If you’re a business owner, manager or someone who has a sales orientated role, chances are that at some time you’ll need to do an elevator pitch. It might be to pitch to a new client, or to tell someone at a networking event what you do. It might be to develop relationships at a…
Stress comes in many different forms and can be caused by many different things. We may feel pressured and stressed around money, a relationship, our business, the lack of time to get things done, or a myriad of other things. Stress impacts each of us differently too; we might feel an overpowering sense of overwhelm,…
When you’re incredibly busy and absolutely flat out with work, there are some things which will both save your sanity and keep you operating efficiently. I’ve just come out of 4 months of being insanely busy and I will say that some things have really helped me do my job, meet client demands, maintain standards…
You may first ask; what is business strategy? Essentially, it’s a very clear (and ideally documented) set of plans, goals and actions that outline how a business will succeed and do well. It will outline the decisions and actions a business intends to make in order to achieve its objectives and goals. It assists in…
In part one of my blog How Business Couples Survive & Thrive in Business, I talked about a number of aspects of generally how to manage relationships in family-owned businesses and specifically where business partners were most likely spouses as well. In part two of this article, I’m going to provide some tips specifically for…
For business owners, it’s becoming more and more important to avoid the ever-increasing event of cyber attacks. Worldwide this costs over 6 trillion dollars! And I know you’re now thinking, but it won’t happen to me. The reality is that the perpetrators frequently attack ‘low lying fruit’, that is small businesses which think they are…
Having had a number of my business coaching clients experience COVID-19 and then talk to me about their brain fog (those who have had babies say it’s similar to ‘Baby Brain’) I thought I’d do a bit of research for them on how best to manage this. After all, when you are in a small…
There were many ways that I learned things in the early days of being a business owner. Some of those sources of information were articles (such as blogs like this one), formal training, short courses and advice from other people. In fact, I was (and still am) a sponge – always keen to learn and…
If you’re in business, then having a website is almost always a necessity. However, just having a website is not enough, you need to have a GREAT website and you need it to get found. In this article, I’m going to talk primarily about the traits and features of an awesome business website – plus…
When it comes to ‘selling the intangible’ such as in a service-based business, it can sometimes be a challenge to convince our customers of our worth. This is where value comes into the equation and the value of expertise, knowledge and experience. First, let me share a story, and you have seen it before, but…