start now

Start Today

“A year from now you will wish you had started today” Karen Lamb There may never be a day when you sit down having ticked the last task off your list and say “Great, that’s all done – time to work for myself and start a business” Deep down we might all have a business…

target market

Why saying no is good for business

Stop Trying to Please Everyone in Business “I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure, which is: Try to please everybody.”  Herbert B. Swope, American Journalist As a business you cannot please everyone. Not everyone will not like what you do, not everyone wants or needs…

Small Business

Small Business Challenges

You have to be a little bananas to start a business.  And most people know that I am just as happy to talk you out of business, as I am to help you develop it. That doesn’t get me a lot of work as a business coach but I have to be true to myself when…

business growth

Growing Slowly

One of the challenges of working with small business operators is finding a way to encourage and support sensible growth without curbing enthusiasm. People are always surprise to know that it’s my job to talk people out of things as much as it is to encourage them to pursue their dreams. I play the bad…