Useful contact details - Directories, Forums and Networking

Directories to add your business in:

·       The Phone Book - http://thephonebook.bt.com

·       Thomson Local - http://www.thomsonlocal.com/free-listing.aspx

·       Yell.com - FREE listing - http://www.yell.com/

·       Maldon District Business Directory and Forum: http://maldondistrict.biz/directory.cfm. Click on local paper then on 'Add business for FREE' button on right hand side. You can add basic details of your company for free though to add more info you have to pay.

·       Best of UK - http://www.thebestof.co.uk/national/uk/business-guide

·       Kelly Search - add business for FREE - http://www.kellysearch.co.uk/ 

·       http://www.thebestof.co.uk/national/uk 

·       www.hotfrog.co.uk

·       http://www.aboutmyarea.co.uk/Essex/Maldon/CM9 - Can add a free listing for your company. Contact Stella on 07860 718845 to let her know about events happening (FREE). Can also do a search to find out what is going on in the area and get a newsletter sent to you. You can advertise on the site too. Stella deals with CM9 area. There are sections for each area.

·       Free Index - http://www.freeindex.co.uk/
 

Networking/Forums for useful info and advice:

·       http://www.linkedin.com/ - Great for networking and finding new contacts. 

·       People for Business - http://www.people4business.com/ 

·       UK Business Forums - this is really useful for advice and networking etc. People do take time to answer your questions - http://www.ukbusinessforums.co.uk/forums/ 

·       http://www.businessuncovered.com/latest-news.php - for networking

·       Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) - Contact Ivor Guthrie 07932 000680, ivorguthrie@aol.com, www.initforyou.fsb.org.uk. They have an events page too where you can network (whether you are a member or not).

·       The Athena Network - Women's networking group. You’ll find me at the Chelmsford group. There are many groups around the UK. http://theathenanetwork.com/, Suki Fusi suki.fusi@theathenanetwork.com, Tel: 07962 014746, Tel: 01206 364738 (Essex)

·       The Business Woman's Network – Mandie Holgate. Tel: 01206 381482 or 07989 935556, http://www.thebusinesswomansnetwork.co.uk/. There are many groups around Essex and new ones starting up in other areas.

·      Witham Business Network - Contact Ian Cass. ian@divadani.com or just turn up. Meet every 2 weeks on Fridays from 4.30pm - 6.30pm at Monnis Lounge Bar, Newland Street, Witham. It's FREE just bring your business cards and a smile! http://withambusinessnetworking.blogspot.com

·      Essex Business Network - http://www.essexbusinessnetwork.co.uk/

·       BNI - http://www.bni.eu/uk/

·       http://www.findnetworkingevents.com/in/essex

·       Twitter - www.twitter.com 

·       Facebook -  www.facebook.com/

Hopefully see you at Chelmsford Athena or a BWN meeting in Essex. 

Happy networking!

Julie

UK Paper Sizes

I have listed some of the most common paper sizes used on most printed material.

The best way to remember the sizes is ‘the higher the number the smaller the paper’. The ‘A’ sizes mentioned below are used to define the finished paper size in commercial printing. Every ‘A’ size is double the previous size. For example: folding A4 paper in half becomes A5 size, A5 folded in half becomes A6 etc...

You will find that the usual measurements for UK paper sizes are in millimetres (mm).

Sizes are width x height.

A3 (which is the most common size for posters)

PORTRAIT:          297mm x 420mm

LANDSCAPE:      420mm x 297mm

A4 (which is the usual size for letterheads)

PORTRAIT:          210mm x 297mm

LANDSCAPE:      297mm x 210mm

A5 (which is the usual size for folded cards)

PORTRAIT:          148mm x 210mm

LANDSCAPE:      210mm x 148mm

A6 (which is the usual size for postcards or smaller folded cards)

PORTRAIT:          105mm x 148mm

LANDSCAPE:      148mm x 105mm

DL (1/3 of A4) (which is the usual size for compliment slips)

PORTRAIT:          99mm x 210mm (Portrait is the best for leaflets)

LANDSCAPE:      210mm x 99mm (Landscape is the best for compliment slips)

OTHER:

Business Cards

These can be a mixture of sizes from 85mm x 54mm to 88mm x 55mm, portrait or landscape and come in a variety of different shapes and folds. Some printers have a preferred size they like to use.