small business advice

Learn to perfect the art of saying a gentle 'no' in business.

Learn to perfect the art of saying a gentle 'no' in business.

This blog is a clarion call to all founders and entrepreneurs to start exercising a little gentleness towards themselves. To start looking after themselves. To start creating the space they need to rest and grow. To perfect the art of saying a gentle no.

If you’re not taking a risk – perhaps you’re not doing it properly?

If you’re not taking a risk – perhaps you’re not doing it properly?

This morning I want to talk about taking risks and why it’s important to the success of your business.

The very fact that you’re reading this already means, that you’ve already taken one of the biggest risks in your life. You started a business.

Is it true? Can you change your entrepreneurial mindset and personality?

Is it true? Can you change your entrepreneurial mindset and personality?

This is a question that’s well worth pondering? We often label ourselves as certain things. We might say we’re a glass half empty type of person. Or you might say with conviction ‘I’m a perfectionist. Or that you lack confidence, or that you struggle to stay motivated.

What are the non-negotiables in your business?

What are the non-negotiables in your business?

My client asked me this week, and it developed into an interesting discussion, so I thought I’d share it with you.

She wanted to know what were my daily, weekly and monthly activities that grew my business and what my non-negotiables were.

How to create your Personal Brand

How to create your Personal Brand

If you run a business, you have a personal brand. More than ever people want to know the face behind the brand. We want to know what what they stand for and the kind of person they are.

And where branding (in the simplest form a hot iron on a sheep backside) has been around for centuries, the rise of the personal brand has exploded due to social media and the rising numbers of solo entrepreneurs.

2020 Industry Trends for Small Businesses

2020 Industry Trends for Small Businesses

Starting or growing your small business at the beginning of this decade may be an intimidating endeavour due to the vast array of technological and social changes currently happening. It goes without saying that in order to stay competitive, you should keep up with the trends. Adopting them early on enables you to differentiate your brand from the competition, but this only works if you fully understand what they are and how they can help your brand grow. To help you out, here’s a brief overview of the current trends dominating industries in 2020:

What motivates you? Money? Fame? Helping others?

What motivates you? Money? Fame? Helping others?

I wanted to come on here today to talk about your motivations for running your business, for getting up in the morning, for keeping on going. Because running a business can be tricky. It can be hard at times, and the more we understand what motivates us and keeps us going, what aspires us to be successful to grow our businesses, the more we can tap into that kind of secret magic and keep going.