Tabono Blog
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...
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...
How you can support small business at Christmas
The flurry of Christmas-related emails have started being sent out from school. Christmas delivery slots are available at the supermarkets. The festive adverts are on TV. There are less than 6 weeks to go until the big day. And with the aftermath of Covid, and the...
5 reasons why you need a business plan
Business and Plan. As an entrepreneur, how do you feel about those two words? For some, you might think "Great! Love a plan!", and dive straight into it. For others, it might mean time spent on Google, trawling through the many templates that are out there. Then,...
The role of a business coach
The original idea behind Tabono was to create a space where women in business could find support when they needed it, in a way that works for them. They can find this in our community if they are looking to connect with their peers. In our consultancy practice if they...
How an Away Day works
How many times have you found yourself spending all your time working in your business, rather than on it? Getting distracted by the minutiae of this customer or that order. Acknowledging that you will do the more strategic work, or have the planning time... but...