When a small business goes through a period of rapid growth, it can be feel like it is out of control and unless handled well can lead to serious problems. It can deter you from taking your business to the next level. The five cornerstones to manage when growing your business are: Money Financing the […]
Every owner manager has to find ways to improve how work is done and at the same time look for ways to improve the employee and customer experience but they often make the same common mistakes. Successful businesses understand that happy customers and employees have a direct impact on the bottom line. Since most owner […]
Entrepreneurs typically think of themselves as starters or creators. It’s in their blood to take an idea and turn it into something really exciting. This is great; it’s what makes entrepreneurs such a special breed. However, this desire to be at the forefront often takes the focus away from the end, which in a business […]
Any business owner operating a small business, knows how time consuming, difficult and stressful it can be to grow in changing times. With 2018 set to be another challenging year for small businesses, managing volatility and facing challenges will be a skill all business leaders need to nurture. The comforting aspect is you’re not alone. Other […]
What is involved in ‘scaling your business’? It is probably best to answer that question first. For a business it is the model or system whose characteristics are that it is able to cope and perform under an increased or expanding workload. Or, a scalable business is one that can maintain or improve profit margins […]
As a general rule, I find that people have a tendency to make things more complicated than necessary. This is especially true if the problem they are trying to solve seems to be difficult, or the objective they want to achieve is elusive. Under these circumstances I think we all quite naturally look for complicated […]
With 2018 set to be another challenging year, managing volatility will be a skill all business leaders will need to nurture. Here is our checklist for helping you to review your business to ensure it’s as strong as possible. In this post, we focus on the elements that you can control especially from a cash […]
I have worked with many businesses of different sizes and at different stages of their ‘life’, e.g. early stage start-ups to mature businesses handing over to the next generation or exiting via a trade sale and ‘growing their business sustainably’ is always on the agenda. All companies need to increase sales and improve their performance […]
