…your business partner out of the window? Monty Python understood the raw feelings that co-owning a business can cause… Hopefully your business isn’t quite at the stage of directors jumping out of windows, but if you have business partners I’ll bet there are times when you don’t feel you’re running off the same plan. Last…
When you peel away all the wrapping, there are just 3 basic strategies for small business to dominate a market locally, nationally or globally: 1 – Be the cheapest 2 – Be the best 3 – Be different Think about it – what else can you do to distinguish yourself from your competition apart from…
Work Harder On Yourself, Than You Do On Your Business… The famous life-coach, Jim Rohn, says that “you need to work harder on yourself than you do on your job”. This might just be the most important business success lesson that you can learn. When you’ve got a business you want to grow, working on…
If I came to your office with a bucket full of water and shoved your head into it, how hard would you fight to get out? The result? A broken nose for me and you would survive the ordeal comfortably enough. So when you hear people talking of “economic slowdown” or “recession”, how hard will…
As a client, if you were to ask how to win business awards, I would tell you it’s important to understand why you want to win, before you get into the process of entering. Any credible business award will mean opening your business to the judges who will want to explore all kinds of things,…
In this article are 5 ways to increase turnover and increase your profit. The distinction between the two is important. Which do you really want? Respect this old saying… turnover is vanity, profit is sanity, but cash is king. In my book Double Your Business, while the goal is to increase turnover and profit, there’s…
In this post I’m going to explain the single most powerful way to save time every day. It’s a short post. But to understand this, you need to pay attention to the end of this short article. Then, you need to take action! First it’s worth noting that you can’t actually “save” time. All you…
The idea of having a business mentor or business coach is as old as business itself. In fact, business coaching and mentoring features throughout biographies of famously successful entrepreneurs when you read between the lines… You’ll find comments all over about the trusted advisors, the mentors and friends who gave them guidance to become brilliant…
Most people in sales have heard the phrase “it’s a numbers game”. But have you ever stopped to think about exactly WHAT numbers are important and how to play the game? It’s a bit more involved than just throwing more enquiries at your sales team. Let’s take a closer look at the numbers game using…
Great leaders understand how to create a business vision, and they recognise that it’s the key to achieving great things. Developing and growing your business is a big journey. and your vision is your destination. This article will show you how to create a business vision that is well-written in order to motivate you and…