Posts tagged: Small Business blog
16/02/2021
What small business should I start?
“I want to start a business, but I don’t know what kind of business.” It’s a common question that we are asked at The Business … Read more
08/03/2020
Employees and friendship – dancing away from difficulty.
As a new business owner many years ago, I made one of the common mistakes of small business owners: becoming too friendly with employees. As a twenty-someth… 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
31/01/2019
“It’s in your contract!” Business relationships gone sour can cost
Over the last few weeks we have been moving office at The Business Plan Company. Only a small move, but through mishandling, the experience with our previous of… Read more
06/12/2018
It’s time to get your head in the cloud
Written by: Darren Sproats, The Lad In the past, most small businesses relied on PCs in the office to run their business. If the manager was on the ball, the… Read more
05/12/2018
Aesop gives us a lesson in brand experience
The daily news cycle loves to report doom and gloom for the retail sector. Case in point this week is Roger David, closing after 76 years, from a store count th… Read more