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We take a closer look at the damaging relationship between women and alcohol in this country with Dr Orla Crosbie, Consultant Gastroenterologist with CUH and Samantha Kelly, CEO of Women’s Inspire Network and recovering alcoholic.
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With the pandemic keeping face-to-face interactions to a minimum over the past 12 months, many of us have relied on social media to keep in touch with family and friends.
But when it comes to using social media tools in a business context, it can seem like a bit of a minefield to navigate.
Social media plays a very important roll in how we build relationships with customers these days and, when used in the right way, it can lead to sales without costing you a penny.
To give you a head start on how to use social media for business we asked social media expert Samantha Kelly, CEO of the Women s Inspire Network, for her best social media tips for business.
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Well, we ve arrived at March now and we are still not able to travel to networking events and conferences but don’t fear there are still plenty of business events and webinars online to keep us in touch with the wider business community.
Boost My Business has listed some of the best business events to log in to this month.
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Local Enterprise Week this week and there are over 200 events taking place online so don’t worry if you’ve missed the first couple of days, there is still plenty happening the rest of the week. You can check out the programme of events here
The Tonga Parliament in session.
Photo: Tonga Parliament
Cabinet reshuffle in Tonga
Tonga s King Tupou VI has approved a Cabinet reshuffle.
Matangi Tonga reports the former Minister of Trade and Economic Development, Samiu Kuita Vaipulu becomes the new Minister of Justice and Prisons.
Samiu Vaipulu replaces Vuna Fa otusia, who also resigns as Deputy Prime Minister, for health reasons.
Fa otusia is still a member of parliament, the No 7 People s Representative for Tongatapu.
Meanwhile, a newcomer, Tatafu Toma Moeaki, an unelected MP, receives the Trade and Economic Development portfolio.
Prime Minister Pohiva Tu i onetoa has the privilege to appoint two unelected members to his Cabinet.
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The year is drawing to a close and quite frankly if you are exiting 2020 with your business remotely intact you have done extraordinarily well and there are so many who are not in your privileged position.
But we have not made it through this year alone, there are plenty of people who we ve leaned on for support. This week in Boost My Business Fiona Alston asked 10 business owners who has helped them through the turbulent times of 2020.
What? We supply loose furniture for commercial businesses throughout Ireland and Europe.
Who was your biggest support this year? Our staff have been brilliant in pivoting with us. There s been so many big changes, they’ve come on board and worked with us to do whatever needs to be done. Our own partners across Europe have been fantastic because we have all be open or closed at different periods in time – the relationships we have built up with them over the past 45 years has really stood to us. Our clients have also supported us