Debbie Bissett

Please Support Us - We're doing Race for Life!!!

  This will come as a real shock to a lot of people but I've agreed to sign up for Race for Life long with the other girls!

We're going to be running (or will it be more like walking in my case?) a total of 5 km so we're aiming to raise £5k for a very worthy cause. If you'd consider sponsoring us, we'd be eternally grateful, even the smallest donation will help so please do. Simply click on the link above and you'll go straight to our fundraising page.

We'll be taking lots of pictures and keeping you up to date but I assure you that for me personally, this is an aboslute first and I'm determined to complete it in a very respectable time. In fact, I'm going off now to organise some sort of training programme.

What have I done???????? LOL!!

Debs x

The Money Gym Property Extravaganza in aid of The Big Issue - Saturday 21st March 2009

 Have you ever read The Money Gym Blog? This week Nicola and Judith interviewed Peter Stanley of Property Made Simple in Manchester. Peter will be opening their Property day in March with an encouraging talk on the theme of Anyone Can Do it.

Many friends who belong to The Money Gym have undoubtedly made a nice amount of money from investing in property however as Judith rightly said, there is something wonderful about finding a really grateful tenant, who cherishes your property and makes themselves a wonderful home in which they adore living. I know this as I have exactly that with one of my properties in Middlesborough.

If you are grateful that you DO have somewhere meaningful to call home, do spend £25 to come along and find out how you can help many others to achieve the same, either through The Big Issue or by becoming landlord/property investor yourself. During the day you'll hear about lots of wonderful and easy to action systems for purchasing property (even in the current climate) and there will be amazing key note speakers. Plus it's only £25 and all proceeds go to The Big Issue.

To find out more, simply click on the image above. See you there!

Is Your Networking 'working'?

It's been a really busy week with lots of things going on and projects on the go, but this lead me to start analysing whether or not I'm using my time as effectivey as possible.

One the main ways in which I undertake business development activity is through netowrking and I must have received at least 20 emails this week with details of various networking events in Leeds, Harrogate and Manchester. I know people who spend their lives attending these events and yes, they are nice, there's usually something to eat and drink but is it time well spent? My persoanl opinion is a resounding 'yes' AS LONG AS you go to the RIGHT event!

This year I've made a conscious decision that my networking time and energy are only going to be put in to two paid memberships that I'm part of - BNI and Business for Breakfast. What's the reason for that? Well, quite simply, I'm extremely busy, time is valuable and by focusing on developing quality relationship and strategic partnerships, I believe my return will be much greater.

Already this year I have been referred to genuine and lucrative business opportunties through my contacts within these groups and intend that the rest of the year will continue on this manner. Perhaps now, more than ever it's time to ask yourself what return do you get on your investment of both time and money? Do you actually know how much you spend and what gross profit you've got back in return. If not, then please do get your own referral tracker going as that way you can really tell whether it's been 'money well spent!'

2009 will be a challenging business year but with the correct focus and strategy (plus positive determination of course) there's no reason whatsoever why it can't be a good year. In times of recession or downturn, opportunties still exist but if you're not looking for them you won't find them!

So be bold, make your network 'work' and here's to a rewarding and enjoyable 2009!