Why did you start your business? Business owners start their businesses for a whole host of reasons. I have come across people who have started their business when: they thought they could do better on their own, rather than stay with their employer; they were made redundant and rather than go back into employment they […]
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For business owners the Covid-19 pandemic has been a time of extremes. There hasn’t been a ‘normal’ and we aren’t going to be working ‘normally’ for some time to come. Those extremes have been very close to me, sometimes through the members of my peer group or via business contacts. I have seen: a business […]
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Cast your mind back to January. You probably had a shiny new business plan that was going to see your business grow and prosper throughout 2020. I’m always saying that business plans should be re-visited on a regular basis but never did I expect the kind of re-visiting and re-inventing of businesses that we’ve seen […]
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Over the last few months, business owners have been forced to re-invent their business in one way or another. In my last few articles I’ve talked about some of the re-inventions I’ve seen. I’m currently working with a business that has downsized its office, moved online for its office processing and become more efficient in […]
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Business owners are being forced to re-invent their business in one way or another as the pandemic continues to impact our lives. Adjustments have had to be made to the way we all operate. I work with a training business that has pivoted from having all face-to-face training cancelled to selling online training. Even working […]
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As we move into week 10 since the ‘lockdown’ restrictions were implemented, many business owners are still trying to figure out a way of working to ensure their business keeps running. As I’ve outlined in my last few blogs, I’ve seen some great ways that businesses have re-invented themselves. But for some businesses it’s not […]
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These unprecedented times have forced business owners to re-invent their business in one way or another. You’ve probably seen how some food shops have started delivery services or created lockdown products – packages of specific products to help us get through the lockdown. I live in Ossett, near Wakefield and two local examples stand out […]
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Business owners are being forced to re-invent their business in one way or another. A few examples I have been involved in include: A training business pivoting from face-to-face workshops to online workshops; An IT business accelerating its use of remote access software to monitor and control their customers’ technology; An auditor switching to remote […]
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If you’re anything like me, over the last couple of weeks you’ve probably received numerous emails encouraging you to make 2020 the year of growth. Of course, the senders are presuming that you’re the typical Business Owner. The messages are almost always about selling more, growing the top line and getting bigger. That’s a bigger […]
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You may or may not know if you’re a Lifestyle Business Owner, but by the end of this article you’ll be clear on whether you are, what it might mean for your future and any actions you might need to take. Remember when you got your first full-time job? Mine was when I started at […]
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