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On Friday 20th April 2012 Berea’s Directors were proud to support the Wooden Spoon Leicestershire branch in their annual St. George’s Day fundraising luncheon. With Ron Gould supply live music on the day with his now infamous group, the Rocket … Continue reading →

Since the appointment of Ron Gould as Strategic Director nearly 8 months ago, Berea have been working quietly behind the scenes to bring about a raft of radically new concepts for protecting businesses. Today we’re pleased to announced our new … Continue reading →

In November 2011 Berea undertook their first Social Media training course with Deaf business owners. As part of larger activities being announced in 2012, Berea understand the importance of tools such as Social Media in enabling Deaf business owners to expand their reach to new target audiences. The Social Media training course covered all aspects of the clients business, it associated their needs with relevant social media platforms to identify where and how the company should act to source interest and new customers. Continue reading →

On Friday the 14th of October Berea’s Managing Director, Aaron Yates, attended the 4th annual dinner organised by the Society of Asian Lawyers, held at the beautifully renovated Athena Theatre in Leicester’s Cultural Quarter. Continue reading →

Armed with feedback from a recent Customer Survey, and in response to a close analysis of questions commonly asked of us by our Customers, Berea have commenced plans to bring a comprehensive new suite of products to market to further protect the interests of Small Businesses. Continue reading →

In line with their commitment to delivering the best possibly quality of products and service to their Customers, Berea are today proud to announce the appointment of two new Directors. These individuals are Lynton Yates, who formerly sat on our Board of Advisors, and Ron Gould. Ron joins Berea after having stepped down from the Board of Qdos Consulting, where over the last 25 years as Chairman he placed Qdos no less than 3 entries in the Virgin/Times FastTrack 100 (growth companies). On Sunday 28th August 2011, Berea celebrated their 1st Birthday, with the appointment of the new Directors timed with this occasion in mind. Continue reading →

As part of the on-going commitment to reducing our carbon-footer, Berea are today proud to announce that the initial steps have been taken in phasing out our dependence on paper based products. These documents, previously used in all manner of data capture situations, have been replaced by Tablet devices. The Tablets enable us to capture complex data in a more logical order and with less chance of human error. Additional plans are in place to improve upon this transition throughout the year. Continue reading →

Berea are proud to announce their recent fundraising activities for Marie Curie helped to raise over £300 for their fantastic cause. Aaron Yates, Managing Director of Berea Associates, and his sister took part in Marie Curie’s Zip Line event over the River Trent on June 11th 2011, and had a hugely enjoyable time in their participation. Continue reading →

On Wednesday 1st June Berea will hold their first Introduction to Online Marketing and Social Media Workshops at the Barcelo Hinckley Island Hotel. Increasing demand from all-corners for knowledge of the main topics of Online Marketing has created a natural opportunity for Berea and partners to provide this valuable service to local businesses. Built on a Workshop model delegates will learn the core concepts and be presented with actionable intelligence for the office through tailored question and answer sessions. Covering the most pressing topics of Online Marketing as a whole, including Social Media, Search Engine Optimisation and Web Site Analytics, delegates will leave the event with solid foundational knowledge of the industry to better guide their business growth through the Internet. Continue reading →

Berea are today proud to announce their running for the Barclays One Small Step Competition in the Central region. Berea hope to emerge a strong contender subsequent to the Judges Shortlist panel, where the 3 regional finalists are chosen between 28th April and the 29th May. Between the 30th May and the 26th June, the finalist’s ideas are put to the public vote, where the public’s vote will decide which idea is worthy of the prize. The winners of each region will be announced on the 22nd July 2011 (more information on the competition is available here: https://www.takeonesmallstep.co.uk/aboutthecompetition). Continue reading →