We all know how exciting it is when you start talking to a prospective new client and you decide that they’re going to be a BIG client bringing your business all sorts of new opportunities and sales revenue. But things start to slow down after several meetings, and then each meeting rolls into the last […]
I wholeheartedly believe, and advocate passionately to anyone willing to listen, that your business must be a creation of your doing that will enable you to have the lifestyle you truly want. It is essential to create a business you enjoy, but more importantly, build a business that actually encompasses life goals and passions as […]
“If a founding entrepreneur is 55 years of age or more, a new business has a 73% better chance of succeeding” (taken from Jack Canfield, ‘The Success Principles’). The rationale behind this is apparently that when you’ve been in business for that length of time, either working for someone else or as a serial entrepreneur, […]
I remember trying to do an exercise a few years back about imagining and describing my perfect day. I really struggled to do this exercise because I think even then, I knew I wasn’t entirely happy with where my business was at, or what I was doing in it for that matter! Would you wake […]
I know, you’re doing a million things and don’t have time to do a full analysis of your business, market and world economic climate right now. But you do need to at some point. These 3 strategies are a quick way to minimise risk and safeguard your business should the worst happen. 1: KNOW YOUR […]
VCs, love them or loathe them, can be the turning point for your business. So whether you are debating a spot on Planet of the Apps or your local VC’s version of Shark Tank you need to tick these 3 boxes! Being ‘investment’ ready is being able to demonstrate the value drivers in your business […]
Client tiers are important! They put your day to day operations into perspective and allow you to really focus on what you should be doing! Let’s assume you have 4 Value tiers for your clients and they are Tier 4: 60% of clients contributing less than $1000 a year to the practice – 360 clients […]
I absolutely love that virtually everyone I meet is an entrepreneur, and although that probably says a lot about the company I keep – it is exciting to see people following their passions and start a business. So if you’re thinking of making the leap here are my top 7 things you absolutely should know! […]
These 10 insights come from a long career in advising small business CEOs and running companies as CEO myself. They are not platitudes merely crafted for this article. This list is real advice that you need to follow in order to grow a successful business and to help you through the storms which you will […]
There is nothing worse than the meeting that drags on aimlessly without apparent purpose, and without any outcome. Having our time hijacked by inefficient meetings should never happen. The only reasons we should have structured meetings as opposed to ad hoc discussions and catch ups on the fly are: We need to work through something […]
