My 30 year apprenticeship continues unabated but now I have a role I love; as a business coach working with business owners who are going places and have recognised that they need a little help.

As the Internet has flourished, we have witnessed the growing demand for ‘free’ content. I share hints, tips and thought provoking comment, I also have a couple of e-books - Its all free.
This is my marketing collateral, but others had a different idea....

I wrote The Grown-Up Business™ book for business owners just like you who've found that running their business just wasn’t fun anymore; a chore not a pleasure, stressful instead of fun, standing still treading water instead of growing income and profit.

When we work in corporate life we are usually bold enough to ask for a pay rise. So, why are we hell bent on charging as little as possible when we start working for ourselves?

How many times do you say sorry every day? It seems to me that sorry is a word being used more and more but with less meaning every time. Let me explain:

How many times do you suddenly realise that the whole morning has gone and you don’t seem to have made the most of it? It’s too easy to waste such a precious resource and one that we can never get back. If you lose money you can try to re-coup it another way, but time lost, is gone for ever.

Working in a B2B industry offers an extra level of pressure to business owners, as losing just one of your clients can have a dramatic impact on your revenue - not to mention your reputation

We all have our own opinions about the different brands that we interact with; some we agree with others and some we don’t. What do the following brand say to you? John Lewis, Aldi, Primark, Alfa Romeo, Skoda or BMW?

Losing a good client is bad enough but when it’s one of your best and you didn’t have to lose them then that’s heart-breaking. It’s also a wake-up call!