I’ve been asked a number of times how the Mary Portas retailing workshop that we organised went. The workshops were the first ever to be run online and were financially supported by the Business Gateway. Overall, I’d say this was one of the best trainings I’ve been to, and I’ve attended something like 40 post-university. [...]
Continue readingA series of workshops designed to improve retailers’ skills is going to be piloted online in Orkney, thanks to work Touchwood Project has been doing. The workshops, inspired and approved by outspoken retail guru Mary Portas, star of BBC programmes such as Mary Queen of Shops, originally were only planned to take place in person, [...]
Continue readingDo you know of a hostel in your community that’s struggling to attract visitors and generate profit? Does your community rely on tourism but find it hard to get people to come outwith the summer season? Then read on.
Continue readingMalcolm and I have been busy with a new baby, Gilbert Ēarendel Handoll-DuBois. Yes, it’s a mouthful. Here’s what he looks like: Now that the chaos has slightly calmed, we’re able to focus again on Touchwood Project and getting projects going for the upcoming year. Here’s what we’re doing:
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