by | Dec 29, 2016 | Current Affairs, Other, Small Business Owners
With around 70% of employees reported as being either “not engaged” or “actively disengaged” in their work, and with many of these workers causing problems in terms of productivity, motivation, workplace conflict and a whole host of other things, it is not hard to see...
by | Dec 28, 2016 | Business Success Series, Cash Flow, Sales & Marketing, Small Business Owners, Small Business Success Series
I've said it before and I'll say it again, the business owner’s time is the most valuable resource in the business! You can buy everything else except more hours in the day. So what are the best ways the business owner can use to “find” the time to focus on...
by | Dec 27, 2016 | Business Profit & Cash Flow Tips, Business Success Series, Small Business Owners, Small Business Success Series
More and more business owners are telling me this. They are continuously complaining about working harder for less and just not having fun anymore. And more than a few are looking at killing their business and getting a 9-5 job where they don’t have to deal with all...
by | Dec 26, 2016 | Business Profit & Cash Flow Tips, Business Success Series, Small Business Owners
Documenting your systems is incredibly important, and surprisingly simple to do once you have a system in place. Let me show you an outline of the system I am recommending for documenting your systems. Write down the purpose of this task. Describe what a...
by | Dec 23, 2016 | Business Profit & Cash Flow Tips, Business Success Series, Small Business Owners, Small Business Success Series
A question I frequently receive is, “When should I consider outsourcing?” To this I give them a three-part test: If the task occurs one time – outsource it! Examples of this are setting up a computer network, establishing a website, and installing an accounting...
by | Dec 22, 2016 | Business Profit & Cash Flow Tips, Sales & Marketing, Small Business Owners
No, but the rules have changed! Since 2007 small businesses have been failing at a record level. Small business owners feel more and more that the odds are stacked against them. Add to this the increased regulations that are making it harder and harder to start a...