Selling a business isn’t as easy as you might think … and can be hard work, although the rewards can be substantial if you’ve built up a great asset. This article is working on the premise that you have taken all the steps to grow your business and prepare it for sale … and now…
As a business coach, I often have people come to me who are considering going into business. I’ll chat with them, do a business analysis and often play ‘Devil’s Advocate’ by asking many often challenging questions. I don’t want someone to go into business for the wrong reasons. Read Examples of How I’ve Made a…
Whilst an online store is a relatedly new concept, business owners by the droves are flocking to this concept. Unfortunately there are a few misconceptions about the ease of setting up an online store or business and quite often those without business or marketing nous don’t take the right action. Below are my top 20…
I’ve got 30 years’ experience in the industry as well as coaching and consulting that I’ve come up with some tips to a healthy business. As I write for other great business websites, I’d like to share this one I originally wrote for BusinessBusinessBusiness. Top 9 Tips to a Healthy Business: Debt collection Cash is…
Learn how to make time for it all. As a blog writer, I also contribute original articles to other prominent websites. I’d like to share this one which was originally published on Motherpedia. As a business coach, you can see how I can guide you to keep on track. 10 Practical Tips to How…
In business and networking, learning another person’s name is critical in showing respect and building a quality relationship. Relationships grow business, and growing business should (if business is done well) increase your profits. When you fail to remember a person’s name, it’s somewhat sending a message that you don’t deem them important. We remember the…
So often business owners ask me how I’ve achieved success and I believe too little credit is given to LISTS. I’m the first person to admit I’m a lover of lists. They do many things: Ensure you don’t forget something critical (obviously) A valuable tool in the planning process Focus you…
Not turning up. Needless to say you won’t be getting that job! So often you contact someone for a quote and they don’t respond or it’s over a week for them to respond. If you are flat out and don’t want work, consider downgrading your marketing OR consider putting on more staff to cover…
As a business coach and blog writer I often get asked why we need a business blog – so I thought I’d share with you the top reasons we all need blogs in our business: Read the 7 Steps you Need to Take to Grow Your Business. Why…
I saw this question on social media recently and thought, I’ll bet there are a few of you out there who would like to know the secret to great conversions. I personally grew a bookkeeping business from a garage to 5 locations around Australia and taught my team how to ‘sell’ without sounding like salespeople,…