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 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…
Read MoreTake Control Of Your Workload By Unlocking Time Mastery
Once you’ve taken the plunge and jumped into the whirlpool that is running a small business, the subject of time management moves from being an abstract concern to a matter of day-to-day survival. No matter what way you slice it, there are only so many hours in the day, and how best to employ them…
Read More5 Habits To Cultivate For Meaningful Long-Term Success
In these days of omnipresent social media and dwindling online privacy, there is a growing, insidious pressure on us all to present a particular picture of success to the world on a daily basis. Even the briefest of visits to Facebook seems to show everyone you’ve ever met continually killing it – shiny white teeth, adorable…
Read MoreHow to Navigate the 6 Stages of Small Business Growth
Small business growth is a well-trodden journey with defined stages. Though the path ahead may seem daunting at the outset, you can take comfort in the fact that this is a road many people have travelled before – and that there’s a clear path towards long-term success there for you to learn from. Arming yourself…
Read MoreEmotional Intelligence – Here’s How to Know How Emotionally Intelligent You Are
The emergence of Emotional Intelligence (EQ) as a commonly understood concept marked a watershed in our understanding of the mix of elements governing overall chances of success. For many years, it was widely assumed that a combination of high IQ and nebulous qualities such as “gumption” or “drive” were responsible for people climbing to the…
Read More3 Innovative Small Business Success Stories To Learn From
Starting from scratch as a business owner can be a lonely calling, and sometimes you need a little inspiration to help you power through the day. Studying the success of those who’ve trodden the same entrepreneurial path by nurturing a business from infancy to full maturity is a great way of both sharpening your skills…
Read MoreHow To Make The Leap From Working In Your Business To On Your Business
As a small business owner, you’ll naturally be intimately familiar with every last nook and cranny of your business. Think about that business for a second. Try to picture it in your mind. Are you picturing yourself standing inside something, slowly turning around to take in your surroundings? Or do you picture yourself looking down…
Read More5 Key Steps to Put Together a Winning Team
Once through the white-knuckle ride of the first eighteen months in business, it soon becomes clear to most entrepreneurs that their long-term prospects are going to be largely down to how well they can build truly effective teams. Get the mix right and you’ve got one of the most important building blocks of a successful…
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