The day-to-day drama and excitement of running your own small business is a million miles away from cubicle hell and the general drudgery of corporate life. In fact, for most small business owners, that’s a key part of the attraction in going out on their own in the first place! Those traditional big businesses didn’t…
Read MoreAre Social Media Worth The Effort For Small Businesses?
Getting the marketing mix right for small businesses can be a tricky affair. With social media in particular, there’s a real risk of it turning into an untrackable timesink that shows very little actual return. If you’re involved in an early-stage local businesses where every penny counts and time is at a premium, you simply…
Read MoreDiscover Why Saying No To Negativity Has A Real Bottom Line Payoff For Your Business
Saying no to negativity is a subject usually confined to the realms of pop psychology and positive thinking, but the reality is that it can have a very real effect on the bottom line of your business. It’s also an attitude that has to be assiduously cultivated by small business owners. The inherent risk, drama,…
Read MoreHow to Tackle That Crucial Hiring of First Salesperson
In the early stages of most businesses, it’s the founder who’s doing the heavy lifting in terms of sales. They’re typically the person with the best product knowledge initially, and have the drive and passion to really seal the deal in those crucial early months. There comes a stage, however, where you’ll naturally be looking…
Read More4 Timeless Lessons For Entrepreneurs From Warren Buffett’s Right-Hand Man
Warren Buffett is a familiar figure for most small business owners. Whether they’ve devoured his biography looking for tips, or caught any of his frequent appearances on stages and screens worldwide with everyone from Bill Gates to Jay-Z, the Sage of Omaha’s story is a well-known one. Buffet isn’t solely responsible for the incredible results…
Read More4 Classic Books Every Small Business Owner Should Read
Though it’s never been easier to find great information online about running a small business, it’s sometimes hard to separate the signal from the noise. With all the sometimes unavoidable smoke and mirrors of the digital world, there’s a lot to be said for curling up with a classic book when you’re trying to really…
Read More4 Key Steps to Personal Organisation as a Small Business Owner
Running a small business can sometimes feel like paddling furiously upstream with a waterfall at your back. It’s tricky enough just getting through a week sometimes and the sheer range of tasks you’re faced with on a daily basis can be overwhelming. In this type of context, the need for personal organisation is paramount but…
Read MoreNot Setting Up A Newsletter Means Leaving Money On The Table
With social media and SEO dominating the small business marketing landscape for the last few years, many firms have taken their eyes off one of the most cost-effective and highest returning customer channels available to them – email newsletters. Email may not be as trendy as modern tools such as Facebook, Twitter, but it’s still…
Read More4 Outstanding Time Management Tips from Billionaires
It doesn’t take long for most small business owners to become painfully aware of the importance of time management. As the tasks and trials of entrepreneurship start to mount, making the most of the limited time you have becomes ever more critical. Billionaires are at the opposite end of the income scale from most business…
Read MoreHow to Steer Clear of the Dark Side of Entrepreneurship
Over the course of a working life, there are few challenges more ultimately rewarding than taking the plunge into entrepreneurship. Learn to stay afloat and navigate its waters, and you’ll have the satisfaction of calling your own shots, along with a truly universal skillset that will stand by you for life. It’s not all rainbows…
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