You are the key to growing your business

Those businesses that successfully grow are those that make business growth a key priority.  Do you? I usually find that how focused a business owner is on growing their business is dependent on 1 thing…how much money they have in the bank.  When you first start up you are totally focused on growing your business […]

The one key process that governs the success of your business

If I was a betting person I would bet that you either don’t think you have any processes in your business, or if you do it’ll be one that is involved in delivering your “stuff” to your clients, whether that’s a service or product.  Well every business, no matter how big or small they are, […]

What's your "Why"?

Why did you make that leap of faith and decide to set up your own business?  What is it you are striving to achieve by being a business owner?  The average answer I hear back is about gaining a better lifestyle and earning more money.  Let’s face it, no one sets up their own business […]

Que sera sera, what will be will be

Is that how you manage your business?  Are you quite a naturally laid back kind of a person who likes to see how things will unfold, or, are you more of an action-orientated go-getter?  My personal view is that when it comes to having a successful business, that continually grows, you need to drop the […]

The forgotten marketing channel

I’m going to focus on just one specific area of a first impression and that’s your business card.  In the vast majority of cases you will be giving your business card to the contact you’ve just made and it will become one of the enduring bits of information that your new contact has on you […]

Top 10 things to do to grow your business in your first year

  1.    Take total responsibility for the success of your business.  Whether you make the money you desire or not is 100% down to your actions.  The quicker you start to appreciate this the quicker you’ll reach your goals.  Get really clear on what you want to achieve, build a plan to achieve it, and […]

Time to Take Control

The biggest barrier to growing your business is time.  Do you resonate with that?  Do you feel that you spend all of your time doing “stuff” for your clients and business admin so there’s never enough time to do that key piece of work to grow your business? Well here’s a thought for you…I bet […]

Are you being consistent?

Let’s get stuck into this week’s advice with a question…Is your “message” consistent across all of your marketing channels?  By this I mean if someone, eg a potential ideal client, was looking for exactly the “thing” you offer would they see the same marketing message no matter how many ways they look you up?  Would […]

"I'm not sure I can do this"

Come on, be honest, how many times have you felt that you might not be able to build the business you dreamt about when you first started out?  How often do you “wobble” about whether being a business owner is the right path for you?  I had no idea when I first started out with […]

So many things to do

So many things to do and too little time to do them in!  Does that resonate with you?  It’s a rare day when I meet a business owner who feels they have the perfect amount of time to get their things to do list done on a regular basis.  There are numerous ways to generate […]