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August 20, 2013
It’s Only 4 Months to Christmas……
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It's 4 months to Christmas and that means year end too! Are you on target to hit your year-end sales target? Perhaps a better question is how have you performed against your target so far this year?

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August 13, 2013
It Doesn’t Have to be Lonely
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Starting a business. Beware there is usually an under-current that threatens to de-rail your plans. It’s loneliness . Here are my 9 top tips.

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August 6, 2013
Engaging Outsourcers 20 Questions to Ask
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Whatever you may think, no-one will ever be as passionate about your business as you are - FACT? They can't be; it's not theirs!

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July 30, 2013
2 Problems Solved with 1 Connection
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I love matchmaking or should I say connecting people if we are talking in business mode. I love it when 2+2 = 1004! I just love being the + in the middle.

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July 23, 2013
First Impressions Count
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Our first impressions of people we meet really count in business – those first few seconds can make or break a future business relationship. Here's a cautionary tale.....

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July 16, 2013
Keys to Good Recruitment
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Recruiting staff is tough; really tough. Can these potential employees really do what they say they can? Will they fit into your team? Will they stay, and for how long? Do they really buy into your vision?

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July 9, 2013
How valuable is your customer database?
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Most of the business owners I work with want to sell their business, for lots of money and retire. Family businesses generally have a different agenda but whatever your goal you need to build value in your business.

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July 2, 2013
Essential Skills of Problem Solving
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Right, here it comes... We are really bad at solving problems, aren’t we? Because if we were any good at it we wouldn't still be solving the same problems that we had last week, last month or last year.

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June 25, 2013
How to Set Up Your Foreign Exchange Services
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Your business is going well and now the import / export market is calling. A great deal of money can be won or lost depending on the exchange rate and how you move your money from one currency to another. Here are 8 top tips from World First to keep you on the right track.

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Welcome to the Grown-Up Business blog. It’s a mixture of business insights, useful information, challenging comment, every day observations as well as some techy bits; all designed to help you grow your business into whatever you want it to be.

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I’m constantly curious: thinking, reading, learning and implementing positive change with my business coaching and mentoring. I continually share my insights so check back for new content. Why not re-read some of my older posts: they’re still relevant for today.

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