When seeking investment for your business there are many considerations for a business owner, but from May 2018 you can add GDPR to that list. Whilst all business owners will have without doubt heard the horror stories of GDPR and its potential for unprecedented fines, what is not really being discussed, is the longer-term impact…
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I’ve stopped reading the news and watching news broadcasts during the week. Most of it is negative and depressing. Letting it invade my mind runs the risk of negative, rather than positive, thinking. Anything done repeatedly – good or bad – becomes a habit that is hard to break. Constantly reading or hearing bad news…
Is your business model fit for purpose?
Christmas is over for another year. For many in retail – and the businesses that supply them – it’ll be over for good. HMV has already gone into administration. It won’t be the last retailer to do so. The new year will inevitably bring more gloom to the high street as retailers, whose hopes were…
Have you paid your fee yet?
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…
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…
