Have you got a strategy for growth in place for your business? Do you know where you want to be in a year’s time? Six months? Next week?? If these questions fill you with fear or leave you searching around for answers, it’s time to…
Top tips for growing your small business Getting a small business off the ground can be extremely hard work, often with so much to learn. Once you’re established, you might find that you quickly become entrenched in the day to day, switching between your many…
Top credit control tips to help keep the cash flowing Staying on top of the bills and paperwork is probably one of the more challenging aspects of running a business – particularly if you’re a sole trader or SME. Often, smaller enterprises don’t have the…
Exit strategies for your family business We’ve talked a lot about growing your family business and achieving your goals, but where does it end – what’s the exit plan? Business owners can get so bogged down in the day-to-day that they often don’t think about…
If you’ve spent years building a successful business – perhaps you’re already on the second or third generation – then you’ll want to ensure it can continue long after you’re gone. Hopefully you have some form of succession plan in place for when you retire,…
Like all small businesses, there will likely come a time in a family-run enterprise when an injection of cash is needed to fund growth. If there isn’t the capital in the business, or you don’t want to have it tied up in new services, products…
There’s no denying the success of family businesses and the valuable contribution they make to the UK economy. Yes, they are also fraught with many potential problems, but if you can overcome them, and use them to your strength, you’re sure to be on to…
Have you walked back into the work place in the new year with a new family argument looming over you? Are you dreading the day that you are all on the rota to be there together? There’s nothing unusual about a family feud at Christmas,…
Setting KPIs for your team and how to get the best results Assuming you feel you have the right people in place in your organisation and you’ve followed our guidance on how to create a winning team, the next step is to make sure that…
Six steps to a winning team in your business Business success relies heavily on the performance of your team and an effective team doesn’t just happen by itself. It can take time, effort and the right approach to ensure your workforce, no matter how big…
