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Sue
Jul 3, 2018
I'm Back!
The eagle-eyed amongst you will have noticed that there was no post for June - and that's because I spent a good part of June enjoying...
Sue
May 16, 2018
Be your own boss
Last weekend I walked 22km and did 38,000 steps – all in a good cause for the Mountbatten Hospice here on the Isle of Wight. Every year...
Sue
Apr 10, 2018
A Trilogy of Social Media
I knew when I took the first steps towards running my own business that, whilst I had all the skills needed to provide first class...
Sue
Mar 7, 2018
Sun and Snow
Within a space of a week we've had temperatures ranging from an unbelievably cold -4C up to an almost balmy 10C today and in between...
Sue
Feb 7, 2018
Spring is in the air
There is a definite feeling that Spring is in the air and just around the corner. Although it's cold, we're lucky in Ventnor as we have...
Sue
Jan 7, 2018
Happy New Year
Well, here we are, now into the second week of the New Year - and the good thing about January is that the days start to get longer...
Sue
Nov 13, 2017
Celebrating our 3rd Birthday
We've got something to celebrate! Yes, BOSS Business Office Support Services is 3 years old this week - and it all began with finding and...
Sue
Oct 9, 2017
Supporting small businesses
Many people who take the first steps towards establishing their own business are usually experts in their field - they are in their...
Sue
Sep 11, 2017
All things technical
It's not until you start to run your own business, that it becomes apparent that no matter what skills and experience you may have in...
Sue
Aug 24, 2017
Big boats, little boats
Big boats and little boats - the Royal Ocean Racing Club's iconic Fastnet Race took place this year, and for many this is the pinnacle of...
Sue
Jul 10, 2017
Happy Holidays
We're now well into July and many people are thinking about the summer holidays - living on the Isle of Wight our summers are sometimes...
Sue
Jun 2, 2017
It's all about the networking
It's easy to spend a small fortune on advertising and there's plenty of opportunities out there to market a business using expensive...
Sue
May 2, 2017
Back to work!
April came and went so quickly that the time to blog just seemed to disappear. We enjoyed a break over the Easter holidays and then a...
Sue
Mar 6, 2017
Into Springtime
The Met Office tell us that, in the Astronomical calendar, Spring begins on the 20th March, and that 1 March is the meteorological start...
Sue
Feb 8, 2017
21st Century Audio Typing
During this month, one of the tasks I've been working on are audio transcriptions of interviews for a client who is undertaking a PHD -...
Sue
Jan 3, 2017
Happy New Year - into 2017!
We're into 2017 - and on 5th January 2017 the BOSS IW office will be celebrating two years of business! They say time flies as you get...
Sue
Nov 29, 2016
In the bleak mid-Winter...
Well, here in Ventnor we don't often get bleak mid-winters, although when we do, being the most southerly point of the Island, we can get...
Sue
Nov 5, 2016
A Winner!
Lots of excitement in the last couple of weeks - BOSS IW has won the IW Chamber of Commerce prize draw from its recent Expo day, and the...
Sue
Oct 3, 2016
October sunshine
This is the view from the office today and it's gorgeous. You would never know that it is now the beginning of October - warm sunshine...
Sue
Sep 9, 2016
Keeping up with technology
The technology world moves at a face past and small businesses, such as BOSS IW, need to ensure that they keep up with it. Spending time...
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