Category Archives for "Business Growth"

Your Business Is A Reflection Of Your Decisions

Your business is a reflection of every business decision you’ve ever made.   It’s a reflection of which clients you chose to work with, of what pricing strategy you went with and most importantly of every marketing campaign you chose not to do.   Yep, that’s right, you are exactly where you decided to be. […]

Are You As “Cheap As Chips”?

Do you know you should be charging more but feel you can’t? Are you consistently over-delivering for the rate you charge? Do you want to provide a more strategic service but find you keep ending up doing the hands on day to day work instead? If you’ve answered “Yes” to any (or all!) of those […]

The 7 Steps to Increasing Your Capacity so You can Grow Your Business

I know what it’s like.  You’re up to your eye balls delivering your client work and there never seems to be time to do all that other “stuff” to grow your business. You know you want to grow it, and you even know what you need to do, but you just don’t have the time […]

You Are Leaking Profit

What do you reckon your biggest profit leak is?   What do I mean by “profit leak”?  I mean the “things” that cause you to loose profit. If your business is just you then you probably think you don’t really have any profit leaks. There may be the odd bit of subscription software you could […]

Do You Wish You Could Get More Enquiries? Here’s How…

When it comes to your marketing have you placed all your eggs in one basket? Most people do and this is why most people aren’t getting the level of enquiries they want. Your Marketing Basket So what exactly do I mean?  I mean do you pretty much market your business in 1 way, or maybe […]

The One Key Activity to Successful Business

I think there’s something about human nature that makes a lot of us naturally inquisitive and drives our thirst for knowledge. But sometimes that thirst can actually inhibit our progress. “Learners are Earners” a phrase I’ve heard several times recently but I disagree with it.  Learning is only part of the puzzle.  Academics are great learners […]

Not getting the results? It’s time to reflect

It’s natural to want to achieve more in the next 12 months than you did in the past 12. But when does that change from being a positive attribute to a negative weight that causes the opposite effect? Answer: When you see yourself as a failure! It’s very common to be daunted by the thought […]

The 5 Key Elements To Build A Successful Service Business

So what are the 5 things you need to nail to have confidence that your business will go from strength to strength. 1) Your business is more important than your clients. Your clients don’t come 1st. You do! If you and your business are not thriving then you will not be able to serve your […]

Business Planning on a Picnic Blanket: Summer Reflections for an Autumn Boost

I love lying on a picnic blanket, feeling the sun on my skin and reflecting on life in general. Are you much of a reflector? Do you take time to review your business performance or was January 1st the last time you thought about your business goals for the year? Why should you bother to […]