Category Archives: Business planning

Booing from the sidelines

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Jon Stow

However, success in business is about belief. It is about market sentiment. The more positive people feel about the business environment and the economy in general, the better it actually is. Continue reading →

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Did you miss the boat?

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Jon Stow

Don’t rue your luck Recently I have witnessed people publicly regretting that they did not manage to create a worldwide on-line network before Facebook appeared. Why didn’t their big idea grow the way Facebook did? The fact is that hard … Continue reading →

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Giving our time to our loved ones and ourselves

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Jon Stow

The other day I talked about giving time, but it was not a lecture for anyone, but more of an observation as to how some do and some don’t. I work hard on my business mainly because I enjoy it … Continue reading →

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Are you a leader and giver or a follower and taker?

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Jon Stow

Like many people who may read this, I am a great believer in face to face networking, by which I mean actually getting out to meet people. I run a business breakfast group, and I have been involved in running … Continue reading →

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Why we need to give our colleagues and clients a lifeboat

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Jon Stow

Here’s a funny thing The other day I wrote about leaving our clients and prospects in the air by not getting back to them at holiday times. I had intended to follow this with a piece about longer periods of … Continue reading →

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Why we should avoid giving our clients and prospects the holiday blues

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Jon Stow

We all need to have a holiday. Well, nearly all of us need one. If we have a small business it takes a certain amount of planning, just as it does to make sure we take leisure time during our … Continue reading →

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How we can raise our credibility as a small business in the service sector

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Jon Stow

There are actions we can all take to gain the credibility we need. Continue reading →

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How much is a consultant worth?

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Jon Stow

Consultants and indeed anyone offering a service should think in terms of what value they can deliver to the client when making a proposal. How much better off will the client be at the end of the assignment or how much value going forward will the client benefit from? Continue reading →

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I’m gonna sit right down and write myself a letter

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Jon Stow

I’m gonna sit right down and write myself a letter And make believe it came from you Once upon a time Going through some old papers the other day I found a note I wrote myself a long time ago. … Continue reading →

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Be prepared to splash out

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Jon Stow

We all know that when we run a business there are certain expenses we must meet before we can even function. We have motor costs, office costs, insurance, software, hardware and so on. If we have any sense we choose the best options in each category It doesn’t necessarily mean the cheapest, but what fits us best. Continue reading →

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