Tag: Bangor

Speed Networking for your Local Business

Get the edge for your business with the new Dragon Trade and Business Club! Your Local Dragon have teamed up with other local businesses on Anglesey to form the Dragon Trade and Business Club. The first event is Speed Networking on Anglesey so that businesses on the island and around the Bangor area can meet up… Continue reading Speed Networking for your Local Business

SMART Goals for Better Business!

Smart tactics to help you to stay ahead of other local business owners  Great customers service, fair pricing and logistical planning are all part and parcel of creating and maintaining your local business. Keeping a keen eye on the finances helps too! Using a range of products such as online banking and call minding and… Continue reading SMART Goals for Better Business!

Networking in Bangor, North Wales

Local business owners agree that business networking can improve referrals from other local business owners and local trades people On the 11th December there’s an invitation to join in with some FREE Business Networking  from 6pm til 8.00 pm at the Management Centre, Bangor University. It’s an event organised by the Supplier Development Service who will be presenting… Continue reading Networking in Bangor, North Wales

Floods in North Wales

Local residents hit by flooding in Conwy and Gwynedd It’s been a horrendous week for many people across North Wales with thousands of people affected by floods and hundreds of homes wrecked by the waters. As the weather settles it’s clean up time across the region and many of our tradesmen are still involved in… Continue reading Floods in North Wales

Floods in North Wales

Local tradesmen help in the flood chaos – Please share this post to show your appreciation for those people who have been helping with the clean up… For the past 36 hours the rain & wind has caused havoc in Anglesey and  across North Wales.  The emergency services have been rescuing people who have been… Continue reading Floods in North Wales

5 ways to Prepare your Business for Christmas

Only six more weeks til Christmas day! It comes round every year,  yet most business owners fail to prepare for the change in purchasing and delivery patterns that the festive season brings. Here are a few tips to help you this Christmas: Set out a weekly task list of things to do before Christmas &… Continue reading 5 ways to Prepare your Business for Christmas

Roofs, Drains and other emergencies!

The local businesses in Your Local Dragon can help save the day!   When the wind is blowing a gale and the rain has been lashing down for days on end, repairs to roofs, drains and other damage can become emergencies and can be a source of hardship and despair for householders on Anglesey and… Continue reading Roofs, Drains and other emergencies!

Local Advertising Secrets

Word of mouth is no longer enough. For many, the days are gone when builders had six month waiting lists for big jobs, and customers were queuing up to spend their money on home improvement. Less jobs = less word of mouth referrals. And when you have fewer jobs your van is stuck on your drive instead… Continue reading Local Advertising Secrets

Compiling the Anglesey and Bangor directories

It’s been a tense week… Thunderstorms affect all types of business. Including ours. Getting all the adverts in place across all 5 of the the Dragon Directories has been a bit of a struggle, with a number of computer & phone line shutdowns in lightening storms. Small businesses and self employed tradespeople of all types… Continue reading Compiling the Anglesey and Bangor directories