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The Fabulous Group has partnered with Capitalise to make it easy for businesses to access funding, something particularly important during the current economic climate.   Mike, Sarah and Andy, from The Fabulous Group, are all approved Capitalise advisors and can support businesses to source the appropriate funding, including the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS).…

Fabulous Marketing has launched a brand new webinar series: Hibernate don’t Stagnate. For animals, going into hibernation is essential for their survival. Marketing is much the same for businesses. Every Monday, to mark the start of a fresh new week, Fabulous Marketing will be hosting a live webinar on selected topics to help you to…

The UK government has this evening unveiled details of the Coronavirus Self Employment Income Support scheme. Self employed workers can apply for a grant worth 80% of their average monthly profits to help them cope with the financial impact of Coronavirus. Certain criteria must be met and exclusions do apply. Here is our summary of…

Fabulous Financial have collated the latest government guidance in relation to the funding support available to businesses into an easy to follow summary.   Fabulous Financial Covid Summary   This is very much an evolving document that will continue to be updated with new guidance as and when it is released.  The information contained within…

The British Business Bank has recently published their guidance in relation to the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). CBILS is a new scheme that can provide facilities of up to £5m for smaller businesses across the UK who are experiencing lost or deferred revenues, leading to disruptions to their cashflow. The scheme supports a…

Unprecedented measures for unprecedented times.   The Prime Minister has announced that the government will do everything in its power to support businesses during the COVID-19 outbreak and is confident the UK economy will be able to bounce back. In addition to the temporary measures released on Monday, further measures have been announced by the…

Everyone loves a freebie – especially when it’s fabulous! Are you making the most of your marketing? Meet with us and we’ll take a look (for free).   Arrange a meeting with us at a time that suits, from the comfort of your workspace (wherever that may be) and let’s make sure you are making…

Homeworking changes at The Fabulous Group prompts reward and recognition boost.   Now more than ever, it’s important to make your employees feel included and valued.   With life turned up-side down in just a few days and hundreds if not millions of employees now working from home, it’s a critical time to recognise just…

Government Measures to Support Businesses. Offering support to business owners and their business is at the core of everything we do at The Fabulous Group and during these unprecedented times, it could not be more true. We understand the complexity of challenges being faced by businesses and therefore we must support one another more than…

Yesterday, whilst much of the country was busy stockpiling pasta, toilet roll and hand sanitiser, the Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered his first Budget in the House of Commons under the new parliament. Sunak addressed the coronavirus outbreak in his opening speech and recognised the severe anxiety felt by many businesses about the possible impact of…

We meet lots of people and when we tell them about what we do at Fabulous Marketing, it is inevitable that social media gets a mention. Many people feel the same about social media but by making a couple of small tweaks, you really can make social media work for the good of your business.…

Heading into 2020 with a balanced approach to Marketing Following a recent report that suggests both digital and social media budgets are set to rise in 2020, we’ve decided to look at the changing shape of the marketing landscape as we head into the new year. As with the fashion industry, marketing trends come and…

The Fabulous Group’s relocation into Market Harborough town centre At the beginning of October, The Fabulous Group moved into their new home, 4a Church Street, Market Harborough. It’s safe to say we are well and truly settled in at last – all of the decor is complete and we’re getting familiar with the new scents…

The marketing function encompasses a broad range of activities. Where many roles are becoming more specialised and siloed, marketers are expected to be the ultimate polymath. The traits that make up the personality of a great marketer; creative, proactive, curious, explorative and innovative thinking to name but a few, mean that the inquisitive marketer is…

We all know the value of having the right support and advice for our business, but it can be time-consuming arranging and organising all the different types of services you and your business require. Establishing and maintaining a trusted network of professional support partners takes time and energy; coordinating a diverse range of business services,…

Two Harborough-based technology companies have joined forces in order to provide an all-in-one business software management and IT support solution that will provide benefit to local businesses.   Fabulous Tech and Globe2 have teamed up in order to offer a new technology service to local small and medium-sized businesses. The new service is an all-in-one…

You’ve developed your killer business idea, you’ve been checking out the competition and assessing the need for a business like yours. Now, it’s time to get some feedback on your idea. Some people feel they should keep their new business idea locked up and hidden away in case anybody should steal it. Others hold a…

It’s that time again! This morning, John Lewis released its 2018 Christmas advert, meaning that there’s officially no escaping it; the countdown to Christmas has begun. The John Lewis Christmas advert is always highly-anticipated, but in 2018 this has been more evident than ever, with the general public desperate to get their hands on this…

Speaking to our clients recently about the carbon emissions of their websites has made Fabulous Marketing realise quite how little is known about the energy demanded to run the Internet. ‘Do websites even produce carbon?’ was one such response. In a world trying to reduce the use of paper, corporate travel and the plastics associated…

Growing your business from scratch may seem daunting to most new entrepreneurs starting their own business, but the fact of the matter is, if you’re focused and determined to put in the work then it all boils down to knowing what to do and how to do it, which is what we’ll be discussing in…