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Some business basics to get you more customers

Last week I had a plumbing problem. The pump we have fitted to work our shower packed up. It started to make an even louder noise than usual, and the burning smell coming from it made me realise we'd need professional help to sort it out. So, I...

20 August, 2013 / 2 Comments

The real reasons why you don’t have enough time

All too often, business owners I'm working with will give one of their main challenges as not having enough time. Do you feel like that too? Where every day seems to go by in a flash and you can barely remember what you've actually done, you...

13 August, 2013 / 0 Comments

The easiest ways to capture your processes

So, you're bought into the fact that you need to have some processes in your business. (If not, check out this earlier blog post) Maybe you're looking to get some consistency in your business to save time. Maybe you're looking to recruit someone and need something...

06 August, 2013 / 0 Comments

Should you be doing less in your business?

Want to know what lobsters and burgers have to do with your business? I know - you get a buzz from new things. New ideas, new gadgets, new offerings, new clients, new tools...

30 July, 2013 / 0 Comments

How to plan for taking a holiday when you’re the business owner

This comes up time and time again with busy business owners - they don't have time for a holiday! How can they can take  a 'normal' holiday of 2 weeks say, when they struggle to stop working over the weekends? Something I often hear from new clients...

16 July, 2013 / 2 Comments

Need a little extra oomph in your marketing plan? Try this…

Every once in a while it's a good idea to step back from your current marketing plan (you do have one of these don't you?), and have a look at what else is going on in the world. If you need a bit of inspiration on...

09 July, 2013 / 0 Comments

Are you addicted to being busy?

Okay, we all know how busy you are. Your weeks roll by with barely a second to stop and think. You know all the tips and strategies about productivity, but they don't apply to you and your business. You're different from the others - you really are busy! You...

02 July, 2013 / 2 Comments

Are you up for short term pain to get some long term gain?

Are you so crazy busy right now that you feel like shutting the door, stopping everything and starting all over again? You have so much to do that you don't know where to start. If only you had started to get more organised last month. If only you...

25 June, 2013 / 0 Comments

How to get paid on time, follow up outstanding invoices and keep your clients happy

Do you know how much money you currently have owed to you in outstanding invoices? If not, go and find out now. I've known people to have several thousand pounds sitting around in unpaid invoices that they are 'waiting' to get paid for. In fact, most business owners...

18 June, 2013 / 0 Comments

3 ways to increase your profits (including the ‘quick & easy’ way)

What I'm talking about in this article is increasing your profit by increasing your revenue. Check out this previous blog post too about managing your costs. When you started out in business, THE most important thing was finding clients who would pay you. Now though, you...

11 June, 2013 / 0 Comments