Advice
Sales – Is it all about luck?
I’ve lost count of the amount of times someone has called another person ‘lucky’. And that situation happens just as much in sales, as it does…
Thursday 29 October 2026
Business advice to help you grow your SME and small & medium sized company and help you grow your company
I’ve lost count of the amount of times someone has called another person ‘lucky’. And that situation happens just as much in sales, as it does…
At a time when the number of people starting a business is at a record high the small business publisher Brightword Publishing has launched a Start…
There is a worrying tendency that has developed over the years for a level of ‘being promoted to the level of your incompetence’ to become ever…
Customer service is a crucial way to differentiate your business and increase its robustness to weather out the current economic uncertainties. Rather than just examining best…
As the new year has arrived many businesses will be taking a fresh look at their operating costs in light of the tough financial conditions that…
Follow these tips to ensure that your business doesn't get the 'call me back after Christmas' objections, and make sure that in January you can still…
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Let me explain why so many business owners and salespeople get the 'call me back after Christmas' objections, only to find in January that they can't…
If you don’t actively manage your customer base, you’ll end up diluting your resources for growth. If you want your company to grow you need to…
You’ve got great plans for your business, fabulous ideas for new products or services, a marketing strategy that just can’t fail – and yet despite your…
Today, economic changes are happening at a breakneck pace. The combination of technology, global marketplaces and the recession have forced many companies to re-examine their strategy…
When you have a great product, a product that you believe everybody could, or should, want, if only they knew about it, it is incredibly disheartening…
This time, I want to talk about a couple of growing pains that we had building a team. To start with, I think it’s important to…
In this rapidly shrinking world we need to take advantage of the business opportunities of dealing with foreign companies and business owners.
Whilst watching Week 2 of The Apprentice, I joined in the Twitter debate along with many other viewers and noted a few issues that surprised me…