MINT BLOG
4 is the magic number
4 years ago this month, in January 2018, we welcomed our very first members to our club and what an awful lot of change we've lived through. Looking back at our first event on 23rd Jan 2018, we were in the office at Viewpoint and our great friend James Lane had built...
How can we be more accessible to those with disabilities?
December 3rd was International Day of People With Disabilities (IDPWD) - so let’s talk about how we can become more inclusive, both online and in person. First off, I would like to talk about reasonable adjustment, which is making small adjustments for people who need...
Why “Plan, Do, Reflect” ?
On Saturday (27 November 2021) MINT members and non-members alike came to collect their 2022 planners. The planner is more than 'just a diary' - it's an initiative we call "Plan, Do, Reflect". But what is it we're encouraging our members, and other like-minded self...
MINT Training: Business Development For Service Businesses
"Sales Is An Investment" - Rita Callendar shares with us her 40 years of business experience in her one-hour (and a bit) session all about how you need to INVEST to get sales, but not with money... by investing in yourself, your business and your relationships.I'm...
Four Years On… My Own MINT Adventure
Recently, I've been asking members and the rest of the team to reflect on their MINT journeys. Well today I find myself reflecting on my own... and it's been an ADVENTURE! 4 years ago today, on November 9 2017, I popped onto the Companies House website to register a...
Small business owners: Mental health after Covid
When the Covid pandemic first began, we were all stressing about how we were going to deal with the coming “few months”. By the middle of the pandemic, we were busy trying to just get through and keep working and now, almost 20 months later, we’re hopefully (in some...
Kickstarting a creative career with a MINT role and mint coloured hair to match
MINT Business Club’s second Kickstart placement started with the business in September and would like be introduced officially to our members, partners, colleagues and friends. We introduce you to… Holly Knight, who is with us as a Marketing Assistant for the...
It all started in a cupboard… my MINT journey
As I sit here on the first day of a new month, the only day of the month I do my finances, I take time out to reflect on the growth and journey of my business(es). 1st October 2021 This will be the first full month of being in a brand new unit, having spent most of...
Marketing: 15 Content Ideas in 30 minutes, October 2021
Nic and Michelle Rose have been running a series of recordings featuring content for your social media and online campaigns each month. There's usually a big "ish" to Nic and Michelle's 15 minutes, but this month we're calling it 30! Take a look for yourself and get...
Is Facebook targeted advertising going away?
With the launch of Apple's iOS 14.5 operating system in April, digital privacy - and with it online advertising - changed forever. The newest versions of the operating system now allow users to opt out of various tracking and monitoring within apps. And part of this...
Getting Together is MINT… Two Years On!
Yesterday, September 13 2021, we held our first in-person taster session since early 2020. And it was MINT! I was so nervous - like never before - to meet new people, engage face-to-face and actually be able to see our guests engaging before my very eyes. Zoom helped...
MINT helps Pacifica Group recruit dozens of young Kickstarters
Pacifica Group has recruited 10 young people and has plans to take on another 59 staff aged 16-24 through the Government’s £2bn Kickstart Scheme. Pacifica Group, the leading UK domestic energy and appliance services provider, has recruited 10 young people and has...
Marketing: 15 Content Ideas in 15 minutes, September 2021
Nic and Michelle Rose have been running a series of recordings featuring content for your social media and online campaigns each month. Take a look for yourself and get inspired.15 Minute Content Ideas - Sep 2021Transcript of Video (00:04):Hi everybody. It's me,...
Growing A Business… On Your Own Terms!
What are the rules to running your own business? In short, there are none! MINT member Keely Pearce shares her story. For those of you who might not know me, I’m Keely and I’m a paper cutting artist. I wear all the hats at kppapercuts, which I started about four years...
#Replay – the MINTest Videos of 2021
As the MINT team is on tour across the North East, giving our members a break from Zoom training over the summer, we thought we'd reflect on some of the MINT training and online advice sessions we've delivered so far in 2021.NOTE: Training replay videos are available...
Learning is MINT for Kickstarters
MINT Business Club is delighted to be providing additional training to its Kickstarters. We are an official Gateway Provider for the Government’s Kickstart scheme, helping 16-24 year-olds find exciting 6-month employment opportunities to get them on the career ladder....
Adapting : The “New” MINT Offering
I launched MINT Business Club in 2019 having initially run it as Savvy Solos Business Club for a couple of years before that. My aim was to get business owners in a room together, learning new skills, supporting one another, keeping each other accountable and totally...
Marketing: 15 Content Ideas in 15 minutes, July 2021
Nic and Michelle Rose have been running a series of recordings featuring content for your social media and online campaigns each month. Take a look for yourself and get inspired. 15 Minute Content Ideas - Jun 2021Transcript of Video (00:03):Hi, welcome to July. Oh my...
Wholesale Selling for Makers
Have you dreamed of getting your product on the shelves of your local stores? It can be simpler than you think, as MINT member Liza Johnson explains... As a producer and a retailer, I have seen both sides of this transition and wanted to offer my observations and...
Kickstarting MINT careers for 16–24-year-olds
Wouldn’t it be MINT if you had an extra pair of hands to help GROW your CIC or Ltd company? A Kickstart trainee could be just the person you need… and now MINT Business Club can help you find them! Did you know that MINT Business Club is now an official Gateway...
