March 7, 2017
Often I hear business owners say: "I don't know my numbers" "wish I could just spend all my time doing what I'm good at" or "I didn't become a business owner to be an accountant". Well, if that sounds like...
March 1, 2017
From my experience with coaching over 300 business owners in one on one assignments you may be surprised what you will see. Her...
February 17, 2017
That's a tricky one. Customers and suppliers expect it, but, often they struggle with their end of the bargain. The law of reciprocity tells you that if you want to be treated one way, you must act that way to everyone and when all is sa...
November 9, 2016
Buying a business is very tricky and you really do need to speak to people who can help you along the way. Making an error may costs you an irreversible situation. I certanily don’t want to discourage you from buying, but, you must be ...
October 26, 2016
Ever wondered what is the trigger point for getting out of your business? Is the best time when your heart is no longer in it? There is no way that you will do yourself or your business any service if you do things half-hearted. If you w...
October 3, 2016
So, the business is growing, sometimes out of control and you wonder what’s important to measure to make sure you don’t take your eye off the ball. On average, I find that the majority of small business owners measure the balance of ...
September 22, 2016
Recently I spoke about the effective way of using your instinct to become a great business person. This is not to be confused with the cowboy attitude that whatever you touch will turn into gold. I call it “Ego Suicide”. Business own...
July 12, 2016
What are the best ways of getting referrals? There are client referrals and there’s also referrals from family and friends. With client referrals it’s quite simple: Do a great job for them, th...
June 1, 2016
Ok. Let’s get to the point, because you don’t have time to read this. 1. Think of yourself first. 2. Create a default diary for repetetive tasks. 3. Forget about the Task lists. 4. Put all your tasks into the default diary...
May 26, 2016
The best business people out there run on instinct. They make better decisions most of the time. Do they make mistakes? Of course they do. Do they get better results overall? Most of the time. Why is this so? Instinct would be ...