The reasons why SMEs succeed with a great Business Advisor
As our world starts to try and understand how to deal with Covid, we as Business owners start to try and understand a new way of going about our daily…
The Torment of not Sleeping
So often we talk to business owners and they tell us of their personal issues. Some of those simple things that without thought, tend to just keep going on in…
Thrive Before Five
This may take you by surprise – a blog article by a business advisor that is NOT about business. Nor about work, or management, or profitability, time management, productivity, efficiency…
Cash Flow Management
One of the biggest reasons for business failure in New Zealand is not businesses not making a profit but would you believe bad cash flow management. This can be caused…
Keeping it fresh!
What a lovely weekend it was weather wise! It was so nice that it inspired my partner and me to walk Orakei Basin as we do once a month on…
Are you seeing what you need to see in your business?
Most people have heard the terms “Can’t see the woods for the trees” or “becoming store blind”, but do you actually know what they mean? It is a common issue…
The Business Advisor / Consultant Paradigm
What do The All Blacks, An Olympic Gold Medalist and Bill Gates have in common? They all employ a coach. They employ a coach to help them “Create the perfect…
A Business Owner: Fixing those issues
One of the first questions we ask of our new business clients is, “if there was one thing we could fix for you right now, what would it be?” You…
Business Ownership: The dreams we once had
One of the first questions we ask of our new business clients is, “when you started this business, what was your dream?” You would not believe the wonderful and exciting…
What’s in a margin?
Lately, most of us will have been dealing with rising costs in our businesses. In particular, the rising cost of materials. This is not a new phenomenon, but the frequency…
Business regrets
What is your biggest regret in business? When I look back, my biggest regret in business was that I did not engage business advice when I bought my first business. …
Why isn’t my Business Reaching its Potential?
6 COMMON Areas of untapped potential Are you “Niche Marketing” your products or services for maximum lead generation and profit or do you generally do the same as your competition?…