4 is the magic number
4 years ago this month, in January 2018, we welcomed our very first members to our club and what an awful lot of change we've lived through. Looking back at our first event on 23rd Jan 2018, we were in the office at Viewpoint and our great friend James Lane had built...
How can we be more accessible to those with disabilities?
December 3rd was International Day of People With Disabilities (IDPWD) - so let’s talk about how we can become more inclusive, both online and in person. First off, I would like to talk about reasonable adjustment, which is making small adjustments for people who need...
Why “Plan, Do, Reflect” ?
On Saturday (27 November 2021) MINT members and non-members alike came to collect their 2022 planners. The planner is more than 'just a diary' - it's an initiative we call "Plan, Do, Reflect". But what is it we're encouraging our members, and other like-minded self...
MINT Training: Business Development For Service Businesses
"Sales Is An Investment" - Rita Callendar shares with us her 40 years of business experience in her one-hour (and a bit) session all about how you need to INVEST to get sales, but not with money... by investing in yourself, your business and your relationships.I'm...
Four Years On… My Own MINT Adventure
Recently, I've been asking members and the rest of the team to reflect on their MINT journeys. Well today I find myself reflecting on my own... and it's been an ADVENTURE! 4 years ago today, on November 9 2017, I popped onto the Companies House website to register a...
Small business owners: Mental health after Covid
When the Covid pandemic first began, we were all stressing about how we were going to deal with the coming “few months”. By the middle of the pandemic, we were busy trying to just get through and keep working and now, almost 20 months later, we’re hopefully (in some...
Kickstarting a creative career with a MINT role and mint coloured hair to match
MINT Business Club’s second Kickstart placement started with the business in September and would like be introduced officially to our members, partners, colleagues and friends. We introduce you to… Holly Knight, who is with us as a Marketing Assistant for the...
It all started in a cupboard… my MINT journey
As I sit here on the first day of a new month, the only day of the month I do my finances, I take time out to reflect on the growth and journey of my business(es). 1st October 2021 This will be the first full month of being in a brand new unit, having spent most of...
Marketing: 15 Content Ideas in 30 minutes, October 2021
Nic and Michelle Rose have been running a series of recordings featuring content for your social media and online campaigns each month. There's usually a big "ish" to Nic and Michelle's 15 minutes, but this month we're calling it 30! Take a look for yourself and get...
Is Facebook targeted advertising going away?
With the launch of Apple's iOS 14.5 operating system in April, digital privacy - and with it online advertising - changed forever. The newest versions of the operating system now allow users to opt out of various tracking and monitoring within apps. And part of this...
Getting Together is MINT… Two Years On!
Yesterday, September 13 2021, we held our first in-person taster session since early 2020. And it was MINT! I was so nervous - like never before - to meet new people, engage face-to-face and actually be able to see our guests engaging before my very eyes. Zoom helped...
MINT helps Pacifica Group recruit dozens of young Kickstarters
Pacifica Group has recruited 10 young people and has plans to take on another 59 staff aged 16-24 through the Government’s £2bn Kickstart Scheme. Pacifica Group, the leading UK domestic energy and appliance services provider, has recruited 10 young people and has...
Marketing: 15 Content Ideas in 15 minutes, September 2021
Nic and Michelle Rose have been running a series of recordings featuring content for your social media and online campaigns each month. Take a look for yourself and get inspired.15 Minute Content Ideas - Sep 2021Transcript of Video (00:04):Hi everybody. It's me,...
Growing A Business… On Your Own Terms!
What are the rules to running your own business? In short, there are none! MINT member Keely Pearce shares her story. For those of you who might not know me, I’m Keely and I’m a paper cutting artist. I wear all the hats at kppapercuts, which I started about four years...
#Replay – the MINTest Videos of 2021
As the MINT team is on tour across the North East, giving our members a break from Zoom training over the summer, we thought we'd reflect on some of the MINT training and online advice sessions we've delivered so far in 2021.NOTE: Training replay videos are available...
Learning is MINT for Kickstarters
MINT Business Club is delighted to be providing additional training to its Kickstarters. We are an official Gateway Provider for the Government’s Kickstart scheme, helping 16-24 year-olds find exciting 6-month employment opportunities to get them on the career ladder....
Adapting : The “New” MINT Offering
I launched MINT Business Club in 2019 having initially run it as Savvy Solos Business Club for a couple of years before that. My aim was to get business owners in a room together, learning new skills, supporting one another, keeping each other accountable and totally...
Marketing: 15 Content Ideas in 15 minutes, July 2021
Nic and Michelle Rose have been running a series of recordings featuring content for your social media and online campaigns each month. Take a look for yourself and get inspired. 15 Minute Content Ideas - Jun 2021Transcript of Video (00:03):Hi, welcome to July. Oh my...
Wholesale Selling for Makers
Have you dreamed of getting your product on the shelves of your local stores? It can be simpler than you think, as MINT member Liza Johnson explains... As a producer and a retailer, I have seen both sides of this transition and wanted to offer my observations and...
Kickstarting MINT careers for 16–24-year-olds
Wouldn’t it be MINT if you had an extra pair of hands to help GROW your CIC or Ltd company? A Kickstart trainee could be just the person you need… and now MINT Business Club can help you find them! Did you know that MINT Business Club is now an official Gateway...
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