Monthly Archives: April 2010

Two pages to shape your business

Business planning is a key exercise. There is a big difference between a business plan and a business development plan however. The development plan is how you will better secure your small businesses success.

Eats, Shoots and Leaves

Effective communication is key to your business success. Even when you are comfortable communicating with customers, potential or otherwise, it is important to keep the communications professional at all times to ensure no misinterpretation. This is particularly true of the written word.

The critical tool for business success

Effective management is key to your business success. The lessons from big business equally apply to smaller businesses and indeed, one person consultancies.

Twitter – Follow friday Chris Brogan style (2)

Some great people to follow on Twitter for learning, a bit of serious thinking and some quirky fun. I like them, I hope you do too.

Employer from employee, an attitude change

Moving from being an employee to employer requires a major step change in how we view the business. Ensuring that the right people for the company are hired is now your problem. How does this change out mindset?

Surprise, how do you react?

Change can come suddenly to our business world. How we deal with the change and the challenges it poses can be key to our continued business success. How do you manage sudden change?

Dragons den – into the fire?

Our dragons den experience. How did we get on? Did we get the money? Was it all worth it?