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    Ask us about our interactive session "Make Your Business Really Fly", which is a great step towards learning new ways you can grow your business, and ultimately start applying that new knowledge...

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Getting Your Head into the Clouds

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

It can be a Catch-22 on whether economic, technological and management trends are good for small business or not. They certainly require an investment in time and money to keep abreast of the never-ending developments.

However, to ignore them is to provide your competitors with the opportunity to grow their businesses at your expense.  Read More

An Entrepreneur's Reading List – Books to Help You Get to the Top

Thursday, February 16, 2012

In a fast changing and challenging business world never underestimate the value of a continuing education. Often our success is based on setting goals, implementing the necessary strategies, achieving those goals and then setting some more.

It may seem like the hamster wheel analogy but there are easier and more exciting ways of achieving your goals.  Read More

Planning To Improve Your Profitability

Tuesday, February 07, 2012

We often say "what you measure you can manage" and "what gets managed gets done". When it comes to achieving greater profitability, truer words cannot be found. The fourth way of growing a business, which is improving the effectiveness of the things that you do, is a vital part of assisting you to better manage the results. Read More

Managing Your Sales Leads

Wednesday, February 01, 2012

The measure of the successful pursuit of a lead is based on whether the lead, in time, turns into a sale.

The key to this transition lies in both speed and perseverance. A systematic organisation and management of these leads can also help secure their progress through the stages of prospect to hot lead to profitable sale.  Read More

Gratitude Goes A Long Way

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

While evaluating the close of one year and making plans for the upcoming year ahead, it is a valuable tip to remember the worth of a reward. Simple tokens of your appreciation towards customers, staff and team members can pave the way to smoother transactions throughout the year. Read More

Don't Be Everything to Everyone

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

In order to thrive it is not enough to survive but grow. But a growth strategy doesn't necessarily have to be a high risk strategy. Too many business owners embark on an unnecessarily dangerous journey by trying to be everything to everyone.

A highly esteemed business professor at Harvard by the name of Michael Porter expressed the view that there are only two ways a business can gain a competitive advantage.  Read More

New Year Email Resolutions

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Someone once said "An Inbox is as personal a space as an underwear drawer — we all have one and are all embarrassed by both its organisation and contents." Start 2012 off by applying some simple and effective methods to maintaining an organised and less overwhelming (or embarrassing!) Inbox.

A clean and well-sorted Inbox can save you valuable time and is less overwhelming and stressful. Read More

Are You Driving Your Business Or Is It Driving You?

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

The New Year is always a good time for reflection. It's usually when we look back and wonder where the time went.

The question that regularly comes to the mind of the business owner centres on what has really been accomplished over the year.  Read More

Rewarding Long-Term Customers

Wednesday, January 04, 2012

Customer loyalty is not to be overlooked - at any time of year - so look for opportunities to show a little extra appreciation for those who keep your business alive.

Depending on what research you look at, selling a product or service to an existing customer can be five to eight times more profitable than selling the same product and service to a new customer.  Read More

Protecting Your Business Is In Your Hands

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

2011 was a tumultuous year. We saw plenty of evidence of nature at its worst and the economic decisions made by various parties didn't make for a jubilant time either.

If you haven't done so already we strongly recommend that you take a look at your business and identify the areas of risk.  Read More


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