What Goals Do You Have For Your Business for Next Year? Stephen Covey says start with the end in mind, so when you’re planning the future of your business, start by thinking about where you want...
It’s 7am on a Wednesday morning at the beginning of November and I’m asleep in bed, in a cosy little hotel in Yangshuo in China. I’m woken by the sound … of fireworks! Looking out of...
No matter what sort of marketing you do for your business – whether it’s networking, social media, attending exhibitions or something else – there are three key elements to marketing that you must consider first. For...
There are some businesses that actually scare off their clients and prospects through bad or downright scary marketing. I hope you’re not one of them! This blog will show you some examples of good, bad and...
Over the years I’ve heard many different tips and ideas on how to give great presentations. Recently I learnt about the 3Ps of Presenting from a brilliant presenter and speaker, Tom Balmont, who also happens to...
September is the time of year when kids go back to school after the summer and students go back to University to start their studies again. A new term and a new start. In business, many...
This month in the blog we’ve been looking at the challenge of building up your business reputation and how you can do this by showing your business expertise to potential clients. Whether you’re new to business...
In last week’s blog we looked at the challenge of not having an established business reputation – whether you’re new to business or you’ve made of change of direction. We saw that having a strong reputation...
This is a complaint I hear on a regular basis, either from people who are new to running their own business, or from people who are looking to change direction in their business. But does it...
On 9 October this year I will be running the Oxford Half Marathon. I first completed this event last year, by being given a place to run for The Oxfordshire Animal Sanctuary and very soon after...
USPs (Unique Selling Propositions) don’t work anymore. Why not? Because they’re about selling. They’re not...
The first StandOut Strategy, Certainty, is about being a safe pair of hands for your...
There’s a buying process that everyone goes through when they’re looking to invest in a...
