Domain sellers do not check IPO trademark registers before selling domains. Legal cases show that an increasing number of domain buyers are being sued for trademark infringement. Tribunals are awarding £30,000 to trademark owners. EU IPO has received 68,000 domain...
Responsible Business Management
Trust gap threatens £42bn AI opportunity, FSB says
AI use among small firms has nearly tripled in two years, according to forthcoming FSB research, but with 92 per cent still raising concerns, issues around data, copyright and liability need to be addressed. New research by the UK’s largest small business group shows...
Social Impact Business Success on Seahaven Radio
Kathy Harding with Community People 28th April - Kathy sat down with business consultant Clive Bonny to unpack Social Value Certification—an accreditation for organisations and individuals making a real difference locally. From his own experience of helping students...
Student Work Experience
How student work experience supports small enterprise innovation Sussex University scholars can support small firms. Many business owners are experiencing difficulties and looking for ways to survive and thrive. A specialist in psychology and business studies was on a...
Burgess Hill Business Park Association event
How SME eco and social value credentials win new business UK Responsible Business Standards verify best practice for business sustainability, environmental management and social responsibility. This UK based standard is managed by a non profit UK...
How Job Hunters Use AI to Deceive Recruiters
Surveys in the recruitment sector have identified serious misuse of Ai by job applicants. Assessments of several thousand job applications since 2025 have found an increasing use of Ai to manipulate cv data, qualification certificates, draft introductory letters,...
Entrepreneurs Share Community Support Stories
A breakfast event at an award-winning hotel and restaurant has enabled small enterprise owners from Brighton and across Sussex to share success stories and promote social value activities. Sussex Chamber of Commerce and Tottington Manor Terra restaurant teamed up to...
How to Obtain ESG Credentials to Win Public Sector Projects – Training
The UK Social Value Act and Public Procurement Act now drives legal obligations for all supply chain procurement officers in public funded bodies and PLC’s to ensure their suppliers have verified ESG credentials. This opens new significant revenue opportunities worth...
Get Britain Growing Conference
Attended by Clive Bonny, local councils and MP’s Comment by Clive@consult-smp.com Clive Bonny supporting startups and sme's with ESG accreditation, IP protection and access to funding I’d add it’s not just about ecology it’s about social justice. 5% of UK population...
Events that make you think…
From a BHBPA Event to Responsible Business My journey to joining the Organisation for Responsible Businesses (ORB) began at a Burgess Hill Business Parks Association event: Ethics in Business. I heard the wonderful Clive Bonny speak about what responsible business...