Thanks for the 100+ of you who came along to the British Library and made the Swap Skills for Success event just that.

There’s no question that for small businesses in particular building strong relationships, referring, working together and smart skills swapping can fast-track your business. There’s also no question that we need to keep doing it in order to survive and thrive.

During the evening contacts were made, cards-a-plenty were exchanged, future skills-swaps were planned and some potential other great opportunities were planted. We’d love to hear of any successes / links you made.

For those of you running online businesses of interested in social marketing, Suzanne our websites and branding ace has prepared a great tip sheet. For your copy simply send a blank email to sm@zestworks.co.ukThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it And remember to that you can register for our free newsletter on the Zestworks website.

For more events check out the Business & IP Centre website. These include Be your own Brand …a whole day event on May 26 with Helen Parkins and Rasheed Ogunlaru from Zestworks to help you boost your promotion, profit and a limited PR/ marketing budget.

One last thing, so much potential business is ‘left on the table’ and not followed-up. So if you made a warm connection that you think could be really useful then follow-up before it goes cold.

With best wishes the Zestworks team: Rasheed, Helen, Heather, Suzanne and Mirtha.