Aug 15, 2011

I was recording an interview for Antoinette Oglethorpe’s series ‘taking the plunge’ master class series. In this interview, Antoinette asked me if I could go back and start my business again, what one thing I would do differently. Tough question, hindsight’s a wonderful thing. If I could crystallise it down into one thing differently, it would be...

Oct 25, 2010

Last night at the Bedford Executive Village, we had a great question to discuss – how do you generate credibility, when you are a start up? The problem with being a start up, is you don’t normally have the same level of credibility as an established professional practice. You only have to consider the three reasons why someone will decide not to work...

Sep 27, 2010

In another guest blog, Catrin Mills of Longmores looks at what new employers need to think about when taking on their first employees: Taking on your first member of staff can be a little daunting.  Becoming an employer brings with it responsibility (as well as potential liability) and as you grow your workforce your obligations become more onerous.  But,...

Sep 13, 2010

Les Roberts, owner of Cha, a café bar in Wirral, England and writer for Moneysupermarket.com blogs about the three simple steps to improving your business credit rating: It can be difficult to get credit when opening a new business, not least because banks tend to tie up your business and personal finances and so a black mark on one can invariably lead to a...

Are you prepared to work hard? And not just hard, harder than you have ever worked before in your life? Are you prepared to experience and savour the intense highs of business success? If yes, then read on… Your first 18 months of business life will be a roller coaster ride. Being your own boss brings you true freedom to do what YOU want with YOUR business and...

1. Fear of losing control No-one else seems to be able to do the work to the same standard as me. Sound familiar? Does that thinking prevent you from delegating effectively? Unless you can learn to trust other people to do the work for you, the size of your business will be limited by your personal capacity to deliver. 2. Clinging onto the work I see this often...