For most people running a business is all consuming; it takes every waking hour to keep your head above water. But it doesn’t have to be like that. Yes, a growth strategy is challenging but when you’re so busy working in the business it’s hard to make the best decisions.

A good business model is the staying small model. That doesn’t mean no growth, it means steady controlled organic growth. And for that reason, I give you permission to stay small, remain profitable, take home enough money and enjoy life and some more free time!

Discounting can be a tricky subject. It can go wrong very quickly. First be clear about your objectives. Then review our list of 11 tactics to a giving a discount.

A robust growth strategy for any business is customer retention alongside new customer acquisition. We all know that recruiting new customers is around five times more expensive than retaining them, so it makes financial sense to hang on to the ones you have; it saves a lot of effort too.

If you worked for someone else you had a boss, someone who told you what to do and how to do it. You could ask them for help. They would keep you on track with deadlines and make sure that you delivered on time and within your budget. Now you're the boss.....

The sudden realisation that your business partners want something completely different for the company than you do.
Emotions run high, tempers flare and trust is dented, all leading to an unhappy ship. Here is our solution to get you back on track.

We're all being touched by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Automation. Right now, our connections to AI in particular, are generally small and sporadic. But, the pace of change has already started to accelerate; quickly

I know that a SME can run very well on 3 Pieces of Paper. Many clients have successfully adopted this approach. It's brought clarity to their thinking and the business knows exactly what to do and when. It's a solid, reliable and true base against which to judge everything.

To be super successful your business (and you) need to Do It Better than the competition. Treat customer better, recruit better..... Read on for more suggestions