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Selling or Growing? Mark Plant’s Insightful 10-Minute Talk

November 7, 2025

This week, Mark Plant took us through the key considerations when preparing to grow or sell a business. Drawing on real examples, he covered everything…

This Week’s 10-Minute Presentation: Mark Plant – The Next Step

May 16, 2025

This week, we heard from Mark Plant of The Next Step, who delivered a highly relevant and down-to-earth presentation on recruitment—an area many of us…

Reviving Struggling Businesses

August 9, 2024

We were delighted to have Mark from The Next Step – Business Growth Advisory Services join us this week, sharing his expertise on reviving struggling…

Members’ spotlight – Steve Howard

November 29, 2019

Steve Howard – practical business solutions gave the group a great introduction to his business. With a huge amount of experience Steve can offer Practical…

Members’ spotlight – Steve Howard

September 21, 2018

Really interesting 10 minute slot from Steve this morning. The focus on Sales, People and Performance Numbers just about summed up the way I have…