Planning pays off

Planning pays off

Banks like to see your business plan if you’re asking for loan or overdraft facilities – although they’re heavily focused on the numbers.  Potential business partners also like to see your plan, whether it’s for the project you’ll be sharing or your full business...
AI: Exciting or Scary?

AI: Exciting or Scary?

Nobody would describe me as ‘techy’, I’m a words person, not a technology geek, but AI definitely excites me.  The potential is almost beyond belief.  For small businesses it offers opportunities to do some things that weren’t possible without expensive expert help...
Systems rock!

Systems rock!

I connected up with Lance Wybrow on LinkedIn recently and he kindly offered me a free report aimed at helping small business owners, particularly start-ups to get their finances well-organised to ensure they remain profitable and viable.  While I was somewhat chuffed...
AI for business

AI for business

I’m what people usually describe as a senior citizen, but that doesn’t mean that I’ve got a closed mind to the latest technology.  I’ve heard people much, much younger than me express doubt that AI is a good thing (and a few people say that they’re too old to get...
How busy are you?

How busy are you?

I think the word ‘Business’ evolved from ‘busy-ness’!  Lots of businesses are created because someone has a passion for something – and then they discover that their business needs more than their passion. When your passion is your core offering, the other ‘stuff’...