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How a new website can boost your brand and transform your business
Something small businesses often overlook, when they’re doing ok but want to take their business to the next level, is the need for a new website. When your business evolves, your website needs to evolve with it.
How to run a business, without running yourself into the ground- Part 1
Have you heard of the “toxic hustle culture?” It’s the idea that you can only run a successful business if you’re doing everything yourself, all of the time.
Of course, it’s simply not sustainable and it’s also not true.
A Simple Exercise to Improve Your Mindset
We've all had those days when negativity clouds our judgment, making it tough to see beyond the present moment. How do you bounce back when you're feeling down? I'd like to introduce you to the "Achievements List" technique — a straightforward yet effective way to keep your mindset in check.
Why selling your business should not be your only exit strategy.
In many ways, having a business can feel like having a child – it takes a huge investment of your time, love and energy in the short term, and in return you feel a rollercoaster of epic highs and lows, and a sense of pride and accomplishment.
Boost your confidence to boost your business
Having confidence in yourself and your business will have a massive impact on your success. Being an entrepreneur is a crazy ride of many ups and downs and having a thick skin and determination will help you go far.
Eating well for productivity and meeting those work deadlines!
We all have those days where we are just not as productive as we’d like. It could be because you’re tired, woke up late, gave yourself too many things to do or generally cannot find the motivation to do the task at hand. Whilst there are many reasons for reduced productivity have you ever stopped and thought that what your eating is having an impact?
I’m making a big change to my business in 2024
When something isn’t working then fix it. My summer holidays in 2023 were SUPER frustrating so I’m making a big change for 2024. Find out what change I’m making and how I’ll do it.
How to know who your first team member should be
Congratulations! Things are going well! Your clients are happy, you're earning a good living and you’re generating regular interest in your services. But maybe you’re starting to feel a bit frazzled.
10 ways a strategy will accelerate business success
As a small business owner, have you ever written a business plan and then filed it away without looking at it again? Or perhaps you have never had a plan and have been winging it, seeing what happens and hoping for the best.
Setting up the right foundations within your business
Running your own business is no simple task, it’s easy to get distracted, side-tracked, or get stuck if you don’t have a clear purpose for why you do what you do.
How to manage your workload if you have too much on
Do you find you get to the end of the day and you don't know what you've actually achieved? You know you've been busy but you don't feel like you've moved forward in anything.
Standard operating procedures; boring but essential if you have a team
Standard operation procedures or SOP’s, are not the most exciting topic or task to complete. However, if you have a team or are looking to build a team in the future, and would like them to be a well-oiled, efficient team, you need to have these in place.
How to avoid panic hiring into your team
When you are running a successful growing business, you can get to the point where you have way too much work on your plate. You can feel overwhelmed and stressed.
How to use data to make better decisions within your business
How do you know what is and isn’t working within your business if you don’t measure the results? And by results, I mean the numbers.
The one thing you need in your business to drive success
The one thing you need within your business to make sure your business will be a success: a strategy.
A strategy isn't just for big corporate companies.
How to have team meetings that don’t waste people’s time
We have all experienced those meetings where we log in to the online meeting and don’t know why we are there and feel frustrated because our time has been wasted.
How to set new team members up for success
I have the secret for how you can make sure that your next new team member stays longer within your business and adds value faster.
Five questions to answer before hiring your first team member
One of my favourite things to support other businesses with is growing their teams. I have over 15 years of recruitment experience in different organisations.