No-show nightmares It’s more than frustrating waiting for someone to show who then doesn’t, especially if you have put time aside and waited in. You have a no show nightmare. We put a lot of store in good communication at scuseme, and I badger my team about keeping in regular touch with their customers (something […]
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Don’t panic Crises happen when you least expect them – that’s what makes them crises: they catch you when your guard is down and when you’re not in the best place to deal with them. Calm before the storm Nick and I had been for a short break in Norfolk; the Gunton Arms if you
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scuseme in numbers – a community effort Coming up to three years is exciting and marks a significant milestone for scuseme. We are building a useful community of trusted tradespeople in and around Cambridge. Furthermore, our next ambition is to expand to cover a wider geographic area, add more trader categories and launch our secure
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Why I meet my tradespeople in person Deciding what to write my blog about depends on many things.  Most of my ideas are, of course, based on the services we provide and the people I meet. This is the favorite part of my work and recommending personally vetted tradespeople is essential to the success of
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Why I set up scuseme Cambridge? As a local resident one of the questions I am asked most frequently is “why did I set up scuseme Cambridge?”. The answer is simple. Despite living here for over 20 years, it can be difficult to find trusted tradespeople and home services. I have lost count of the
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The internet, king, or killer? In response to the article in the Cambridge News 16th January 2017, Â I think that, depending on your mindset, the internet can be viewed as a king coming to the rescue of your independent business or a killer delivering the final blow. Â Today, however, it is virtually impossible to ignore
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We can’t give you word-of-mouth but we think scuseme is the next best thing.
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Scuseme – a new online service connecting Cambridgeshire businesses Dawn Giesler has set up scuseme, a free-to-use online service that will connect people in Cambridge with local businesses and sole traders. “Despite being in Cambridge for nearly 25 years and having a large network of friends to call upon for recommendations I often became really
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