“Mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and a push in the right direction.” — John Crosby The opportunity to learn from a mentor can do more for a small business owner than any course, educational program, or degree. Being a mentee means you get the benefit of first-hand experience, without having to […]
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Successful sports teams or individuals would get nowhere without a coach. It’s the same in business, whether you’re acting as the coach / mentor for your team members or are receiving coaching / mentoring yourself. So, what does successful coaching look like? Here’s what we refer to as 5 Star Coaching (note in the examples […]
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The hats in your business are the departments. There are 10 hats; Shareholder Director Leadership Product / Service Development Operations Marketing Sales Finance Admin/IT HR Many owners of businesses wear multiple hats. The secrets to success here is to understand what the differences are between the hats, what the responsibilities are and to make sure […]
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Taking steps to create a good foundation in the early days of your business is essential for a sustainable and profitable future. It can be very daunting and exciting at the same time. There is a lot of new jargon to learn and new people to deal with. Here are a few things to think […]
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It’s all very well to grow your business by generating new leads but if you can’t convert enough of them into customers then you’ll waste a lot of money on marketing. The higher your sales conversion rate, the higher your return on your investment in marketing. Here are 5 simple ways to increase the rate […]
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In our last blog we talked about the importance of key performance indicators (KPIs) to help grow your numbers. Of course the measures themselves are pointless if there is never any discussion about them. Here’s a simple and highly effective way to link those KPIs with a reporting and accountability framework. First make sure […]
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