Is there a sale on? @ Lowestoft, Suffolk Originally uploaded by timparkinson One of the main reasons a small business gets in financial trouble is their prices are too low. It’s tempting to price too low, especially in the beginning. That way you don’t have to compete on anything but price. Seems easy right? The […]
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Why
Chris Guillebeau asks “Why do we do the things we do? What’s the point? What are we working towards?” Simon Sinek has a great TED talk about how nailing the ‘Why ‘ of your business will help you be more successful. This is where you drill down to your passion, where you choose what you […]
Cash Flow as Sleep Aid
Sleep Like A Baby Originally uploaded by peasap A good cash flow tool will help you sleep at night. More than anything, it’s money worries that wake up small business owners in the middle of the night. Following your passion, rather than taking a job means that your cash flow may be erratic. It’s better […]
Passion, Profit and Prosperity
If you follow your passion the money will follow. In some cases this is true, but in others it isn’t. What makes the difference? People who are passionate about what they do and make a profit; put effort into making their passionate pursuit profitable. It doesn’t mean they put less effort into their passion, merely […]
Delivering Happiness: a path to profits,...
By Tony Hsieh If you have a business, are interested in happiness, or like to read well written and entertaining books, then you should read this book. It feels like Tony is sitting in a bar with you and telling you a couple of great stories in answer to your questions. He makes it sound […]
Tell Your Story
Tell your story to yourself first. We have all done great things. Craft your best deeds into great tales. Tell yourself and feel good about what you have done. Now share your story. Tell others and let them learn and be inspired. Listen to other people’s stories. Learn and be inspired by them. Encourage them […]
Putting out Fires Today
125/365:Rooms on Fire. Originally uploaded by practicalowl As you go through your day today, notice the fires that come up screaming for your attention. After you put each one out, take a moment to think about why the situation got to that point and how to head it off next time. At the end of […]
Caution – Rat Race!
Caution – Rat Race! Originally uploaded by antwerpenR For most of time, the average person has lived at the subsistence level. We seem to think that the average person in the developed world should live at a middle class level. Is this possible? Let’s examine what I have said here. The average person means the […]
What if Small Business Were Fun and Easy
I’ve been thinking, and that’s always a dangerous thing. If we’ve been doing small business for a million years since the first people traded fish for rabbits or salt for apples; and there are a billion small businesses on the planet right now; why do we all feel alone and overhelmed? Why do we feel […]