Cash flow is King for SMEs
Enough money to achieve what you want It can sometimes seem that there is never enough time in the day, or enough money, to achieve what you really want to with your businesses. SME cash flow is therefore always a hot topic and at the forefront of all business owners’ minds. When both time and […]
Team management, performance and leadership: A painful triumvirate for business owners
Leadership directly impacts team performance As a business owner, you are looked to for leadership within your company. Following this, the performance and team management are then meant to trickle down the relevant channels and produce the right result. But often this can be lost in translation, which then impacts business performance and results. We […]
Too little time and too much pressure for business owners
How a business can improve time management There never seems to be enough time in the day. This is especially the case for small business owners, which also adds more pressure when the time seems to just run out. We take a look at some of the issues and impact of time pressures on SME […]
What makes a good business plan?
Business plan for yourself! Having a strong business plan in place is essential when starting up. How else will you, and others, know what you are aiming to build and achieve? Equally, strategic planning for small business should include ongoing documentation of your business plan in order to enable the growth of your business when […]
Business owners search for time, money and happiness!
Business Coach Sussex advice on how to achieve ultimate business owner happiness! All business owners are at different stages of their journey. Are you able to distinguish where you are now and how to get to the next stage? At our recent Business Booster event, one of our coaches, Tim Rylatt ran through one of […]
Business journey: graceful exit
Exit planning for small business owners Exit planning for small business owners is a fairly uncommon scenario, so many coaches will not have a great deal of experience in it. Family-run businesses who want to hand over the reins, those looking to pursue other business interests or due to personal circumstances finding themselves needing to […]
Business journey: independence for the business owner
Achieving business owner independence! A business owner’s independence from their business can also be viewed as freedom. It’s freedom of money, it’s freedom of time and it’s freedom from stress. But the reality is that most business owners don’t ever reach a point where they are completely relaxed about money, or that they have complete […]
Business journey: high growth through marginal gains
What are the characteristics of a growing business? First and foremost, your business is already functional and has a fairly effective business model. As the business owner, by now you know what you are doing well enough, and your team (if you have one) are performing adequately but not necessarily to their full potential. Overall […]
Business journey: starting up right
Having worked as a startup coach with a number of startup businesses, it’s rewarding to see the owners take a leap of faith, manage the risk, and complete their brave endeavours. Small businesses, entrepreneurs, and risk-takers are the backbone of our economy and communities. I am lucky enough to count myself as part of the […]
How can Olympians help you overcome a business plateau?
What are business plateaus? Most business owners will at one time or another find that they experience a business plateau. This term refers to a period of stagnation or static results. This is most commonly identified in the management reports, or profit and loss statement at the end of sequential time periods i.e. comparison of […]