Running your own business is tricky at the best of times. Once you get passed the struggle of starting out, you need to find the energy to carry on. You will have good days and bad days, and times where you are simply overwhelmed by being your own boss. In fact you may ask yourself […]
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What does a business coach do is a question that many entrepreneurs ask. Asides knowing what a business coach does, it is important to recognise what one can do for you. If you have made the step from being an employee to becoming the owner of a business, hiring a coach can mean the difference
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There is a balance between delivering a service and acquiring new clients. The more senior you become, the bigger your target is and thus the more important marketing becomes. The trouble with that is that most professionals have little, if any, training or experience in marketing. They’re just given a target – usually quite an
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Professionals in the UK currently work longer hours than those in any other country in Western Europe. But consider this – no-one ever lay on their deathbed wishing they’d spent more hours at the office. Having spent years in the small business mentoring field working as a business coach, I have identified three main ways
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Everyone’s moods go up and down, but when you’re leading a team, everyone will be looking to you to constantly be cheerful and inspiring, even if you don’t feel it. Remember, staff will follow the example set by their leaders, so it’s up to you to model the kind of behaviour you want to see.
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“Don’t worry about avoiding temptation” said Sir Winston Churchill “As you grow older it will avoid you”. In the world of commerce however the so-called baby boomer generation are increasingly looking out for tempting opportunities to buy a business. Of those using the website BusinessesForSale.com to look for businesses to acquire, more than one in
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It makes me want to weep, The Apprentice. All these self-delusional young men and women each trying to outdo the others in arrogance and outright nastiness. As a public demonstration of perfidy and incompetence it surely has no equal. As an example of headless chickens running around in circles it has no parallel. Yet surely
When it comes to levels of stress, moving house is up there with divorce, weddings and coping with teenage kids. Even if you’ve already found your next home, you are still likely to find the prospect of moving to a different part of the country somewhat daunting. And this is even more true for those
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Having walked past a shop called Recession this morning, I was reminded yet again about the tough times facing SMEs. All the small business owners that I meet are really, really busy. They tend to work much harder than their counterparts in the corporate world and are frequently more motivated too. There is so much
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