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Keeping up to speed!

I don't think many of us expected April showers to include sleet and snow! This time last year, the cherry blossom was in full bloom and...

Sue

Mar 17

Heading into Spring

Lunchtime view - it's good to take a break from the computer screen and enjoy this from the office window. During the last couple of...

Sue

Feb 4

Working with Word

We all know that feeling of having produced a Word document, maybe 40 or 50 pages long, and then just when you think it's perfectly...

Sue

Jan 4

And into 2021....

Happy New Year! Well, let's be positive and say that it's going to be a whole lot better than last year, fingers crossed. This week I'm...

Sue

Nov 12, 2020

Lockdown V2.0

So, here we go again, into Lockdown 2. The difference this time is that we are so much more prepared for this one and it's been business...

Sue

Oct 3, 2020

How did we get to October?

Well, September came and went and I'm not sure where it went! I've been working on several projects so I think the old adage of 'time...

Sue

Aug 25, 2020

Keeping busy in August!

I've finally completed the move into my new home office - it started at the beginning of lockdown of course but now I have it set up for...

Sue

Jul 13, 2020

Things are looking up!

For me, life almost came back somewhere near to normal yesterday. A glorious day in Cowes watching my family racing on the Solent,...

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May 31, 2020

Almost business as usual

In my last blog, I talked about the changes that businesses have had to make with Covid-19 being thrust upon us all. I have been lucky...

Sue

Apr 9, 2020

Coronavirus - Covid-19 - Update

As much as I would like to be looking at the amazing view that I normally have from my office window, the current situation with...

Sue

Mar 2, 2020

The old ones are the best

I've had a busy morning discussing two pieces of work that I really enjoy doing - a client who wants a traditional mail-merge (yes,...

Sue Matthews

Jan 13, 2020

New Year, New Decade! 2020 is here!

So not only is it a new year and we're now into 'the Twenties' but it's also a new decade. Here in the BOSS Business Office Support...

Sue

Nov 4, 2019

Celebrate good times, come on!

Everyone knows Kool & The Gang's 'Celebration' so I know you'll all be singing that tune in your head for a while now! Well, this month...

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Sep 17, 2019

Autumn days

Although we're now heading into Autumn, the view from the office window still shows a typical Ventnor summer's day - blue sky, blue sea...

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Aug 20, 2019

What do I do? Check out this list ...

After a busy time following the SailGP and Cowes Week, it's time to focus on the next projects for clients. Just in case you're wondering...

Summer's here, and the time is right...12 useful tips

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Jul 15, 2019

Summer's here, and the time is right...12 useful tips

....for dancing in the street- or so thought Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, and Mick Jagger and David Bowie. So are you going to be...

Sue

Jun 10, 2019

Helpful apps for small businesses

I'm constantly amazed at the number of apps which have become available for even the smallest of businesses. Running a business...

Sue

May 15, 2019

Happy Days

Some people who run their own businesses are not keen to take a holiday but for me I see a break from the norm as being essential both in...

Sue

Apr 23, 2019

Time management for small businesses

Whilst it's good to learn time management skills early on in life so that we have it as a basic life skill, it's absolutely crucial when...

Sue

Mar 10, 2019

Strike a Pose

They told me to strike a pose - not for the cover of a magazine* but for International Women's Day - so I did! The pose represents...

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