Business Startup

Your Start-Up Ingredients

Current statistics (from Direct Line in 2020) show that the UK is now home to millions of ‘redundantpreneurs’, people who took being laid off work as an opportunity to start up their own business rather than find another job. …

Leap before you are ready

I waited 10 years before I was ready. And do you know what I found out when I thought I was finally ready? I wasn’t ready! This was me back in 2007 in my corporate days, in a job that …

Honing Your Interviewing Skills To Hire the Best People

Guest Blog from Hope Howard

Small business owners often end up juggling a lot of hats, which is why hiring other team members is an important step towards creating sustainable business efforts. In order to steer their business towards continued …

Be More Creative (in your small business)

#BeMoreCreative

Creativity either strikes or it doesn’t. But what many writers, those adept at developing their creative muscle, will share with you is that they sometimes must force creativity; sit down, start writing and see what materialises.

When was the …

Business Coaching Disasters

The longer I’ve been in business the more coaching disasters I hear of from fellow business owners and potential clients. Those people who need to work with a business coach, but are unfortunately once bitten, twice shy – understandably!

I’ve …

Goals of a Business Coach in 2020

I used to HATE this time of year (back when I worked in the corporate world). The start of a new year, with the whole of the year stretching ahead used to fill me with utter dread. I can still …

Why I created ‘Business in a Box’

Running a successful business is much like being a proud homeowner; you will always be titivating, investing and tweaking to make it the best it can be. The difference is when it’s your home you are catering to your own …

Creatives Do it Better!

“Being in any creative field makes you more susceptible to impostor feelings, your work is highly public. Not only are you defined by it, but also by artistic standards that are completely subjective.” Dr Valarie Young  

So, its no wonder …

Step Outside your Comfort Zone with Confidence

Some may think this is an oxymoron. In a recent interview with Kookie Muhretti, a fashion stylist based in London, I shared how to do this with more ease.

So what has a stylist and a business coach got …

Utopia – A place to create your business?

Whilst perfection is something I stopped seeking a long time ago (it serves no purpose other than to create stress and failure – after all what is perfect?). I did, however, love the idea of creating a coaching environment …