Simple, straight forward and practical advice & guidance to help your business survive and thrive.

13 July 2018

A Social media presence is becoming more and more necessary. Business growth depends on your customers being able to find out about you and nowadays they will look on the

3 November 2016

Many small business owners are now using a mentor. The evidence is that as a consequence these businesses are much more likely to survive and are growing faster. I recently

30 September 2016

People matter. This is even more true now, despite the explosion of social media. I have just come from a Business Breakfast where we were told of the growth of

13 September 2016

I went to a meeting of the Wiltshire Coaches Network recently. It was a really useful event. There’s a great mix of different coaches around the table. These coaches all

10 June 2016

Growing is the natural way of businesses. As time progresses all businesses need to grow. This does not necessarily mean huge exponential growth but can be just normal steady consistent

6 June 2016

I watched a TV programme recently that suggested that as we grow older we become more honest. This is a good thing, but perhaps we should be focussing on honesty

9 March 2016

Business inertia – is something that every business has to be extremely careful of. It is sometimes all too easy to find an excuse NOT to do something. Maybe the

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Exit Planning

Here we give an overview of what to consider for exit planning. It is important that you consider what you will do when you reach the point where you want to exit the business. There are many different options.

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Business turnround

Businesses sometimes have problems. These can often feel insurmountable and you may feel you have no-one to turn to. If you are in trouble, help can be found. You need not necessarily go under. The problems can often be turned around.

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Search Engine Optimisation

Many IT specialists will tell you that SEO is a black art. In fact you can do an awful lot yourself. Also if you use an expert for your SEO you will still need to do a lot of this work yourself. We offer some useful tips to help.

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Manufacturing

If your business is some form of manufacturing business then you will know that production control and process control are crucial. This resource gives just a few tips on some things to look out for.

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Google SEO Starter guide

Google has published a "Starter Guide" for Search Engine Optimisation. This document was produced by Google and is intended to assist businesses with understanding SEO and getting it right. right.

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Creative Thinking

Think differently! Creative thinking matters now more than ever. Ever since computers were first invented, we have all been told that the world is changing very fast. This is

Courtesy

Common business courtesy This is actually a very simple subject, but one that will make a huge difference to the success of your business. First of all, let us identify

Corporate Social Responsibility

Corporate Social Responsibility Corporate Social Responsibility is a very wide subject area. It covers everything from how you treat your staff, equal opportunities, supporting your local community, ethical business practise

Worn-out

This is something you need to keep a close eye on. “Worn out” can apply to your team or to your products or services. Let us consider the team

Victory

Winston Churchill is famous for his V for Victory sign. Also one of his characteristics was that he truly believed that victory would come, despite the odds. The lesson here

You are unique

Your business is unique. There is nothing else quite like it, and you should celebrate this uniqueness. I work with many businesses, mentoring, coaching and advising. I have never yet

Working from home

This is an entreaty to all employers. Let us encourage more of our staff to work from home. Many businesses are now looking at allowing their people to work from

Timeliness is vital

There are two main parts to timeliness to consider. Firstly punctuality, and secondly, doing things at the right time. Punctuality One hears many stories about the effects of being late.

What is a Director?

As business owner you probably give yourself the title of Director or Managing Director or something similar. Whatever you call yourself – you are the director. Stop for a moment

Care for your customers

Customer Care is a subject I feel passionately about. Customer care really does matter. This is even more true in the modern world where there is a plethora of suppliers