You may have seen that yesterday was supposed to be 'Blue Monday' - a phrase coined by marketing experts to sell us holidays originally! However, January can start to feel like a long month for lots of you and can feel challenging financially. So, there's nothing like...
Last week's blog recommended that you take some time to review the first quarter of the year, and one of the actions you may need to take is to review your current pricing, especially as your business costs have probably increased this year. If this is...
Now is a great time to review your year so far, and especially to review the key financials in your business. By key financials, I specifically mean revenue, expenses and profit, but of course, you can add in anything else you feel is relevant and useful. The...
A few weeks ago I started sharing my simple tips for you to increase profit in your business, as I was getting fed up of all the negative messages in the media about the cost of living crisis. Rather than feeling like you have to cut...
We're now on step 3 for simple things you can implement in your business to increase your profit to deal with the cost of living increases. My first 'proper' job, was as a Credit Control Administrator, working in telecoms in the mobile phone industry for The...
Did you see last week's post? In it, I set out my intention to give you some quick and easy steps to increase profit in your business, to keep up with the cost of living increases. Last week I gave you the action to go through your...
You can't escape the gloomy messages right now about the cost of living crisis. I'm sure you're seeing it in your own life with your utility bills, fuel prices and the weekly food shop all on the increase, and you're probably trying to make cut backs...
Hi, there it's Alison Bradford from alisonbradford.com, and I love helping busy business owners who are looking to grow their business and make more money without putting in more and more of their precious time. And today I'm going to share with you a really...
Way back in my corporate days working in telecoms, I remember a former boss telling about the Rule Of 7 - that we need to hear something 7 times before it sinks in! She very possibly made it up, but it doesn't make it any less...
Not that long ago, Taylor Swift took on Apple Music, in an attack about them not paying artists, writers or producers for the 3 month free trial period they offer. What is quite remarkable is that Apple responded so quickly and did a complete u-turn, now...