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Quick Business Tip – Why Business Partnerships don’t work and what to do about it

August 8, 2017

So, you may be in a business partnership and wondering what you have done. Don't worry; this is a common problem and one that there is no shame in it other than taking the positive actions straight away. First of all, you need to...

Quick Business Tip – Great Ideas for Tradies

July 27, 2017

Typically, trades businesses rely on trust to stand out ahead of the various competitors. Most common issues faced are: Finding experienced tradesmen Finding young, enthusiastic apprentices with a care factor...

Quick Business Tip – How to get great employees

July 10, 2017

In an ever more difficult business environment for SMEs, it is getting enormously difficult to get amazing employees who are willing to stay in your business for a long time. This creates the issues of constant re-employment, training and c...

Quick Business Tip – Why get a business coach?

July 4, 2017

Surely business owners know their business. But, what if their competitors who also know their business have a business coach? That is the best example of why business coaches are useful even to the most experienced business owners. I coach...

Quick Business Tip – The Art of Negotiation

June 27, 2017

Do you feel that you could do with ideas on how to negotiate better? Know of people who seem to have it down to an art form? Positive negotiation is best when viewed from a win/win perspective. It's important to leave something on the ta...

Quick Business Tip – How to deal with understanding cashflow

June 20, 2017

This is an area that concerns every small business owner. Most business owners struggle to differentiate between profitability in their business (or lack of it) and the way cashflow works. The most common assumption is that if a company mak...

Quick Business Tip – How to deal with difficult customers

June 13, 2017

I'm not a big proponent of "the customer is always right", however, there is certain truth that business owners need to face up to. Let's face it, nobody enjoys the relaity check when a customer complains. It may be true. It may even be unr...

Quick Business Tip – How to sell your business successfully

June 5, 2017

The first thing to really consider is putting yourself in the shoes of a potential new buyer as it is through those eyes that your business has to stack up. Businesses for sale are all about value. So, how do we show value to the buyer. ...

Quick Business Tip – What you do when you can’t be bothered really defines you

May 29, 2017

This is a very important thing I learnt very early on in my busines life. I compare this to elite athletes. You can imagine, when you are all keen and pumped to do something, it's no challenge. But, what do you do when you can't be bothe...

Quick Business Tip – Who is running your business?

May 24, 2017

Is that an odd question? Surely the business owner does. Dig deeper and you may find that either no one is running it or the people surrounding the business owner are indirectly running it for them. Hmm. How is this possible? Bus...