In part one of my blog How Business Couples Survive & Thrive in Business, I talked about a number of aspects of generally how to manage relationships in family-owned businesses and specifically where business partners were most likely spouses as well. In part two of this article, I’m going to provide some tips specifically for…
For business owners, it’s becoming more and more important to avoid the ever-increasing event of cyber attacks. Worldwide this costs over 6 trillion dollars! And I know you’re now thinking, but it won’t happen to me. The reality is that the perpetrators frequently attack ‘low lying fruit’, that is small businesses which think they are…
Having had a number of my business coaching clients experience COVID-19 and then talk to me about their brain fog (those who have had babies say it’s similar to ‘Baby Brain’) I thought I’d do a bit of research for them on how best to manage this. After all, when you are in a small…
There were many ways that I learned things in the early days of being a business owner. Some of those sources of information were articles (such as blogs like this one), formal training, short courses and advice from other people. In fact, I was (and still am) a sponge – always keen to learn and…
If you’re in business, then having a website is almost always a necessity. However, just having a website is not enough, you need to have a GREAT website and you need it to get found. In this article, I’m going to talk primarily about the traits and features of an awesome business website – plus…
When it comes to ‘selling the intangible’ such as in a service-based business, it can sometimes be a challenge to convince our customers of our worth. This is where value comes into the equation and the value of expertise, knowledge and experience. First, let me share a story, and you have seen it before, but…
For some of you, it’s been a busy and financially solid year. For others, it’s been financially hard. For most of us, it’s been a lot of hard work, challenges and often a year which has been somewhat exhausting. We live on tender hooks; will boarders open/close/stabilize? Personally, it’s been hard too; unable to see…
Procrastination can stop you from achieving so many things. It can delay action, delay a start and even delay potential income, rather than investing your energy and time into positive actions. Whilst this article is written specifically for business owners (I am a business coach after all), this article will be suitable really for anyone…
You ask, why does my business have no money? If you’re working hard, then you can likely eliminate the lack of business (or business leads) as the dilemma. It’s presumably not about your marketing, so you wonder “what are we doing wrong?” Well, it might not be what you’re doing wrong, it might be a…
Your staff (aka your team) are often a business’ greatest resource. And yet time and time again, I see that resource not being fully utilised, or worse thrown away. We often expend good time, money and energy in finding a great team, only to have them quit on us. If you have high staff turnover,…