Maria's April Blog

Holidays, Awards and Fundraising April.... what a month! There just don't seem to be enough days in the week or weeks in the month to keep up! We've been busy this month getting to grips with some exciting new software we have purchased to assist with our Marketing and "sourcewhaling" has quickly become an acceptance parlance for the Alliance Consulting team - Even our intern, Michele asks me each Wednesday whether we require him to partake in any sourcewhaling :) We have also been hard at work finalising our sponsors list and gathering in raffle prizes as our second annual fundraiser for Mental Health UK is just around the corner on the 5th May. In the midst of this hive of activity, I was also delighted to receive an email two weeks ago from Bedfordshire Chamber of Commerce advising that Alliance Consulting has been shortlisted as a Finalist under the Customer Service category for the SME Bedfordshire Business Awards. Now it's decision time.... recycle the very expensive dress I bought for the REC Awards last November or buy a new one?? Tough choice lol :) Finally, I've been working hard to keep up my profile on our Meet the Team page by ensuring that I got in some travel time this month. I had an amazing week's holiday with my family in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt and also got to return to Cairo. Seeing the pyramids again was spectacular as was meeting some of the local children and women in a mosque we visited. Off to Italy again this week end for a family celebration but the lap top will be coming with me. No doubt I will be consulting the map of the world again soon to plot my next trip and challenge my colleague, Matt Di Giorgio to his title and crown within the company - International Man of Mystery!