All organisations, companies and sole traders that process personal data must pay an annual fee to the ICO unless they are exempt. For ‘small’ businesses this is £40 (or £35 if paid by direct debit). Organisations across the business services, construction and finance sectors are among the first to be fined by the ICO for…
Category: Business
Is your website due for an MOT?
Your website should be your best marketing asset. Having an online presence is no longer a ‘nice to have’ for entrepreneurial business owners it’s an essential item to include in your marketing toolbox. And it has one big advantage over most of your other tools in that you own it rather than rent it. Unlike…
What is your digital strategy?
Entrepreneurial business owners could be forgiven for thinking that the ‘digital revolution’ only applies to larger businesses and that they can continue in their old ways and still remain competitive: nothing could be further from the truth. All businesses need to adopt a digital strategy that’s supported by a clear digital implementation roadmap. The…
Time to overthrow the existing order?
When Kodak chose not to develop the digital camera, which had been invented by their 24 year old employee Steve Sasson, in favour of sticking with their old and hugely profitable film business no-one should have been surprised. Not surprisingly the main objections to developing the digital technology came from the marketing and business sides.…
Are you busy?
I’m sorry to interrupt you…. are you busy? Of course you are. You’re a business owner and we’re always busy. Putting in long hours and working hard. I bet it’s a bit chaotic too. Phone calls, emails, staff and your to do list (which never seems to get any shorter). A lot of business owners…
Possibly the worst advice you could give to a start-up business
This week I want to tell you about something I read whilst I was away. You see, I read a lot of blogs. I like to keep up with trends in marketing and finance. I find that blogs are usually the best way. But as with most things in life you have to be curious…
When your ‘why’ is strong enough, the ‘how’ will take care of itself.
Discovering your purpose is the first step to entrepreneurial success. In a recent blog I gave you a guide to discovering your purpose and as you may have found it’s not easy. In fact, few of us discover it until our late 30s or 40s. But when you have discovered your purpose (your ‘why’ according…
Live your life on purpose.
Last week I asked whether you know you purpose. It sounds like an easy question, but in reality it is far from it. And if you haven’t yet found your purpose how do you go about it? Your purpose – or as Simon Sinek calls it, your WHY – is unique to you and every…
Is this the best investment you’ll make?
This week has seemed a bit like the end of the holidays rather than the beginning. The World Cup, Wimbledon and the summer just seemed to end all together. Soon it’ll be the football season. And just like the England team at the World Cup I wrote about last week, all the teams will be…
They think its all over… it is now!
Later today we will know the winner of the FIFA World Cup 2018 and it’ll all be over. Thank goodness. At least we’ll be spared England’s humiliation at the hands of France (my tip to win before the tournament started). Don’t get me wrong, I am passionate about football and as soon as the Premier…