Running your business
5 Business New Years Resolutions We Should be Keeping
The Christmas festivities are well behind us and now, at the start of the year, our focus is on keeping those New Years Resolutions. Whether you believe in them or not (I believe in the ones [...]
Five little secrets about being organised at work
Last November, I asked you whether clutter crushes your creativity and gave you five ways to set your office up to increase your productivity. Yeah, yeah, yeah, that’s all very well, isn’t it? But you’re too [...]
Focus And Clarity: 12 Steps to Business Success in 2012
Are you the type of solopreneur who thinks that the more elaborate your marketing and sales strategies are the more likely it is that you’ll get good results in your business? Perhaps you have a sneaking [...]
Starting your own business: 10 Truths Experts Wont Tell You
I want you to know something. Starting your own business is wonderful. You wake up when you want, work from where you want and never have to sit through a boring-ass ‘weekly planning meeting’ EVER AGAIN. [...]
Potted DPA – The Essentials of the Data Protection Act
If you have a business, then you have customers (definitely), suppliers (probably) and employees (possibly). And that means you have the Data Protection Act. Many people aren’t sure of their responsibilities under the DPA – partly [...]
How to overcome lack of clarity in your business
Tortured, confused, unfocused, overwhelmed, frustrated. This is how I felt on January 4, 2012. Why? Lack of clarity. I knew that I wanted to change some things in the way that I was working and the [...]
A Blank Piece of Paper: 5 steps to the life you want
I write this from New Zealand where I have had to quickly come due to the sudden death of my father. Being so far away from my London home, friends, business and the routine of life [...]
5 Fast-acting Plugs to Stop Your Business Leaking Clients
First aid tips for New Year Success: 5 Ways Your Business Could Be Leaking Clients and How to Plug the Leaks Fast! Imagine that you have been given the task of filling a drum at the [...]
The competitive advantage of listening
Want to stand out from the crowd and impress customers and contacts in 2012? A simple investment of your time to listen could just do the trick. One thing I’ve observed with the rise in media [...]
Discovering the Power in Failure
Let’s face it! No one really relishes the thought of failure and thinks to themselves, “today would be a great day to fail”. No one does that on the contrary even the most pessimistic person wishes [...]












Diary of a start-up: baby steps
Hi Sagar Glad you liked it. I'm finding it quite cathartic to put m
Diary of a start-up: baby steps
Hi Tanya and thanks for reading it. I'm sure I'll have questions! And
How to overcome lack of clarity in your business
Great post Julie-You're right of course, clarity is the starting point
Ravi Gehlot - Advice from a young entrepreneur
Anyone who has ever dealt with Ravi Gehlot's "oneoffice" business will
Magnetise your Website without any Bells or Whistles
Great, Lisa! Happy to be of help. Oma