5 ways to avoid marketing madness

5 ways to avoid marketing madness

Here we are, a month into the year and what’s happening in your marketing department? OK, if you’re a small business, that might not be a department, it may just be you, but having a clear marketing plan is important. Marketing covers pretty much everything from...
What’s on your horizon?

What’s on your horizon?

If you’re like most business owners, the beginning of a calendar year is often a good point to review, revise and revamp.  As the saying goes ‘if you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there,’ but it’s always a challenge to really nail down what you...
Perfect clients

Perfect clients

One of things that small business owners struggle with is identifying exactly who they can best serve.  In fact, quite a few bigger organisations haven’t really nailed down their ideal customer, either. It looks pretty straightforward, until you sit down and try to...
Working to rule

Working to rule

If you own your own business you almost certainly are doing something you love (and, if you’re not, maybe it’s time to sell the business and do something else). The challenge for most business owners is that they end up working long hours and the business pushes the...
Fail to plan … plan to fail

Fail to plan … plan to fail

When you’re running a business, no matter how small or large, you need to plan to ensure your business flourishes and grows. What happens if you don’t plan? You get offered opportunities – and you don’t know if they’re right for you or not, because there’s no frame of...
You get what you expect

You get what you expect

I meet a lot of business people when I’m out and about, networking and getting to know my existing connections better.  Most are entrepreneurial, positive people, but I meet the occasional Mr or Ms Negative! When someone starts telling me how difficult they’re finding...