Be like Spain to dominate your industry
The previous World Cup flavour post wouldn’t be complete without this addition. I wrote a couple weeks ago about how being like Germany when it comes to business can keep you on the safe path to success. The analogy of course was football related. The German squad have always been known for playing very systematically, [...]
Did I live, did I love, did I make a difference?
I seldom recommend anything, mainly because I feel responsible for wasting somebody’s time if what I recommend or expose other people to turns out to be a waste of time. This video however, will only cost you a little over 10 minutes of your life, and it’s free Enjoy: Like this post? To get [...]
How to impress your clients beyond words and turn them into loyal customers
Last year I came across a small business owner in a big industry full of competition, and what he did took me completely by surprise and won him my custom hands down. This is a very important lesson for every business owner: one that you can’t afford to miss. So let me tell you what [...]
Movin’ on up: a guide to going global
This week I’m very pleased to introduce a guest poster – Alexandru Rotaru – with an inspiring story of entrepreneurship which is truly amazing. Christian Arno, started his business in 2001, based in a spare room at his parent’s home. His company now operates across four continents and has clients in over sixty countries, turning [...]
How to Keep Your Business Going During a Relationship Breakdown
This post ended up being featured in Enterpreneur’s Journey. Here’s a link: how to keep your business going during a relationship breakdown Like this post? To get my posts by e-mail click here To subcribe to my rss feed click here Feel free to buy me a coffee if I helped you in any [...]
How to slip past your competition during the holidays!
We’re minutes away from the New Year. 2010 is minutes away, and with it come the expectant hopes of every small business owner with dreams, hopes and… a plan. You do have a plan, don’t you? Dreams and hopes are what got you started and on your way to entrepreneurship, but a plan is the [...]
How to make yourself feel motivated and get in the right frame of mind for planning
It’s Christmas. December 25 2009. Once again we reach that time of the year when it seems like a good time to re-organise ourselves and revise our goals and ambitions. It doesn’t really matter much whether you think this is more psychology than circumstance. The bottom line is that it makes sense to do an [...]
The loneliness of the long distance runner
The first time I saw him, I was out walking the dog. It was a Sunday morning and the streets were deserted as people slept away their Saturday night binges. He was as surprised as I was when he turned the corner and saw us. One moment he was running, the next he was walking, [...]
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