Curation and collections
I’ve been talking a lot recently about curation as a business model. Curated collections can be a great way to…
Connectors – the most important people you can meet when you’re networking
I’m a big fan of networking as a tactic to build a business. I’m such a big fan, that I’ve…
LinkedIn and Social Proof
I’ve talked elsewhere about LinkedIn, and I often train people and help my business advice clients to use LinkedIn. I see…
Standing for something
One of my clients asked me for advice about a blog post she’d written today. She’d tested the article on…
Pricing is a marketing issue
I’m writing a book at the moment. It’s my first proper book, and it’s due to be published early next…
A third, a third and a third pricing model. Does it work?
I’ve been working with several professional services firms recently, a nice smattering of lawyers, accountants and consultants. There’s a tradition…
Why your employees are not the same as you
Employee engagement in a small business is difficult. The dream of most small business owners is to clone ourselves. We’d…
Why you don’t need a non executive director or NED
Often an ambitious business owner, often a technology business, asks me about getting a Non Executive Director or NED. Sometimes…
