September,2010

Succeeding in Business Is All About Attitude

Succeeding in Business Is All About Attitude

There are two kinds of small business owners: those who have the right attitude for success, and those who don’t. There are any number of reasons why people get into entrepreneurship, but some people get into [...]

How to Be an Entrepreneur Sooner, Not Later

How to Be an Entrepreneur Sooner, Not Later

Have you had a job forever and are you tired of the daily grind? Do you feel like you are getting absolutely nowhere? Are you interacting with the same people day after day? Are you ready [...]

How to Turn Buyers Into Regular Customers

How to Turn Buyers Into Regular Customers

When it comes to small business marketing, we tend to place the focus on drawing in new customers, as if keeping existing customers is easy. But while getting new customers is important, it’s a mistake to [...]

Practice Uncommon Appreciation

Practice Uncommon Appreciation

A recent management study revealed that 46% of employees leaving a company do so because they feel unappreciated; 61% said their bosses don’t place much importance on them as people; and 88% said they don’t receive [...]

“Social Networking Privacy Settings –  How would your Facebook status look on the front page of The Daily Mail?”

“Social Networking Privacy Settings – How would your Facebook status look on the front page of The Daily Mail?”

Earlier this week I attended a presentation at school about online safety for our children.  Run by the Lucy Faithfull Foundation it was enlightening and, at times, disturbing. I blogged about my thoughts on privacy settings [...]

Benefits of Improved Workplace Communications

Benefits of Improved Workplace Communications

It’s rare to find a small, innovative business that does not allow for open communications inside its office. Most newer businesses have embraced the benefits presented to them by more communication, and have seen how it [...]

Creating a customer plan

Creating a customer plan

OK so you’ve got a valuable customer or client. They’re one you don’t want to lose.  So how do you protect the relationship and ensure you they keep coming to you? Here are 5 tips to [...]

7th October 11am: Ingenious Women – Tip off

Are you a woman with an innovative technology or product? At prototype stage or beyond? In celebration of the British Library Business & IP Centre’s “Inventing the 21st Century”, we’re holding a swap shop for women [...]

Simplify, and Savor Life

Simplify, and Savor Life

‘The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly alive.’ ~Thich Nhat Hanh These days we have an abundance [...]

Video: Liz Warom On Excellence

Liz Warom is an incredible entrepreneur and brand builder. She was the brains behind Virgin Vie, she helped turn the Body Shop into a multi-million pound business and she is now doing it for herself with [...]