, ransomware has stolen the headlines of many newspapers. But beforehand, let’s be honest, who was really knowledgeable about online threats and daily online attacks? Or even who REALLY cared? Raise your hands if you think that working from your iPhone or Mac is enough to protect your data. Raise your
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One of the most important investments you can make in your business is training, development and networking. By attending regular training courses you will get new ideas, skills and perspectives, which will inspire and motivate you to improve the way you to business. During networking, you aren’t just building your database and expanding your network,
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When it comes to social media, and especially Facebook too many people build obstacles in their way to getting started, before you can even contemplate a strategy or make a sale. Having spoken to many business owners over the last 12 months, and most being members of Costa Women, I keep hearing that you
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Be bold for change is the theme for this years International Women’s Day and on behalf of Costa Women I have been doing that recently. Many of you know that I started Costa Women when we moved back from the Middle East as a way of making friends; a “social” project if you like!
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Our world is a world of invention, changing trends, wars and wealth and poverty. I believe that how you choose to live this wonderful gift of life is up to you. Now I’ll just give a quick warning here to the delicate, there’s a 4 letter word in this article. To quote Emerson; “this is
Millennials and Generation Z are driving a massive shift in the global work force, looking for flexible, inspirational spaces around the world where they can grow their business. This has led to the rise of coworking, shared work environments where small to medium sized businesses can have desk or office space, access to meeting rooms
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Business Stagnating? Do any of the following statements sound like you (even just a teensy bit)? asks Melissa Bitz
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So the nerdy academic in me has a quote for you today: “If you don´t know which port you´re steering for, no wind is favorable.” Hmmm…think about that for a second…..DUH! Right? Even some smart old Roman dude (in this case, Seneca) figured out ages ago that if you don´t make a clear and concise
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1. Facebook This is the biggest social networking site with the largest number of monthly users – 1,100,000,000. There are millions of small or medium sized businesses promoting themselves on Facebook and it is estimated that larger companies spend over $100 million on FB advertising per year. 2. YouTube YouTube, owned by Google, is the global
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