“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…
Is it too early to be talking about New Year’s resolutions? Well if you’ve always wanted to start your own business it’s not. The old saying – it takes 6 years to create an overnight success! Starting a business requires planning and planning starts with research. And research takes time. Market research can help you…
Ok so it’s a long way from Christmas (unless you are in retail!) but how many of you are planning to send Christmas / Season’s Greetings cards / e-cards to your customers this year? As a small business operator – seasonal cards are a great idea – but only if it’s part of your communication…
As a small business operator we have little time to work on our business even when we know it’s important for future growth. Start by turning your ‘to do’ lists into ‘tah dah’ lists and focus on two other things to finish the week by: Don’t create a ‘to do’ list – make a “Tah-Dah”…
I just finished reading Into The Magic Shop by Dr James R Doty. Those who know me are familiar with my fascination of reading about the human brain and how wonderful and elastic it is. Into the Magic Shop furthered my love of the brain and helped me understand the connection to our hearts and how powerful…
You can operate your business with two different mindsets, the one of abundance or the one of scarcity. The scarcity mindset of people was defined by Steven Covey in his book the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People as: “They see life as having only so much, as though there were only one pie out…