Are you able to make objective factual decisions based on the numbers that you see in your business? Many business owners only look at their financial statements just once a year. They go straight to the bottom line to see whether they made a profit…
As a small business owner, you’ve probably got a lot on your plate. Managing employees, handling finances, and keeping customers happy can be overwhelming. But did you know that one simple thing you can do can help make all of these tasks easier? Having an…
Are you looking to keep your finances on track and ensure the success of your business? Then you need to know about budgeting. Budgeting is simply a plan for how you want to allocate your money. It’s a roadmap for your business finances, and it’s…
Setting Financial Goals for Your Small Business The thing is, I often chat with small business owners who feel overwhelmed by the numbers in their business and aren’t too clear on how to set financial goals or even track their progress towards them. I hope…
Why Every Small Business Should Focus on Creating Value As a small business owner, your ultimate goal is to create a profitable and sustainable business that will provide long-term financial security for you and your employees. While you may not be thinking about selling your…
We are well into the year already and hopefully you have found and kept your focus on the things that will make the most positive impact in your business over the next few months. If not though, here’s a few tips that may help. Now,…
Most small businesses start almost by accident or out of necessity. They then tend to grow organically, with bits and pieces being added to the pot as the business evolves. Rarely is any business designed from the beginning, but if you want to build a…
Make your marketing more compelling through benefits selling. Let’s say I simply marketed myself as a business coach with experience in leadership roles. I can almost hear you thinking, so what? You’re probably also thinking, what does that mean for me? What benefit is there…
When Times are Tough, Service Matters Most…More Than Ever… There seems to be a constant stream of bad news at the moment. In the course of a few short months, we lost our respected and much-loved Queen, we’ve had two new PMs, the Pound took…
Finding your superpower? Priceless Priceless because once you have defined what is your business’s superpower, price won’t factor into customer buying decisions. People will buy from you, regardless of price, because the benefits of doing business with you are so amazing that price becomes irrelevant.…
I may be direct but….. You know, recently one of my clients commented that I was very direct, but they saw this as a real positive thing, a unique selling point of sorts. Well, I don’t know if I’d go that far, but I do…
Together, strong teams deliver better From the earliest days of civilisation, the hunters and gatherers demonstrated effectively how working in groups brought greater abundance into their lives. Now, in the business sense, it is a fact that organisations of all sizes experience greater tangible payoffs…
