Work
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Will the local love last? The word on the street
What does designer Wayne Hemingway, artist David Hockney, a gin palace and a Woolly Mammoth have in common? They're all luring us into one Berkshire town.
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Back in the office? We’re here to help!
Feeling unprepared to head back to the office after a year WFH? Muddy to the rescue with eight essential Do's and Don'ts (and yes, you will have to change out of sweatpants).
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Ideas to get your finances into shape for 2021
The beginning of the year is always about renewal, resolutions and healthy regimes. But the fallout from Covid has shown how financial wellbeing is also vital - and too often overlooked. Muddy limbers up for a money MOT.
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Introducing The Indie Store
You want to 'shop small' but lockdown is making it tricky. Not on my watch! Our latest launch, The Indie Store, is all about supporting brilliant local retail, and here's how you can help too.
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Is it time to start your own business?
2020 has forced many of us to radically rethink our careers, goals and dreams. Muddy meets four inspiring women who took control and started their own businesses during Covid. Is it time we joined them?</a
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Five ways to future proof your business
Starting up a start-up? Rethinking your current market positioning? Or maybe your brand just needs a refresh to get through Covid and beyond. Thankfully, Clare Sheffield, founder of brand studio Strong and Together Design has the answers.
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J’adore/ J’abhor: video calls
Are you a FaceTime fanatic or a Skype cynic? After months of video call catch-ups, two Muddy editors battle it out over the digital face-to-face.
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Super Saturday starts here
Lockdown lift off is go go go. Wanna know which Muddy fave pubs, restaurants, hair salons and family attractions are opening in Berkshire? Step this laydee.
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Muddy opinion: we must hit the shops
I'm itching to get into a real shop when they're given the green light to open on 15 Jun - here's why I think hitting our local high streets is a good thing.
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Open season! Shops and cafés back in action
Shops have been given the go-ahead and cafés are reopening too (I'll take a flat white and a croissant to go, please). Here's the lowdown for Berkshire.
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How to work from home (without going stir crazy)
Working from your home office (or, er, the sofa) for the foreseeable? Don't panic! These top tips will help you stay calm, collected and productive - or at the very least, sane.
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Local business shout outs
Another week, another brilliant bunch of Berkshire businesses to support. Here's how you can help.
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Win £2000 to kickstart your business dreams
Have a brilliant business that needs a helping hand? We’ve teamed up with business banking alternative, Tide, to offer two grand to give you the boost you need. Competition now closed.