Networking is seen by many as an essential business activity in todays business environment.  An absolute must amongst small and micro business owners.  Seen as allow cost way to develop leads and relationships that hopefully brings business. And it’s everywhere, you could network morning, noon and night, every day and still not scratch the surface.  […]

Here’s a question for you……What is the No 1 challenge that small/micro business owners face today? Ignore what you hear on the news.  It’s not legislation, legal issues, access to finance, market conditions or even brexit.  These all factors that can affect business, but it’s not the biggest problem faced by business owners with a […]

So, I am going to take a bit of a guess here and assume that you have a business plan. You wrote it because you were told to and now it sits in a draw or archived somewhere on your hard drive in the same state as it was when you wrote it 5/10 years […]

We all know from a business prospective, keeping things simple saves us time and is usually very effective for our businesses. A very easy to follow business cycle that we use, which can be applied to almost anything we do in our businesses is Assess, Plan, Do and Review … This cycle can be used […]

Some owners focus on growing their profits, while others are obsessed with sales goals. Have you ever considered making it your primary goal to set up your business so that it can thrive and grow without you? A business not dependent on its owner is the ultimate asset to own. It allows you complete control […]

How long do you spend looking at your mobile phone? Is it above or below the UK average of 3 hours per day!  When I look at my phone, I am reminded that I have a £2 Shell voucher to use for my next petrol purchase. I am also pleased to see that I have […]