We’ve all heard the phrase “cash is king”. Every business needs good business processes to ensure it gets paid for the goods and services it provides. As well as that, every business needs to proactively sell its goods and services. When the economy and business are both booming “selling” and… Read More
Continue ReadingThe Boy Scout Motto is “Be Prepared”. Whilst I never went to Scouts, from a business and personal perspective it makes sense. Plan A is what we hope will happen – the best case scenario where our products and services are sought after, our marketing generates more leads than we… Read More
Continue ReadingTaking the time to clarify your personal / business values and vital priorities is a game changer. If we are unsure of our values and priorities, then we are faced with hundreds of decisions every day. For example, Should I turn a blind eye to something, or speak up? Should… Read More
Continue ReadingDeath is inevitable – it’s going to get us all in the end. But if death is predictable why are many people ill prepared? The importance of a will If you don’t have a will when you die you are intestate, and the law steps in to say who is… Read More
Continue ReadingLast week a Q2 client tragically passed away. It was an unexpected medical event. A client in his fifties, with dependent children and a business to run. It was a shock for everyone. And it triggers careful consideration about what is important – what is success and a life well… Read More
Continue Reading“The E-Myth Revisited” by Michael Gerber is a business classic first published in 1985. Gerber’s essential message is that it’s a myth that entrepreneurs start businesses, instead technicians start businesses. For example, the engineer starts an engineering business, the baker a bakery, and the truck driver a trucking business. The… Read More
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