Donna Stone is a business coach with three decades of experience. She grew her own business from a garage to be a multi-award winning operation that spanned five locations nationally. For almost a decade she has been sharing this knowledge and expertise with clients to guide them in their own success. Donna works with business owners and other business coaches, consultants and trainers to help them build their own success. Her Coach the Coach ™ program has proved exceedingly popular. Donna is a prolific writer with hundreds of articles written and six books published.
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Image credit to famousbloggers .net Your success is defined by the company you keep. It is true not only for life but running a business also. It does not matter if you are new or old in the business; the business alliances can be of great strength, provided you have chosen them well. To guide…
These are indeed tough times for any business owner, when survival needs all tricks in the back. When it comes to clear pricing, one must reduce all possible costs and keep ahead of the competition technologically and commercially. For any business to grow and prosper, there is one most vital element, and that is the…
It’s been a big year and you’ve worked hard and you just want to ‘chill’ and have an awesome staff Christmas party. Here are some Christmas party tips to keep you safe, keep your job and ensure you return back to work in the new year safe and sound. : )…
Originally written for Motherpedia .com.au (Repost) Men are different – that’s pretty obvious, but no more so than in business. Sometimes I wonder if we occasionally forget this. I’ve had to deal with a lot of men in my business career over the years, and have learned a few things along the way. Here’s my…
Communication, and its needs, are obvious to human civilisation and was established some time ago. There are various modes of communication, but the ultimate motive is to convey the right message to the right person with the right meaning. With the modernisation of lifestyles, communication methods have also become faster and, in some cases, instantaneous.…
Creating a business from scratch (from concept to reality) needs something out of the “norm”. Though we listen to so much discussion about the traits of a successful businessman, the qualities of a serial startup entrepreneur are different. Image credit to Ojayo .com Let us discuss few of the most sought after qualities of a…
Businesses must be given special care and attention. If you understand the concept of time and the fundamental value of change, you can achieve more with your business. Just ask yourself: Am I giving due importance to my business? Have I availed my business of every available opportunity to reduce business costs and realise new…
Success came to John IIhan because he remained too busy to look for it. John IIhan is not from another planet, rather Australians know him as a business tycoon. He founded Crazy John’s Mobile Company and became a business millionaire with 300 million dollars at very young age. Image credit to theafricanmillionaire .blogspot .com Of…
It is a common misconception that businesses fail just because “it is inevitable” or because of “bad luck”. We have heard of news about certain companies running out of money because competitors emerged and got hold of their customers, leaving them with no sales and no income. In fact, and this is true in the…
Every business owner’s concern is the earning of profit of the business. Whether or not how much the business earns may not be important in the beginning because any amount is fine as long as it is earning. However, for the long run, it is important that the business owner is on top of the…