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Janette Pallas is the Programme manager for the Understanding Finance for Business programme and she regularly chairs workshops.

Janette has wide ranging experience of working with universities and the business community, advising on knowledge transfer and tackling skills/development issues.

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Preparing for a business exhibition or trade show – 10 Top Tips

I recently attended the Meerkats & Avatars 2011 Media Technology exhibition where many new technology products from the East of England were showcased to the national technology press and regional journalists too. I was impressed by the quality of the stands presented and also by the professionalism of the staff from the companies involved. Most of the companies were start-up or small businesses and many of their team hadn’t even attended a business exhibition before, let alone exhibited!

January 17, 2012
| Janette Pallas | Business Planning, Marketing, Media, St John's Innovation Centre | Tags: , , , , | 1 Comment

A Good Leader – A Great Team

At the weekend I was lucky enough to watch Real Madrid “Los Galacticos”, managed by Jose Mourinho, play in a pre-season friendly match against Leicester City, managed by Sven Goran Erikson . It set me thinking about the synergies in business and the importance of the whole team including their leader…..

August 1, 2011
| Janette Pallas | Business Finance, Business Planning, Leadership, Raising Finance, Recruitment, St John's Innovation Centre | Tags: , , | Add a Comment

Inspiration, Motivation, Communication…Growing success in your team

I’m looking back on an interesting and exciting week that started with a great evening of sharing, networking and much laughter (thanks to Tim Stimpson, former British Lions rugby player) at our inaugural ‘Growing Success’ event.

May 27, 2011
| Janette Pallas | Business Finance, Business Planning, High growth coaching, Raising Finance, St John's Innovation Centre | Tags: , , , , , | 1 Comment

Understanding Finance for Business meets The Business Hub

A contingent from the ‘Understanding Finance for Business’ team dropped in to The Business Hub studios on Friday to record today’s show.  In case you are not aware of The Business Hub, it’s a relatively new local radio show focused on business issues and it started up a year ago.  In fact today’s show is [...]

February 27, 2011
| Janette Pallas | Business Finance, Grants, Pitching, St John's Innovation Centre, Uncategorized | Tags: , , | 3 Comments

Finance isn’t always the answer

In my work with early-stage businesses, I find there is frequently an assumption that finance is the solution to all problems. And yet, depending on the stage and nature of the business, a host of other options may be available. So, a call to entrepreneurs – think twice!

December 2, 2010
| Janette Pallas | Business Planning, St John's Innovation Centre | Tags: , | Add a Comment