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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...

Quick Business Tip – How powerful is “being pleasant” in business?

May 16, 2017

Business owners choose the way they run their businesses and often the business is a reflection of themselves, especially how they behave under pressure. Think about it, when you deal with small businesses, do you appreciate gr...

Quick Business Tip – Knowledge is Power

May 9, 2017

Perhaps you have already heard this before, however, relevant and actionable knowledge is the most important here. General knowledge is fantastic, but, we live in a busy and fast world now. We are constantly bombarded with reading inform...

Quick Business Tip – What does “Working On The Business” really mean

April 27, 2017

A lot of business owners mistaken the definition of "Working on the business" as trying to get more work for their business. That's not it. Getting more work is in the form of promoting your business through marketing and selling through...

Quick Business Tip – What Do Your Customers Want?

April 18, 2017

Do you really know what your customers are looking for? Most business owners think it's all about them. No, they're not looking for a business coach, a doctor, an accountant, a tooling manufacturer, a signwriter, or a baker. In f...