ByDonna O'Toole
Whether you’re a business owner, a self-employed marketer, or a professional wanting to grow your career, creating a strong presence is important to gain opportunities. You can do this through personal branding. What is it? Personal branding is portraying yourself how you want others to view you. Just like when you see businesses with a…
ByAde Holder
Personal branding is more than just a buzzword or trendy concept. It’s a strategy that can boost your career trajectory massively. Unlocking your potential involves following the 5 Ps of personal branding, these are: Not sure what they mean? Don’t worry, we’ll break it down for you. What is personal branding? First of all, let’s…
ByDonna O'Toole
Personal branding has become a vital tool for professionals, entrepreneurs, and creatives. It’s how you can continue to grow and find opportunities in this digital age. A way to create your personal brand is through a well-thought-out strategy, but what exactly is a personal branding strategy? Read on to find out. What is personal branding?…
ByShannon Amos
The King’s Birthday Honours list is a much-anticipated annual event that celebrates remarkable contributions across various sectors of society. From pioneering scientists to dedicated community volunteers, the 2024 Birthday Honours list is poised to honour those whose outstanding achievements have made a significant impact on the United Kingdom and beyond. Of the 1,077 people who received an…
ByShannon Amos
Happy New Year and congratulations to the 1200+ people named on HM The King’s New Year Honours List 2024! Published on the 29 December 2023, The New Year Honours List celebrates individuals from across the UK for their service to the country across a wide range of fields and disciplines. Every year the media is…
ByDonna O'Toole
Happy New Year! And congratulations to the 1097 people who are starting 2020 with a huge accomplishment: receiving an honour from The Queen.
ByDonna O'Toole
August founder Donna O’Toole spoke to Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs about the importance of awards for personal branding and thought leadership.
ByDonna O'Toole
The Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2019 has seen 1073 individuals recognised for their fantastic personal achievements. Here is this year’s roundup…
ByDonna O'Toole
The Pride of Britain Awards give us faith in humanity as they celebrate and recognise some of our most inspiring Britons. Thousands of nominations from the public are submitted for recognition of courageous, brave and outstanding individuals from everyday walks of life.
ByDonna O'Toole
The honours system rewards people for their outstanding achievements, those who have shown great commitment to serving and supporting Britain, and those who have demonstrated exceptional service to their industries, communities and professional disciplines.
ByDonna O'Toole
LinkedIn is a well-established social media platform for professional but we don’t always use it to our greatest advantage.
ByDonna O'Toole
“Donna helped me raise over £250,000 by raising the profile of my charity initiatives. She is trustworthy, highly conscientious and I would recommend her for any profile raising activities.”
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Our website implements the ARIA attributes (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) technique, alongside various different behavioral changes, to ensure blind users visiting with screen-readers are able to read, comprehend, and enjoy the website’s functions. As soon as a user with a screen-reader enters your site, they immediately receive a prompt to enter the Screen-Reader Profile so they can browse and operate your site effectively. Here’s how our website covers some of the most important screen-reader requirements, alongside console screenshots of code examples:
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Despite our very best efforts to allow anybody to adjust the website to their needs. There may still be pages or sections that are not fully accessible, are in the process of becoming accessible, or are lacking an adequate technological solution to make them accessible. Still, we are continually improving our accessibility, adding, updating and improving its options and features, and developing and adopting new technologies. All this is meant to reach the optimal level of accessibility, following technological advancements. For any assistance, please reach out to
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