Monday 22 October 2012

Balagan group owner recruited as Sage Business Expert

Jewellery designer, business owner and entrepeneur Rachel Parkin announced by Sage as a Business Expert under a new programme run by the FTSE 100 plc.

The unique Sage Business Experts programme started last month during which Sage recruited well-connected business people to join a group which aims to support and advise the UK business community via social media.

Rachel who is the owner and creative director of the Balagan Group was selected for the Sage Experts programme on the basis of her work with her website retailrehab www.retailrehab.co.uk which offers FREE advice and information for independent retailers. Established in 2009 retailrehab has over 800 members online.

“As a retail store owner and wholesaler I’ve been uniquely placed to see business from both sides, and I believe that retailers and wholesalers need to work more closely with each other,the fortunes of both retailers and wholesale businesses are inevitably bound together, it benefits us all to work together.

Rachel commented “As a staunch advocate of the high street, I am very proud to have been selected to join the Sage’s Business Experts Programme.”

Sage's Social Media specialist Cath Sheldon commented: "We are passionate about supporting UK business potential but we can't do this on our own.

“Our Business Experts have been handpicked for their advice and expertise on the issues that really matter to business. “We look forward to growing this group, learning from them and giving them even more of a voice to support businesses across the country."

You can contact Rachel through : www.retailrehab.co.uk & www.balagan.co.uk



Wednesday 17 October 2012

Autumn 2012 stand photos

We just realised that we didn't post photos of our stands at the NEC Autumn Fair and Top Drawer Autumn... How remiss of us, especially when the stands looked as fabulous as they did....

Both stands were very different to reflect the different styles of exhibition.  For Autumn Fair we took all of our collections while Top Drawer was a more intimate affair...

Thursday 11 October 2012

2012/13 Catalogues are now live !

We are so pleased to be able to let you know that our catalogues are finally finished and available for download from our website...!  www.balagan.co.uk

The printed version will be delivered to us in a week or so, and they'll be mailed out to you as soon as we have them in our hands.

The online catalogues are the "page turning" variety so it will feel as if you're reading a magazine, they're really user friendly - you can zoom in and out to see items more closely and they're fully downloadable in case you prefer to see your catalogues in your hand, or store them on your desktop.

Please take a look and let us have your feedback, we'd love to hear your thoughts...