Self-employed or own a small business?

Get Motivated  with the Dragon! We all know that customers don’t usually just come knocking on the door – even when you’ve got a great product or a fantastic service. You have to let them know! Here are 2 things you can do that are cost effective and easy to do! 1) The simplest one… Continue reading Self-employed or own a small business?

Networking and Business on Anglesey

It was a fantastic turnout… for the very first event advertised and organised by the Dragon Trade and Business Club.  I don’t know about the rest of the team, but I’m having a lazy day today, just catching up on things after a brilliant turnout made all the preparation worthwhile. As a partner in Your… Continue reading Networking and Business on Anglesey

Anglesey Business Networking Update…

The advertising for this event seems to have worked a treat! We’re very pleased to say that the Speed Networking event scheduled for tomorrow (Thursday 21st Feb)  at Tafarn y Rhos is fully subscribed with 55 trades and business people now booked in. It’s been great talking to all the people who are attending –… Continue reading Anglesey Business Networking Update…

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

If you had the money….

What would you spend it on? A new website? New vehicles? Staff? Equipment? Wouldn’t it be great!!! But in truth, would your business be more likely to succeed or fail with an injection of easy cash? True, you could grow your business easier and quicker with more backing, more money,  more capital, and your bigger dreams could… Continue reading If you had the money….

Snow causes disruption to Business

What do you do when snow stops business? When you own your own business being forced to take unplanned time out because of snowy weather can cause havoc to time schedules, cash flow, customer service and productivity. If you have a retail business or a catering business it can be especially devastating. Customers stay at… Continue reading Snow causes disruption to Business

Enjoy your Christmas in Anglesey and Gwynedd

And plan for a Prosperous New Year! Here at Your Local Dragon we will be spending a little time over the holidays to look back over the past year at what we’ve achieved, and planning what we can do to improve our services for our customers – the local businesses who advertise with us. We… Continue reading Enjoy your Christmas in Anglesey and Gwynedd

Congratulations to William and Kate

The Duchess of Cambridge is expecting a baby. And hopefully, when she’s feeling a bit better, Kate will come back to enjoy her pregnancy in the relatively calm atmosphere on Anglesey, rather than dodge and dive the attention and the hustle and bustle of London. I guess local baby related businesses on Anglesey will be… Continue reading Congratulations to William and Kate

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