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December 15, 2020
5 Business Calendar Must Haves
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In the old days you'd spend New Year's Day transferring data from last year's paper diary to this year's one. But what should be on your business calendar

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November 30, 2020
The Christmas Survival Guide For Business Owners Who Don’t Want to Switch Off.
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If you find it hard to - or just plain don’t want to switch off at Christmas, summer breaks or holidays, then this guide is just for you.

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November 18, 2020
What is Your Starting Point?
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The first step towards a brilliant business plan is to really understand exactly where you are now. Fixing the starting point is important.

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October 29, 2020
How to Make Black Friday a Financial Success
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Are you ready for Black Friday or does the thought of participating scare you so much you avoid one of the biggest retail trading days? Our new guide can help you make it a financial success

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October 27, 2020
One Small Task to Save £10K
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In my last blog The £10K Planning Mistake, I shared the mistake that cost a business £10,000,. This is what should have happened.

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October 6, 2020
The £10K Planning Mistake
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That businesses make again and again. There is a simple solution but its so often overlooked as this story shows...

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September 28, 2020
Do You Need a 47 Page Business Plan?
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How many pages should be in your business plan? This was a question I was asked recently. Before answering, I decided to throw the question back and ask the business owner how long he thought the business plan should be. His answer was indicated by holding two fingers about an inch apart obviously 47 pages…… […]

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September 15, 2020
The 7 Step Business Plan
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Business planning is a favourite topic for high flying, super successful businesses, but strangely its perceived as a problematic pain in the rear by 98% of other businesses.
Could that be why only 2% of companies are super successful?

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September 1, 2020
13 Mistakes to Avoid When Business Planning
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Not enough business owners have a written business plan. We come across all sorts of reasons why there is no plan.... here are the 13 business planning mistakes we see most often. Avoid these and you'll stay on 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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