Starting a new business is a bit like going on a first date. You have prior knowledge of the person you are meeting and an expectation of things in common. You choose a look that you feel comfortable in and think will be attractive to them. You look forward to sharing your ideas, skills and passions with them. But at the back of your mind is a nagging fear that it will all go wrong and you would be better off cancelling and staying home with a cup of cocoa and a good book instead.

What if there was a way to ensure it was the beginning of your happy-ever-after instead?

Good news! There is a lot you can do in the preparation stage of setting up a new venture that will help make that happen.

Carolyn Brown - Copywriter

I am a freelance copywriter and compose various blogs, newsletters, social media posts and website copy for Muritai Group’s clients. Basically, any form of written material that requires sentences to be constructed in a way that is engaging and informative - I can do it.

 Jayden Ford - Marketing Coordinator

In my role as Marketing Coordinator at Muritai Group, I am able to help businesses thrive through creative solutions that are backed by up by research, understanding, and strategy. No day is ever the same, however, a large part of my role involves using digital content and social media to connect my clients with their ideal customers which helps them to achieve their business goals.

Four weeks down and the signs are positive that in a few weeks’ time, we may be able to return to our premises of work and interact face to face our customers again.

It has been a tough few weeks, so before I dive headfirst into the topic of this week’s blog, I want to take a moment to acknowledge the sacrifices we have all made in order to protect our vulnerable and break the chain of COVID-19. Our efforts have not been in vain, well done.

We know times are tough for business right now, so the content of this blog is dedicated to providing vital links of support that can help your business weather this storm. Some you may have already seen as they were mentioned in our last newsletter, but others have only been announced this week.  

Like many office-based businesses, getting ready to break the chain of COVID-19 was a mad scramble to ensure everyone could carry on as normal (that is, to paraphrase Prince Charles, whatever normal is) and keep working with our clients to ensure that their brands will stay in their customers’ minds while their products/services are temporarily out of action. Stationery, whiteboards, office chairs and computer screens all made their way out of the office in an organised rush before the call to stay safe, stay home came into effect.

Most of the Muritai team have had to create a space in their homes to accommodate our new office and adjust their mindsets in order to create mental separation between home and work, now that there isn’t a physical one. We turned to the internet for advice, where a Google search for “tips for working from home during COVID-19” turned up two hundred and ninety-five million results in the first instance. The gig economy sure has created a lot of experts in a short time!

Each of us at Muritai, however, has a different living situation and personal circumstance and we have quickly discovered that the standard tips for working from home do not necessarily work for everyone. Which is why we thought we would share with you a couple of the things that work for each of our differing needs: