There comes a time in every business owner’s life when the answer to the question, what next, is not immediately obvious. For most of your business life you have made the decision, plunged in and taken the route you knew was right. But sooner or later age, or just...
The swan is often seen as the archetypal image of a graceful person or business – beautiful and serene, as far as anyone can see, but paddling furiously under the surface. But while this may be a good description of how your business manages the daily ups and downs of...
“You can’t see the woods for the trees,” is a saying as old as… well as old as sayings probably, but the first written record of it dates back to 1533 in a book by Thomas More – ‘The Confutation of Tyndale’s Answer’. We have a small group of trees at the back of our...
Over the past few months we have all been forced to face up to the reality, or at least the very real possibility, that we might not always be able to give 100% to the business. And it’s not just us business owners, any successful business will rely on the expertise...
If you’re a business owner, we’re sure you’ll agree that we’ve all been navigating some interesting challenges in recent times: an election, the Brexit process, the flooding that’s affected much of the UK, and Coronavirus. To add to this, this week we saw the...
“I don’t want to grow my business any bigger – it’s a lifestyle business.” “It’s just a small business so we don’t need – or want – loads of paperwork and processes.” “I have got a firm grip on the financial aspects of my business –it’s just that the...
