I have broken some of my own rules over the past few months. I have been totally focussed on working ‘in’ my business, rather than ‘on it’. It’s what I bang on about to my own clients and yet I found myself falling into the same trap of being busy but no necessarily productive –…
Many of you know that I am a fan of routine – doing things at the same time each week so that I don’t have to think about them. I am the person who sorts out what they are going to wear for the week in one hit, has meals planned and fills up with…
“What you don’t track, you can’t measure. What you can’t measure, you can’t improve!” When it comes to doing business online is not to do it blindly. There are lots of tools available and you don’t have to spend any money to do it! SMB’s can create stronger businesses by collecting and interpreting data to…
Congratulations – your business has grown and you are ready to take on your first employee. You have a steady cash flow and your profit margins indicate you can afford to pay someone around $25 per hour to help you out. Stop! $25 per hour could be more than it seems! Before employing someone you…
It’s autumn, it March – where has my summer gone? All of a sudden it feels like the days are shorter, the nights are longer, and the weather is changing. It’s a signal that it’s time to adjust to this new rhythm of life. Like nature, business cannot afford to sit still, we need to…
How to Be Brave in Small Business With #Seth Godin currently in Melbourne painting the town ‘purple’ – I have sought inspiration from him once again. It starts with the uncomfortable realisation that if you have a ‘remarkable’ business or business idea – not everyone is going to like it and not everyone is going…