All posts tagged "running a business"
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How to stop holding yourself back in business
What have you decided being successful in business is… that is holding you back from business? It’s usually all the ways we think business is, that we are not. They are the reasons we won’t...
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To ‘wing it’ or not to ‘wing it’
“Does this bother you, Ingrid?” Karen asked me. “Too right it does!” And it really does bother me. And it’s starting to bother a lot of other people as well. What’s the bother all about?...
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Starting your own small business: 5 things you need to be aware of
Starting a business isn’t easy. The statistics are sobering – around 80% of businesses survive the first year, but by year five, 50% of them have shut their doors for the last time. Poor cash...
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How to buy a house if you’re an entrepreneur
Being an entrepreneur comes with a myriad of inherent perks. Many entrepreneurs can ditch long commutes in favor of home or location-independent offices. That can even mean Skyping meetings from your choice vacation locale. In...
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Why we all need to be more curious
In a recent Harvard Business Review study, Are You Solving the Right Problems?, 85 per cent of 106 C-Suite executives agreed their organisations were bad at diagnosing problems, with 87 per cent of them believing this flaw carried...
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How to make it so your business practically runs itself
If there’s one thing that every business owner wishes for it would be more time to complete everything that needs to be achieved in each working day. The problem with running a business is that...
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How to boost your confidence and make an impact
When you spot a colleague – or dreaded rival! – who seems to overflow with confidence in the workplace, it’s easy to assume that they’re working from a position of complete inner-belief. In fact, there’s...
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Punching above your weight – 6 Smart tips for small companies to compete and thrive
Today’s advanced technology has essentially levelled the proverbial playing field for small business to compete with big business. Today’s aspiring entrepreneurs can run with the corporate giants to make their ideas a reality, and in...
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Costs of running a business: common costs that are overlooked
Running a business is rarely straightforward. There are many different factors that need to be taken into account. One area that needs your attention is the financial side of things. This is where a lot...
