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05/11/2023

Great Business Plans are Not a Rush Job

An effective business plan not only provides a road map for your business, but represents your business to banks, investors, authorities and your team. If it’s going to be worth anything, it’s not something to be slapped together overnight or generated though AI. Business plans take time, thought and work. Before you even start writing, make sure you have time to do your business plan properly. Read more  

02/09/2023

The Top Reasons (Excuses) for Not Doing Business Planning

Small Businesses (pretty much) don’t use business planning. That’s my conclusion after 25 years as a small business consultant. If business planning is not too expensive, with clearly, demonstrable benefits, why don’t small businesses use it more? Here are the top reasons (excuses) that I have heard. Read more  

23/04/2023

Top Tips for writing Business Sponsorship Business Plans.

Becoming a Standard Business Sponsor (SBS) or Overseas Business Sponsor (OBS), but getting through these require commitment, with significant costs, lots of work, navigating the migration system and being very well prepared. Get our top tips on how to write a compelling business plan with impact that really highlights your case. Read more  

02/07/2019

Marketing: why you need to play both short and long games.

For many small businesses, each week is a battle to win new business and the owners and managers throw everything they have at their sales and marketing. In an … Read more  

23/05/2019

Preparing for storms: managing the great unknowns of business.

As I work through hundreds of business plans each year for new and startup businesses, I am constantly reminded of one certain fact: in business, you don’… Read more  

27/03/2019

Is your network 'favour ready'?

Written by: Kim McGuinness, Director, soloceo.com Life doesn't always go according to plan. Sometimes we get to a point where we have to call in a favour… Read more  

27/03/2019

Queuing up, all the way to the bank.

Travelling in China last year - and determined to taste all new foods possible - there were many occasions that we queued at popular food and drink stores, some… Read more  

05/03/2019

Are you looking after your most valuable asset?

Written by: Kim McGuinness, Director, soloceo.com Our brains are fascinating to say the least. Not only are there over 100 billion neurons actively analysing… Read more  

05/03/2019

Business gurus care about themselves (not you)

With the constant bombardment of content across business and social media, one would imagine that there is enough expert information out there for all small bus… Read more  

07/02/2019

7 Tips to Safeguard Your Business

Written by: David Bay, The Business Plan Company It is useful to step away from your business and examine every opportunity for improvement. Safeguarding you… Read more  

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