Fat Tuesday is a Hastings cornerstone. We couldn’t let the UK’s largest Mardi Gras, and the 15th anniversary pass without recognising its importance to our local community. Hastings Fat Tuesday CIC is a not for profit organisation. As such local community support is essential for Hastings Fat Tuesday to support and develop opportunities for local...

Avast, landlubbers! Prepare to raise the Jolly Roger and unleash your inner pirate, for Hastings Pirate Day is upon us! This weekend, Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th July 2023, Goldstar’s beloved home town transforms into a swashbuckling haven, as scallywags from far and wide gather to celebrate in true pirate style. As Goldstar IT are...

If selling smarter, better and faster is a top business priority, it’s our job to help you meet it with a sales CRM. As a Zoho Advanced Partner, Goldstar offers an end-to-end CRM consultancy service to businesses throughout the UK. Our service and experience spans a wide range of sectors, including Manufacturing , IT Consultancy...

In the realm of CRM implementations, even big companies like Hershey, Blackberry and British Airways have faced disastrous consequences. As an SMB, it’s crucial to learn from their mistakes and take proactive measures to ensure a smooth CRM journey and be proactive in avoiding CRM failures. Hershey’s bittersweet CRM experience Hershey, seeking to regain market...

As a Sussex based company and home to many of our employees, Goldstar IT Consultancy recognises Sussex Day. It is a great opportunity to celebrate the rich heritage and culture of Sussex. The history of Sussex and Sussex Day Each year, on the 16th of June, the day is celebrated in honor of St. Richard...

In yesterday’s Spring budget, UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, announced the Government have raised the Annual Investment Allowance to £1m to benefit smaller businesses. As a result of this, 99% of all businesses can deduct the full value of their investments from their taxable profits for that year. Additionally, the implementation of “full expensing” makes accounting...

March 2016, headline news  The Artificial Intelligence revolution begins in strategy game win AlphaGo, Google’s DeepMind AI wins Go challenge against Lee Se-dol, 4-1  US college student sentenced to 15 years hard labour Otto Warmbier is found guilty of trying to steal a political poster, in Pyongyang, North Korea  France beaten 31-21 by England at...

When a company pivots it makes a business shift in a new direction. It is a key strategic move, and as the name suggests, represents a dramatic change in focus of at least one aspect of the company. If a company successfully pivots it might mean its first focus will be forgotten forever. This business strategy...

On March 17th 2022, Google confirmed what we had all been expecting – changes to Analytics, but no one had anticipated they would announce they are switching off Universal Analytics on 1st July 2023. Many businesses had been waiting to decide if they would commit to Google Analytics 4 (GA4), but this certainly will force...

Zoho Commerce contains all the tools you need to build a website, accept orders, track inventory, process payments, manage shipping, market your brand, and analyse your data. Are you looking for an online store with stock management? Discover – Review your business and what you are looking to sell online with our internal experts that...

Hi I’m Josh, the newest member of Goldstar IT. I thought I’d give you a run-through of my first week. I have joined their fantastic development team as a software developer. This is a role that I never thought I would be in when I graduated in 2019 with a History and Japanese degree.  ...

At Goldstar, we see the value in our marketing. We understand the importance and decided to invest more in our Marketing during Covid-19 and lockdown. We would now like to offer these services out to help you and your business achieve your marketing goals. How we use Marketing at Goldstar Having rebranded at the beginning...