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…
So often in business we want to exceed client expectations, gain new business and keep clients happy. This is great and I have no problem with this and in fact encourage it. What I do want to ensure is that business owners don’t become slaves to their business and their clients. Find out Tips on…
I was talking to a client this week who is in a saturated industry, and my advice was “stand out from the crowd” particularly with the marketing. Some of my coaching clients are fortunate that they have a unique product or service, but others are one of many, so to get a competitive edge, you…
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…
So often people ask me “so what exactly do you do?” As a business coach, I thought it would be good to share some examples of how I’ve helped clients and here are the most recent 5 wins: #1 – Staff Hijacking. I had a client who basically had his business hijacked by…
I so often see business owners struggling and I know why, but often they just won’t take action to improve their situation. It’s rarely a conscious decision “I won’t action anything because I want to fail or I like struggling” but more they don’t realise what they are doing. Let me share more on this:…
When I sold my business, I was asked by so many people “are you excited?” or “are you sad?”. I was neither. To me I had simply sold an asset. Don’t get me wrong, I was passionate about that business, but I wasn’t emotional about it. How to slow things down in…
As I do planning sessions with clients, I can tell some are not particularly excited initially. They take a bit to warm up. For some people I guess planning is boring and they switch off. But if making more money, working less hours and reducing the stress in your life excites you … then read…