Scaling Up Businesses
Fours Stages Of Learning For Business Owners
Mindset · Sale Preparation As business owners, we often don’t know what we don’t know. Four stages of learning. Where are you on the ones that matter for a sale? When my business partner and I first tried to sell our business, we didn’t know what we didn’t know. And we stuffed up the whole […]
The Amazing Power Of An Advisory Board
Partnerships · Mindset Why many heads are better than one. A psychology puzzle from the 1920s explains the power of an advisory board. “What has Karl Duncker got to do with advisory boards?” you ask. I came across his story while researching a presentation. It explains EXACTLY why advisory boards are such a powerful tool […]
Who IS Your Target Market?
Marketing So, who IS your target market? Give them what they want and you’ll get what you want. It’s often my first question when I meet an owner. And the answer tells me a lot about their mindset. VAGUE “Small business.” Way too vague! That tells me they don’t really have a target market. ON […]
Great To Have Standards In Business
It’s great when you spot a business which “sets high standards” and pays attention to detail. Here is a small and not serious sign of a business which doesn’t pay attention to detail or train staff to maintain standards.
Socrates Triple Filter
Mindset · Leadership Before you pass it on, run it through three filters. True? Good? Useful? If not, why say it? With so much fake news and spin around, this little story is worth pondering. In business and in life. The Triple Filter Test Socrates was reputed to hold knowledge in high esteem. One day […]
Business Owners – Have You Checked Your Vitals Lately?
Financial Clarity Have you checked your business vitals lately? Your body has them. So does your business. When I ask this question in my Business Owners Taking Action groups, the answer is usually “Vitals? What are you talking about?” Or “Yes, my blood pressure’s a bit high. So what?” 🎧 Prefer to listen? Tony Monisse […]