I am sure that you, like me, have had days, or weeks or even months or years in your business that have felt tough. Whatever the state of the economy there are always ups and downs in business and some things are more challenging than others. Whether it’s losing a client, or a member of […]
I’ve gone back to doing something I used to do when I first started my business and so far its really working
When I started my first business in May 2001 – I had no money (2 months bills money in the bank), no office, no advertising budget, no contacts to speak of and I had no clients. I also had a husband who was on part time hours and an 18 month old little girl. Oh […]
Everything before ‘BUT’ is Bullshit
This is an expression I coined long ago – when working as a sales manager at Yellow Pages. Apologies to those of a sensitive nature for the graphicness (is that a word?) of the headline. However, it is true. Once you consciously acknowledge this fact (which you subconcsiously already know) it can help you do […]
Women on Boards – Sort it out Guys…..or the EU will do it for you!!
As I have been saying for some time, we need to sort out the issue of the lack of women in senior management posts and on boards. We need to do this for 2 very good reasons. 1. There are numerous studies which prove that companies with diverse boards make more profit. We could stop […]
Can the Power of Positive Thinking Affect the Economy? Why not ? The Opposite is Certainly True…
So – the press is still focusing on the doom and gloom and seems hell bent on driving us ruthlessly towards a double dip recession for the pleasure of having bad news to write about. I have therefore decided that my comments will focus solely on the good news and there is a lot of […]