One of the most painful aspects of being in business is getting paid. If you’ve been in business more than five seconds and offer credit, then you know what I am talking about. There is everything from the “I’m not happy so I’m not paying” comment, right through to complete ‘ghosting’ where you are completely…
The face of the bookkeeping industry is hugely changing. The last 5 years have seen massive changes and I don’t believe those changes will stop, pause or even slow down. In fact, I believe they will accelerate. So what are those changes? The three main changes in the bookkeeping industry…
Many have heard this expression; but do we really understand what it means? I’m going to look at what it means to work ON your business (versus IN the business) and why it’s important as a business owner to work ON it. What exactly is working IN a business?…
There are multitudes of ways we can improve our businesses. The list is almost endless. Common areas are improving marketing, enhancing our sales techniques or lifting our customer service. There are other ways which can often very effectively improve business and I wanted to share those with you now: …
I mentor and coach a number of leaders in business, new managers and new owners. Often what comes up is the person’s lack of confidence in their role. One or two have even asked, “Am I a fraud?” Let’s look at how to build your confidence to become a great leader. …
Three years ago I wrote this article about perception in business for another website. Perception is very important in business. You should know how you are perceived as a business owner and how your business is perceived by others such as your clients, prospects and even competitors. Have a read from my own blog…
Most business mentors and coaches have experienced many aspects of business; they have experienced what you are experiencing and know how to achieve positive results. They have the best knowledge of how your business will work well and under which circumstances. Running a start-up? You may need to hire a business mentor or coach for…
For those in small business, we haven’t had a lot to do with QR codes, but there are some useful options for using them. Essentially, a QR Code is an image made up of black and white squares which has information embedded on it. For example, you may use this code to take people to a website or provide them…
I know that the world is made up of many people. These many people have different attitudes around money and beliefs around money. Some of these beliefs are ‘wired’ into us from an early age; from upbringing and even religion. We’ve heard the expression “money is the root of all evil”. Self-belief often means business…
Achieving success in today’s ever fast-changing business environment is not always that easy to grasp. Small business entrepreneurs can get easily overwhelmed by the rapid changes in customer purchasing habits, the constant need for product innovation and the challenges brought by business competitions. Aside from that, small business owners are thriving hard to handle finance,…