Can spoiling your new customers actually damage your business? Part 1
When we checked in to our expensive hotel in Cornwall last winter, we were delighted to receive a complimentary upgrade to a superb room with by far the best sea view in the building. It reminded me of a time on a cross-Atlantic flight, when I was upgraded to first class — my first experience […]
How to succeed when passion and determination just aren’t enough
“Keep going… try again… don’t give up”— these are messages often given out by personal development experts. They are words I certainly use to motivate my micro-business clients when they experience a setback and their morale has taken a dive. They all say that to achieve success, you must never give up. Sadly, I see […]
Our Top 10 Networking Tips
Are you new to networking? Or have you been networking for some time but are not enjoying it or getting any results from it? Here are our top tips … the short and sweet version:
Follow the easyJet founder’s lead if you want the best business advice
Richard Branson wrote a great article recently about ‘The art of asking for advice’. In it he mentions a talk he once gave in Greece during which a man in the audience asked at least half the questions that came up that day, really taking on board the answers. It turned out that this man […]
What is really holding your micro-business back?
The other day, I was talking to a client who had found making a business decision particularly difficult. She came to me having chosen what seemed like a safe and easy option. It wasn’t until I asked her a couple of probing questions that she realised that her decision was financially unsound and wouldn’t help […]
Why it’s important for women to overcome their barriers to success
The theme at our last International Women’s Day event was breaking through the barriers that women experience in business. We had deliberately planned a smaller event than usual which worked out well, as the theme wasn’t our usual positive success theme and may not have resonated with some micro-entrepreneurs and business owners. Indeed just before […]