Business Fairy Tales are stories that often exaggerate or idealize the success of a company or entrepreneur. They usually portray a narrative of rapid growth, instant success, and overcoming obstacles effortlessly. These tales often focus on individuals who start with nothing and quickly achieve great wealth or fame through their business endeavours. However, they may […]
Heather Stanford
Limited edition : venue legal retainer from Your Legal Fairy Godmother
Wedding venue managers and owners – Are you thinking about the legal, contractual and business support your wedding venue would benefit from in the coming months? Is a fixed fee venue legal retainer the way for you to go? Everyone’s business plans for the next 24 months are coming together, and we have also made […]
Outstanding Collaboration Award
We are thrilled to announce that Stanford Gould Group has been recognised by The Business Desk at the Business Masters 2023 East Midlands Awards, taking home the award for Outstanding Collaboration. This means a great deal to us as recognition for our work with the wedding industry during the pandemic, which many of you reading […]
Why are client contracts (or your Terms and Conditions) so important?
Many businesses operate without proper contracts in place and this can be risky for many reasons. Usually folk ‘beg borrow or steal’ something to get going, but you have no idea whether what you have acquired is any good in the first place, or if it suits your needs and requirements. You need to protect […]
Your Guide to The Contractual Plateau of Sustainability
We’ve been getting a bit psychological this week at Stanford Gould, and we’re aiming to explain how the Dunning-Kruger cognitive bias relates to you and your wedding business. Do you want to achieve the Contractual Plateau of Sustainability? Read on! We know you lovely creatives are not usually ones for a science lesson. This is NOT […]
Stanford Gould Online recognised for services to Wedding Industry
Coinciding with our seventh anniversary of trading as Stanford Gould, it gives me great pleasure to announce that my second business Stanford Gould Online has recently won an award for its professional services to the wedding industry – Best Legal Wedding Partner, 2023. The seventh Global Wedding Awards, managed by publishing group AI Media, spans […]
Jargon Busting Your Stanford Gould Contract Template
Let’s be honest, there’s not a lot you can get for free right now. However, we’ve got a little gem for you that might be super useful if you’ve bought (or are thinking about buying) one of our contract templates. We know when it comes to the legal and contractual side of your business there […]
A Day In The Life: Stanford Gould
Find out what we do – A Day in the Life. At Stanford Gould HQ I spend my days helping wedding and event business owners to tackle the important, nitty gritty legal and contractual aspects of their businesses. It’s all the stuff you don’t have the time or expertise to handle yourselves, but that is […]
Fareshare: Stanford Gould Online’s Charity Partner
Here at the Stanford Gould group we recognise the importance of giving back, and we are proud to say we support a charity partner each year. Over the last 12 months we have been supporting Fareshare, a charity tackling food waste and hunger right here in the UK. Fareshare may be familiar to you following […]
Is It Time For Your Wedding Venue Contract Review?
This year’s wedding season proper is just beginning, and as a wedding venue owner or manager you’ll be checking that everything is up to scratch and in good working order before 2023’s couples and their loved ones start flocking. This is a friendly reminder that checking that your contracts (your Terms & Conditions) are also […]