Everyone of us has a different appetite for risk. Different people and organisations approach risk analysis in many different ways, but risk taking is nearly always about our own appetite for risk

You've spent  a lot of time and money on your recruitment and finding that perfect new team member. Here are 9 tips to help get the best out of your new recruit in the first three months.

It must be that time of year when exhibition sales companies gear up for the Autumn sales push because many of my clients are now wrestling with the dilemma: To Exhibit or Not.

Over the years networking events have gone up and down the business popularity ladder several times. There are many exponents of these networking events; any number of groups willing to take your money to facilitate groups, setting up gender specific groups, industry specific groups or just a random group.

It’s tough for many businesses. Many are flying high – sales up – profit up - market share up. Working with, and coaching, high growth SME’s means I see that ‘business is really good’ out there.

The sun is shining, first day of spring and whilst sowing my vegetable seeds I was reminded how similar it is to being a coach. In its simplest form, you sow a seed, nurture it and watch it blossom – just like my coaching clients and their businesses.

I love to learn and firmly believe that this continual learning really does enrich my life. I’m also a compulsive ‘snipper’ – I have lots of articles, notes etc. that I have snipped out of magazines over the years – so much harder now with so many articles on-line…

As a business owner there are so many things to keep under control that something normally gives. And, unless you were an accountant in a previous life, its probably your money management that deserts you.

Technology is great - my typing gets me by, but I miss some of the old-fashioned ways of doing things. So I thought you might enjoy my 15 'must haves' for a great working day; 8 old-fashioned ones and 7 techy ones.