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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 outsource effectively (especially for control freaks)

This follows on from the post on 'Why and what to outsource'. You may have reached the point now in your business where you accept that you need to outsource, and you've even got an idea on what to outsource. But something's holding you back. What if you can't...

07 May, 2013 / 0 Comments

Why and what you need to outsource

When you start off in business it's perfectly natural to want to do it all yourself. For a couple of reasons: 1. You want to learn how to do it all so you understand all areas of your business 2. You're operating on a shoestring budget and don't...

30 April, 2013 / 6 Comments

How do you handle it when things go wrong?

Reality shot - when you're running your own business things don't always go smoothly. In fact, sometimes things go right off the rails and you're left questioning yourself again about why the hell are you doing this? Things will go wrong at times. I know this only too...

16 April, 2013 / 0 Comments

Still struggling to get everything done? This may be the missing ingredient…

If you've already been working on improving your productivity and time management but are still struggling to get everything done, in this short (under 5 minutes) video I explain what you may be missing. Let me know what you think and what action you are going...

26 March, 2013 / 0 Comments

Love ’em or hate ’em, why you need processes in your business

Grab a cuppa and click on the image to view this short video (just under 5 mins) on why you need to have processes in your business. I hope you enjoy it - let me know what you think and what action you're going to take...

12 February, 2013 / 1 Comment

The 2 letter word that will move your business to the next level

And I thought 'sorry' was supposed to be the hardest word. Nope. At least not in my experience of working with Solo Entrepreneurs. Do any of these sound familiar to you? You have customers that you make very little, or even no profit from (and they often take...

05 February, 2013 / 0 Comments

Business & life blurring together? Here’s what you need to do…

You know that you need to work hard to succeed in business, right? You know that it's all about your customers, and that you need to give excellent service to them. But you've started to feel a bit jaded. You can't quite put your finger on it,...

29 January, 2013 / 2 Comments

What makes a business survive (it’s not what you think)

Are you fearful that your business will not survive the current economic climate? It's big news right now with lots of big names closing down, how can a really small business survive? At the time of writing this, we've had 3 big retailers close down in the...

22 January, 2013 / 0 Comments