Being in business on your own – or being part of a business – can be a very lonely and daunting experience at times and equally you can also find yourself drowning under a sea of seemingly helpful advice from wellwishers wanting a slice of your cake …

Recently I have been travelling into London on a regular basis as I have been helping an IT company determine their sales strategy. As a business they have an array of products and services that they offer from IT support through to the most up to date funkiest Apple Mac products and accessories …

Magicians and Entrepreneurs have a lot in common. They’re both quick thinking and have the ability to change direction at a moment’s notice; and when it all goes wrong, they’re both able to pull a rabbit out of their hat and keep things moving forward …

We live in an ever more connected world. No longer can we simply push out sales messages and expect people to buy from us. Today’s reality is that there are millions of businesses out there and we can find out about them at the click of a mouse. So why should someone buy from you? It’s about trust; it’s about building personal relationships; it’s about people …

When growing any business, good customer communication is the key. In both your on-line and off-line world, you need to be consistent in everything that the customer can potentially see, read and hear about you …

One of the most inherent traits of an entrepreneur is their ability to keep going when times become tough. Does this mean that they will crack on with a project if it hasn’t yet made it off the ground, or if it seems to be going nowhere? Nope! Far from it …