Who wouldn’t want to slow down in business, to work less and have more time? Without your business being at a disadvantage? Imagine you were the tortoise who is ‘racing’ the hare. It is easy to imagine that your slowness will go against you. But as we know from the well-known fable, being ‘slow and […]
A few weeks ago I looked at the older of my two apple apple trees and couldn’t believe my eyes. In the 30+ years we’ve lived in our house, the old tree has always produced green cooking apples… until this year that is! I have absolutely no idea why they have turned red. (Was it […]
It was the Queen’s (actual) 90th birthday last week and, having switched off my computer for the day, I decided to join in the celebrations in Windsor. The happy atmosphere was infectious. Everyone enjoyed it, not just the locals or the foreign tourists – Sandra and Sandy from the reality TV show Gogglebox were in their […]
Planning is an important part of preparing for success in your small business. No matter what time of year you carry out the small exercise in this mini-podcast, let me show you how to assess your progress so you know what is worth taking forward to the next 3, 6 or 12 months. Why not […]
Have you ever wondered whether your strengths are more important than your weaknesses as you improve or grow your small business? It’s a question I get asked a lot, especially when people have carried out a SWOT exercise to help them identify their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. By the way, a SWOT is a […]
A few weeks ago, my husband and I were sitting in our camper in Blakeney, Norfolk, listening to the torrential rain. The force of the water on the roof was so hard that we ended up with a rather worrying leak through one of the roof joints. As we mopped up the puddle, we remembered […]
Quite a few people contacted me recently after PROWESS published my article about bootstrapping and how it can help a small business to be sustainable. It seems to have struck a nerve with female readers, especially owners of recent start-ups, who genuinely don’t have any spare funds to invest into their business. Women are often […]