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If you’re a small business owner, it might seem an extravagant luxury to outsource your admin. The thought of someone else filing your receipts, invoicing your day’s work or chasing a payment, might feel too small to warrant delegating to someone else. You might feel you can do it better, or it just takes five […]
There’s no denying social media plays a massive role in our everyday lives. It’s a never-ending source of amusement and entertainment, a bottomless pit of information, research and knowledge. You can keep in touch with almost anyone, anywhere in the world, at any time of the day or night. Having an active social media presence […]
Over the last few months I’ve been writing about habits, how to create good habits and how consistently practising good habits will help you run your business more efficiently and effectively. It’s all very well creating new habits, but what about the bad habits? Are there things you need to change? When I chat with […]
It’s that time of year again. Schools are have broken up for the long summer holiday and it can be easy to lose control of your time with the overnight changes to your daily routine. I remember, as a child, this was the best time of the year. Days of unbroken sunshine. No lessons. No […]
Every business has various systems and processes in place. These are the tasks you do and the order in which they are done. Over time, you might review your systems and make refinements, tweaking your processes to cut out redundant steps, or adding layers to the system as your company grows. You might have a […]
It’s supposed to take at least 21 days for something new to become a habit. So, it’s no surprise that so many of us fail to keep up a new habit, even if to an outsider it looks like the easiest thing in the world. Know Your “Why” Knowing the reason, or reasons, why you […]
No one said running a business is easy all the time. In fact, sometimes it can be pretty hard going and from time to time it makes you wonder why you started up in the first place. I meet lots of business owners, either through meetings with my clients or at networking events, and although […]
The foundation of your business isn’t having the best product or service on the market. It isn’t having the state-of-the-art website, hundreds of staff or perfect customer service. These are some of the ingredients you’ll find in running a successful business, but the foundation is always the figures. Do your numbers add up? Is your […]
The phrase “would you like a coffee?” is often heard at networking meetings and business shows. Whilst hot beverages are almost certainly involved, having the opportunity to chat with someone on a one to one (121) basis can be extremely valuable. This time together, away from the office and other distractions, can lead to profitable […]
I love standing in front of business owners or directors and seeing the lightbulbs come on when I share that little nugget of advice which can make a real difference to their business. I’ve presented at many networking meetings over the past 5 years and I’m looking to do more. The main talks I give […]