Gift Focus - May/Jun 2019 (Issue 113)

5 CONTENTS FOCUS ON 28 The GA The Giftware Association offers an update on Brexit 31 Company profile Peter Lockey from The Puppet Company talks to Gift Focus about where the company began 38 Keeping in touch Holly Daulby MD of Honest Communications offers her advice on how to keep customers up to date between trade shows 58 Company profile Alice Acreman, namesake of Alice Acreman Silks discusses how to be an eco-conscious company 80 Company profile We speak to Tris Williams, co-founder of Big Potato Games, about the growth of the business from seed to spud 100 Retailer Interview We speak to Chris Beards about his Port Erin-based shop, Mantons Cards 102 How to succeed on the high street Dave Stallon, commercial director at the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), talks about how small businesses can achieve success on the high street 104 ACID Dids Macdonald explains the rules of image ownership 110 Driving sales Emily Relph from SME Loans discusses how to improve traffic to your website 111 Insurance Neil McFarlane, chartered insurance broker and CEO of TH March, discusses why insurance is imperative for new small business start-ups 114 Up and coming Lizzie Parker from Penguin Ink about her beautiful animal-themed greetings cards 87 63 21 73 35 21