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I had the pleasure of interviewing Chad Stephens the other day, co-founder of startups Fillr and 1Form.com. We talked about the shift in thinking to grow a company from 7 figures to 8. When [...]

Do you think it's difficult making the shift to leader rather than 'doer of everything' when you grow your business? When I inherited my very first team to manage - 5 people - I didn't know [...]

Going hard is not the answer. The great paradox of small business is to 'let go' when you feel at your most inundated and overwhelmed, trying desperately to control everything, in order to start [...]

I love working with clients who like and value reading - then I can recommend some business books I've really enjoyed and know they'll get great snippets of value from them. Since I'm writing [...]

What is it that we do that sets us up to fail with our business goals, and how can we avoid that this year? This is a good question for any size of business. There is a plethora of [...]

Supply chain shortages and delays, rising transport costs, changing working arrangements with your team, softer sales results compared to more bullish times….is it time to recharge your business [...]

One of the greatest challenges for all businesses right now is retention of their people - and at costs the business can afford – and being able to attract new people. The pandemic has given [...]

21 principles for building your business skills We all need to remind ourselves of these principles from time to time. In my experience as a business owner, a CEO, mentor and [...]

7 strategic planning essentials for your company No planning process is failsafe or perfect, and the very nature of planning for the future means we have to be flexible. However, [...]

The role of CEO as marketer The CEO or Managing Partner or business owner has many different roles in a small business:  strategist, salesperson, mentor, technician, mediator, [...]

Do you feel this way about big decisions? NOT doing anything is worse than doing something badly or making a mistake (unless ‘mistake’ equals pain, loss of life or huge losses of [...]

Stepping stones to business freedom Being able to take a step back and become less entwined in your own business is a process and it does take time depending on your model and [...]