The Growth Academy 10 top tips to ensure your cashflow flows!
In our quest to ensure that our followers get the best information around The Growth Academy would like to thank guest blogger Jamie Watts of Bibby Financial Services for the great content in this blog post! Even as the economy shows signs of recovery, doing business is as hard as ever – especially when you [...]
Crowdfunding Football – Why all fans need the Darlington FC project to succeed
What a year it’s been for football clubs and fans already. And we’re only just into March! Is 2012 going to be the year that sees Crowdfunding change football in the UK for the better? Rangers, Darlington and Portsmouth have all gone into administration and they’re not the first to experience the humbling experience of [...]
2012 – The Year of the Armchair Dragon
2012 is the Year of The Armchair Dragon – the year that crowdfunding truly finds its place in the UK business firmament As a leading business coach and mentor, I support and work with ambitious and early-stage companies during periods of challenge and growth. After becoming more and more disillusioned about the lack of options for [...]
How to Set REALISTIC Business Targets for 2012
[I originally posted this blog in December last year and, following the great feedback then and the continued relevance of the content, I felt it made sense to tweak it and repost it now] If you haven’t already set your targets for next year, I am sure you will be thinking about setting them over [...]
What Business Can Learn From Football and Crowdfunding
These days, big business and big football clubs are getting themselves into a whole heap of do-do. Some are on the verge of bankruptcy, some have been bailed out by the state, and some have even called in the receivers. We may not shed a tear over their demise. But the problem with big constellations [...]
The “not so” smooth transition from Newcastle Utd the football club to Newcastle United the business
The fact that football clubs across the UK are now being ran more and more as businesses is not entirely popular with football fans. There is often a gulf between what the football club can afford to do and what the loyal fan would like them to do and over the next couple of years [...]
Do consultants appreciate their responsibility to small businesses?
This is probably the most emotive blog I have written and I have tried to wait until my anger subsided before writing it, however its a Friday and I want to finish work at a sensible time! There seem to be more and more consultants kicking about these days, as well as professional service companies [...]
5 Top Tips On How To Sell Effectively While "Crazy Busy!!!"
All business owners get busy, it comes with the territory and we all have to make choices on what we prioritise and what we don’t. Human nature tends to encourage us to prioritise the tasks which we like or are stronger at, and this more often than not does not include selling. To achieve sustainable [...]