When it comes to life, there are two types of people – those who have everything mapped out right down to the last detail and those who don’t set any goals and see where life takes them. Neither outlook is wrong of course, and we are all different.

When it comes to business, however, just turning up every day with the mindset of ‘whatever happens, happens’ will mean you have little or no chance of growing.

Business growth specialist Rob Perks will address the Marlborough Chamber of Commerce business networking meeting next week.

Experienced business strategist Rob is CEO of Inspire, which over the past few years has grown from supporting businesses in Wiltshire to across the South West.

No business is too small to benefit from having a board and it’s such a powerful management tool that no small business should be without one.

Here are few reasons why.

As Britain gets closer to leaving the EU, it is worth looking again at that thorny issue of poor productivity amongst British firms and the fact that many foreign-owned firms in the UK are more productive.

In the summer, the Office for National Statistics said they make up one in four large businesses in the UK.