05 Apr

Cut your losses, not your profit

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It’s very easy to let things ride. You probably need to increase business profits. Better to follow the example of savvy business owners. The ones that know intuitively when the dead wood should be cut. If you feel something’s not making profit – investigate why. Can you fix it? If not, then it’s time to

10 Jan

Business Planning – there’s no better time to do it!

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It’s the New Year. How time flies. Resolutions all made? Perfect. But have you set 2015 goals for your business? Have you set your objectives for the year ahead – with the plan of the action needed to make it all happen? 2015 could be your best year yet, but a clear-cut plan is mandatory.

12 Nov

Being a small business owner is a lonely business

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Sometimes you need to make important decisions. Decisions that must be made by you alone without debate or redress to others. Decisions that can affect the amount, type and nature of work your business does. And this can easily impact the lives of the people who work for you or with you – not to

13 Oct

Are you sure you’re getting the best from your business?

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In the flurry of day-to-day priorities it’s easy to lose track or become complacent. Without plans or targets in place to set off alarm bells, you may never know if you’re missing the grade. Result: This can foster an undermining false sense of security accompanied by a gut feeling that things could have been done

20 Aug

Are your customers satisfied?

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It’s one of those questions that are difficult to answer. But it is a seriously important one for most businesses. It is a plain fact that it costs much, much more to gain a new customer than it does to keep a current one. So, why would a business be prepared to risk losing customers

23 Jun

Why am I constantly faced with late payment of invoices?

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One of the biggest problems owners of small businesses have to cope with is late payment of invoices. Why is it that terms agreed, supposedly, in advance of supply are not met or simply ignored? And it’s not just the bigger customers that take longer to settle payment, although they are usually the main culprits.

21 Apr

Need the path to profit be so hard?

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Any successful business owner will tell you that the key indicator of the health of a business is its profit trend. Sales trend, customer retention, leadership etc are all priorities of course – but of secondary importance. Profit is the component which keeps a business free to make its own choices. Where and when to

24 Feb

Business growth shouldn’t be this tough!

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It’s true. Never have times been so tough for owners of small businesses. But as the saying goes, “when the times get tough the tough get going”. Or rather thinking and then acting. Business growth must be a primary objective, especially in hard times. Whatever line of business we as individual business owners and managers

20 Jan

Business Planning – How was 2013 for you?

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So, was 2012 a good year for your business? It’s possible your fiscal doesn’t run to the calendar year, but you will probably have the moving annual total at your fingertips. And if you don’t, well you should! ‘The numbers’ will always tell you the position (up, down, the same), but underneath them, it’s likely

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