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What do you need to succeed in 2023?
Here’s a little story, entitled ‘Only 28% above forecast… Back in 2004, I was promoted into my first (corporate) senior sales role after being around the sales function and supporting them in various strategic projects. There were four of us in the senior roles with each of my peers having greater experience, being more established […]
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Why you need to know your numbers
I have heard three horror stories this week of business owners being told late in the day, the extent of their personal and business financial liabilities. One owed HMRC almost six figures – an eye watering amount which could be business critical. The other a personal liability that was due within the week and she […]
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Who do I chat to when it’s lonely?
This week, we held a successful reincarnation of our fine dining peer mentoring group, Food4Thought as a taster event. Given the current challenges and opportunities that ambitious business owners are facing, I was asked to facilitate a discussion between a group of like-minded business owners as a taster, with a view to rolling the concept […]
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Who should I get advice from?
If you are a parent, you will know the scenario… Your child is playing up a little. Perhaps being a little loud, perhaps climbing on the furniture, perhaps not wanting the food in front of them. There are a thousand things it could be. All parents have been there. Then you get the following from […]
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Delivering unrivalled customer experiences
I am usually the first one to call out bad service, especially when it’s unnecessary. When it is remarkable, I will give huge credit where credit is due. Recently I used the facilities at The Fellows House, Curio Collection by Hilton in Cambridge for the last two days to run a strategy session and have […]
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Grant funding to support your growth – don’t miss out!
Despite all the governmental turmoil recently (presuming you’ve not been living under a rock), there is still grant funding available to support SMEs with their growth agenda. After a couple of tough years with Covid & Brexit, and now a cost of living crisis and talk of a downturn (I’ll not use the R word), […]
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When is a client, a client?
I am seeing and hearing a lot of noise at present around late payments from clients and issues collecting aged debt. In most cases, the work has been done and for one reason or another, the payments are delayed, causing anxiety over cash-flow and straining the client relationship. This problem will only get worse in […]
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How to drive your business forward
This week, Gem and I went to the Lakes for a couple of days to bond and to scope out some event venues. As part of the mini trip, we looked at various outdoor activities that we could do. Axe throwing was full, Archery – neither of us confessed to being Robin Hood, quad biking […]
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How do I become more productive?
We’ve all been there, you’ve had a very busy day but got absolutely nothing done. No matter how many hours you work, the to-do list always gets longer not shorter. AAARGH!! One of the questions I get asked by clients is “How do you get through so much work whilst running three growing businesses?”. For […]
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