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Creating management processes for your business
In my last blog, I introduced you to five of the key business processes that you need to establish if you want to be successful in your business. And don't forget - one of them was remembering to take time to look after yourself and your team! But in today's blog, I...
5 core business processes
A business process is, put simply, a collection of tasks and activities which, together, lead to the accomplishment of a particular goal. For example, the creation of a new product or service. As our businesses grow, it's important to take the time to establish our...
How do you measure business success?
In my previous blog, I talked about the idea of success, and working out what success means to you. It might be that you're in business for financial gain and the ability to maintain a certain lifestyle. It might be that your idea of success comes from reputation or...
What makes a small business successful?
We all have goals. And we all want to achieve them. We all want to be successful at what we do. But how do we know when we've achieved it? How do we know when we've 'arrived'? To a point, the definition of success is an individual matter as we all have different goals...
How to be confident in your prices
How many times have you found yourself worrying about your prices? Picture this... you've done the maths. You've figured out what you need to charge to make your business work. You're confident in the quality of what you're delivering to your customers. But you find...
The value of external perspective
Did you know that in 2021, 56% of UK businesses were solo proprietorships? These businesses are so important for the economy, but they come with many challenges. As owners, we have to manage all aspects of our businesses, whether they require tasks that are part of...
Review of the Year: 2022
There's no doubt that 2022 has been an incredibly busy, roller-coaster of a year. Ukraine and Russia continue to be at war. Britain has had three Prime Ministers and a new King. Energy prices have gone through the roof, and we remain in the midst of a cost of living...
How to prepare for 2023
There are only a couple of weeks left of the year. We're all rushing around trying to balance commitments with family and friends, school, shopping, festive events, and a thousand other things that we have to get done at this time of year. And that's before we get...
The non-ideal client
As business owners, we spend a lot of time talking about our ideal clients. If we've developed our user personas/client avatars (or whatever you want to call them) well, we should know lots about them. Why? Because knowing our ideal clients well allows us to make sure...
How to measure success
When we think about the idea of 'success', what does it mean to you? Is it something we 'are'? Or something we obtain? Or both? And in either case, how do we know when we either have it? How do we know when we've reached 'that point'? To answer this question, we need...