Manage your inbox – don’t let it manage you
How to Manage your Inbox – email overload can have a serious impact on your productivity. Here’s an idea for exerting a bit more control on your inbox.
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How to assess a business opportunity Part 5: Motivation
OK, so this is part 5 in my series of articles on ‘How to assess a business opportunity’. This time we’re looking at (cue uplifting music and training montage…) Motivation Motivation is best described as the reason or reasons that anyone does anything. But let me expand on that just a little: Always bear in …
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How to assess a business opportunity, part 4 – Experience
Since beginning this series on ‘how to assess a business opportunity’ I’ve realised that writing just 4 or 5 articles was simply not going to be enough. In fact I could write a dozen articles and something else might occur to me for consideration. However, this time we’re going to look at ‘Experience’ or ‘Expertise’. …
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Passion alone doesn’t sell
I’d like to tell you a story about a friend of mine who started a training business with no training or business experience. Now, there’s nothing wrong with starting a business and, to be honest, most people start their business with little or no experience. Learning on the job is often the best way to …
How to assess a business opportunity, part 3 – Money
The third part of this series is a very important part of ‘how to assess a business opportunity’ and it’s all to do with money. You see, despite what many people say, money is incredibly important. In fact, some folks even go so far as to say that it’s almost as important as oxygen in …
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How to assess a business opportunity part 2: Interest
The second part of this series on ‘How to assess a business opportunity’ is about: Interest Now it’s nothing to do with the pitiful amount that your bank will give you for looking after money, it’s all to do with the level of interest you have in your business, it’s products and how it helps …
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How to assess a business opportunity part 1: Time
In this series of 5 articles I’ll be sharing some thoughts on how to assess a business opportunity. If you could do with some spare time income read on.
Busy vs productive – a few pointers
As I’ve mentioned before, one of the most difficult things about being self-employed is trying to balance the difference between busy and productive (see /busy-vs-productive-using-time-wisely-can-be-hard-work/). It’s very easy to be ‘busy’ since there is never nothing to do. But turning that busy into ‘business’ is very challenging at times. Busy vs productive is a constant …
Competence Is Not Enough To Convince Someone To Buy From You
Many would agree that the business climate has become considerably more challenging over recent years. So, when doing your marketing, just saying you’re competent is not enough to convince an increasingly cynical market that you’re worth buying from. So, how should you go about proving it to a potential client or customer that they should …
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How to work out your skills and help your career
I decided to write this piece in response to something I saw last week at church. My friend, Paul, has a PhD and is a lecturer and researcher in medieval history at a local University. He’s a clever guy. However, last week we were setting up the church for the toddlers group when I saw him …
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