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Why I Buy My Coffee From Amazon (and other good business strategies)

Yes, it's true that I buy my coffee from Amazon. But why should you care if I'm a bit weird like this? After all, you probably buy your coffee in the supermarket. And what on earth does this have to do with business strategy? Let me explain. I'm...

09 October, 2014 / 0 Comments

3 reasons why you shouldn’t take business advice from family & friends

It's perfectly natural when we start out in business to share what we're doing with our nearest and dearest - after all, we're really excited about it and thinking about it most of the time. But when you carry on sharing about your business as it...

01 October, 2014 / 0 Comments

I am sooo lazy sometimes! (and so are your customers)

Last week I caught myself being really lazy, and I bet I'm not the only one. I bet you do this too, and more importantly, your customers are also doing it. Let me explain. With all the technology and short-cuts available today, we expect everything to happen quickly. Trust...

24 September, 2014 / 0 Comments

Why getting your ducks in a row is not good business strategy

Are you someone who likes to get everything spot on before sharing it with the world? You want to make sure all your ducks are in a row and everything is 'perfect' and then you will be ready to start talking about it. The problem with this...

17 September, 2014 / 0 Comments

What you can learn from my 6 weeks of Super Productivity

Recently, I set myself a 6 week Super Productivity challenge. This meant 6 weeks of putting in less hours in my business, whilst still growing it and, importantly, keep my marketing pipeline flowing. Why? Because I wanted to spend more time with my family over the 6...

15 September, 2014 / 0 Comments

5 questions to decide where you should be investing to grow your business

As a business owner, there are so many things that you could be spending your money on, right? Wherever you go, someone has a great service or product to offer you that is going to change your business! But how do you make the decision on...

15 September, 2014 / 0 Comments

Are you losing pounds for the sake of saving pennies?

I want to tell you a short story about something I saw happen at a recent networking event I was at. A business owner told us about a great new product she was offering. There was lots of interest in the room. Seriously, there were 2 people...

15 September, 2014 / 0 Comments

How I fell off the wagon…

The Super Productivity wagon that is! Right now I'm in the middle of a 6 week Super Productivity challenge that I set for myself. The idea being, to see if I can still maintain my business growth whilst working less hours over a 6 week period. So,...

20 August, 2014 / 0 Comments

What a trip to Ikea can teach you about business

We recently decided to decorate our youngest daughter's bedroom and get her some new furniture, now that she's officially a 'big' girl of 4!. You know I love to outsource when I can, so we did have a decorator come in for a couple of day...

05 August, 2014 / 0 Comments

This really works! Say goodbye to overwhelm and feeling stuck.

I'm sure you've realised by now that feeling overwhelmed, or getting 'stuck' on something, is part of the job description as a business owner. There's lots of different strategies you can use to move you forwards, but sometimes I find that nothing can beat a good...

01 April, 2014 / 0 Comments