Working From Home | 10 Useful Things To Know Before You Start
Home Summary Working from home… Propelled by the Covid pandemic, global research shows that it is now a significant part of the employment landscape. But lost in the discussion, are the people like me, who are self-employed or planning to be and deliberately want to choose to work from home, rather than having it thrust […]
10 Valuable Business Solutions to Really Skyrocket Your Business
Home Summary Running a small business means wearing a dozen hats at once. But some challenges show up again and again, requiring valuable business solutions, regardless of industry. Unfortunately, many business solutions frameworks are built for enterprise teams with large software budgets and dedicated IT departments. And you have heard me say, again and again, […]
Change Management Success | 7 Ways Small Businesses Get It
Home There was one thing James wanted more than anything else, “change management success.” It was not like he was some success-driven freak. He was just terrified of failure. You see, he wanted to change his entire business model – the very thought of which had him wanting to hide in the space between the […]
How to Easily Differentiate Your Services To Win Better Clients
Home Have you ever struggled to differentiate your services? I know I have. And I bet as Small Business Service Providers, we all have. When I started ITDS over 25 years ago, the thing uppermost in my mind was: Lorna Barrow, if you are going to make money by serving better clients, you have to find […]
Grow Your Small Business Fast | 17 Easy Ways Without Money
Home Summary: Small business owners tend to believe that to grow your business fast, you need deep pockets or large budgets. This post shows you that this is not necessarily the case. It also gives you 17 cost-free, actionable strategies which you can begin using to grow your business fast, right away. These strategies are […]
Top 10 Proven Ways To Ignite Your Small Business Success
Home The stats on small business failure are so staggering, whichever country you choose, they undermine small business success. And whichever country entrepreneurs and business owners are doing business in, they feel the weight of the data. A big part of your problem is that the recognized and accepted reasons small business don’t succeed are many. They […]
6 Ways To Turn Small Business Failure Into Amazing Success
Home My spirit was in turmoil and my body was feeling the stress. I had too many sleepless nights…pacing my house in straight lines and in circles… I was choosing my fingernails over steak and potatoes. You see…my latest business MISadventure was causing me all this. It was standing in line to be voted “small business failure […]
How To Master Raising Money For A Business
Home Summary Raising money for your business is one of the most important thing you can do for its survival. It’s also one of those things that just thinking about it gets your palms sweating and your stomach churning. This post settles your stomach, dries your palms and helps you to answer the 10 most […]
Writing Business Plans? 11 Sure Ways NOT to Attract Investors
Home Writing business plans…there seems to be no avoiding them! But a well-written business plan requires the writer (if it’s not you, the entrepreneur) to spend hours and hours getting inside your head. Even before they write a single word. I myself don’t like writing them. Not because I fear the dreaded “business plan errors” […]
7 ways to Unlock More Of Your Revenue With Great Customer Service
Home I know You. You are a frustrated Service Provider who believes you’re offering great customer service to your clients. Yet your clients appear to be ungrateful, demanding and cheap. They want to squeeze every last cent worth of work out of you…if you get the job at all. On any given day, they don’t know what the hell […]
How to Write a Mission Statement in 5 Easy, Proven Steps
Home “How to write a mission statement…?” Do you find yourself pondering this question, especially right after you read another one that makes you go: “Wha dis really bout?” I know I still do, even though I have one for my business and I have helped clients to develop many more. But even as you’re not clear about […]
How to Unleash Your Business Growth With Strong Core Values
Home Real quick now…no pondering, no guessing, no googling or reflecting…Gimme the top 7 strong core values which are in your values set! Look at you! I went and made a garden salad and ate it with a bratwurst and you’re still not finished! Now, can you imagine being super successful in your business, and with your […]
How to Develop a Scalable Business Model (Free Template Inside)
Home What is a Business Model? No…I’m not playing 20 questions with you…I’m actually having a conversation with you and I really want you to answer… As a matter of fact, a better question for you to answer is: What’s YOUR business model? You’re not sure? And you’ve been in business how long? Well, the painful […]
How to Write Business Proposals: 6 Easy Steps for Small Business
Home Summary “How to write business proposals” is one of those things that frustrate small business owners continuously. The problem is, you never know if you’re going to get it right and even if you do, if it will satisfy the client. In this post, I lean into my past work evaluating business proposals, and […]