Paul Durrant - PDT Sales Consultancy

@emmaljones @e_nation Hybrid Mentor @emmaljones. This retains tried and tested mentoring techniques - so you don't end up chucking the mentor out with the bath water! 😏

Traditional mentor or active mentor: Which do you choose?. enterprisenation.com/learn-somethin… | @e_nation

@carisgrimes Hi Caris - could we have a conversation ASAP please. We need to confirm our speaker line up and if you decide our event isn't right for you - then we need good time to source another speaker, as many are getting booked up now. I look forward to hearing from you. Thanks Paul.

@pauldurrant12 I’ll be in touch this week.

Delighted to say that the audiobook version of Failing Intelligently is now also available. Many thanks to #ChrissieLloyd for superb narration! audible.co.uk/pd/B0B3BQRRKD/…

@carisgrimes Great 👍

@AdamShawBiz @Moneybox @BBCRadio4 Hi Adam. I'd be happy to talk about how you can set up your own business in mid-life (as I did ten years ago after my 50th B'day) - given the gov's drive to try and get the many inactive over 50's, back into work (I'm also an @E_nation Adviser Member).

This week on @Moneybox we are looking at the opportunities and challenges facing small businesses. If you have an experience or story to share and would like it re-told on @BBCRadio4 or might like to tell the story yourself, do get in touch. My DMs are open.

@emmaljones @e_nation Welcome Emini 🙂

A warm ⁦@e_nation⁩ welcome to our latest crew member, Emini, who joins to lead on platform account management. Welcome Emini!

Many thanks for your support Jill and the ORB community. Fingers crossed 🤞🤞

The Wellness Exchange: The value of the industry and why you should start a wellness brand enterprisenation.com/learn-somethin…

Increasing your circle of influence by #networking, can really help in a challenging market. Using some recognised best practice will help even further. Find out more with my free Small Business Research + Enterprise Centre webinar, this Thursday at 10am. eventbrite.co.uk/e/effective-ne…

Your network is your net worth but are your #networking efforts, working? If you're struggling to communicate your value and connect with people, then catch my FREE 'Effective Networking & Elevator Pitching' webinar - next Thursday at 10am, with the SBREC. eventbrite.co.uk/e/effective-ne…

They say your network is your net worth but are you making the most of your #networking opportunities? If not, then catch my free webinar with the Small Business Research +Enterprise Centre, on the 22nd September and get your networking, working better! eventbrite.co.uk/e/effective-ne…

@JaniceBGordon Hi Janice - I didn't volunteer but me and my 'kidults' did visit the Coopers Livery building (as it is linked my my children's school - Coopers Coburn, in East London). They even bumped into their old history teacher there. Enjoy the US :-).

Not volunteering this year, I am off to USA. Are you volunteering or visiting #openhouse sites, Paul?

Need some sales guidance to help navigate the current economic downturn? Book a place on my FREE #Sales workshop, this coming Wednesday at @nwes_support in Harlow: eventbrite.co.uk/e/building-you…

@MrJamesMay I don't see why not if everything adds up 😜

Can one actually ‘enjoy’ a calculator? #MaybeLater

Calling all @IoDEastEngland members, I'll be chairing the next Mastermind Group dinner at the Blue Strawberry, Hatfield Peverel - on Monday the 12th. This is a lively peer to peer group and the food is excellent. Places are limited, so book here: iod.com/events/iod_ess…

@JaniceBGordon Are you doing Open House London again Janice? 🤔

Volunteering for the #BigHalf Marathon - early Sunday morning set up #towerbridge

@emmaljones The term 'hustle' (to define paid work) came from 1940's black slang. The 'side hustle' started in the 1950's and really took off in the 2000's due to the gig economy. It's a great way to market test a new concept and we'll see more people doing this due to the continuing crisis!

'The age of the side hustle pre-dates the pandemic: small businesses and second jobs were already generating £72 billion a year in the UK in 2019. But now it has gone mainstream with one in four engaging in side-hustling.' thetimes.co.uk/article/hustli…

I'm a great believer that business can borrow some of the best practice from elite sport. No surprise that my summer reading is Pep Lijnders 'Intensity' (about @Liverpool FC's 21/22 season). This quote could easily apply to how SME's should approach the next 2 challenging years.

We don't just negotiate when making a sale - we negotiate in all aspects of our lives. Brush up your negotiation technique, with my FREE 'Negotiation & Closing Skills' 1 hour webinar with @sbrec_ (in 2 weeks time on the 20th July at 10.30am): eventbrite.co.uk/e/negotiation-…

With economic growth stagnating and only weak growth predicted for 2023, it's a challenging marketplace for both sellers and buyers. Catch my 'Building Back Your Sales in a Recovering Market' FREE webinar, with @londonchamber on June 28th at 1pm: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…