Sorry I’ve not written lately, I have been on my annual trip to Cape Town to touch base with my 22-strong family. I was the only one who left. It was a great risk to leave my home country, family and friends because when I arrived I knew not one solitary person in this country,...Read More

Email is not for you. Yes, it is a tried and tested, affordable, easy to use communication medium for small businesses. And yes, with 144.88 billion emails sent every day it is certainly popular. The problem with email is that too many businesses think it is for them, when they are missing who it should...Read More

Early last year I decided I wanted to have greater influence on the training I was delivering and the clients I was working with, so I launched my learning and development consultancy, Phenomenal People. In order to meet new clients I carefully researched where I wanted to network; this research lead me to discover Duncan...Read More

We’re all striving to obtain that elusive work/life balance, but how exactly do you get it? And is it achievable? We say a big, fat yes – as with most things, it just requires careful thought and thorough planning. These things don’t happen overnight. Which is why we’re offering our top tips for a smooth...Read More

9 Effective Questions to Help You Work It Out There is a chance you are currently feeling fed up, unhappy or unfulfilled with your job, career or life in general. You may be even thinking, “There must be more to life than this!” As children you had dreams. I mean we all did! However as...Read More

Are you holding down a job but growing a business in tandem? Are you finding that you are increasingly being more drawn to your growing enterprise and are contemplating making it a full time commitment? What’s holding you back though is likely to be knowing when to time the move and giving up the security...Read More

Many employees feel that the only way to secure new challenges and promotions is to leave their existing employer. Why? In most cases the best opportunities are often accessible internally with the same company. When moving externally to a new role applicants are likely to be offered a similar role that utilises their existing skills...Read More

My name is Kelly Clifford. I am a Profit Specialist and best-selling author of Profit Rocket, who is passionate about helping small business owners to grow profitably. The problem is that many small business owners lack time and are scared of the numbers so therefore tend to avoid this area by taking an ostrich mentality...Read More

I recently went to see a film at the cinema called ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ and for those of you who haven’t seen it, the film is based on a true story of a man called Jordan Belfort who was a stockbroker in New York during the 80’s, 90’s & 00’s.  He made millions...Read More

If you own or manage a salon are you the best kept secret on the high street? You’re hair salon is ticking over financially. The books are relatively full and the walk-ins are irritated but sitting comfortably reading out of date magazines while they wait for an empty chair. But is there more that you...Read More