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As a sole trader or small business owner, you need to be a jack of all trades, as well as a master of one or two!
If things are getting out of hand, what can you do to transform chaos into clarity?
Take The Stress Out of Your Documents
As a new financial year begins for many, employers face a higher wage bill. With many companies already operating on tight margins, these increases can be hard to afford. Yet, skills and experience are essential to maintain operations. As a small business, I have built a virtual team of professional and trusted contacts. I know I can’t do it all, so the option of outsourcing enables me to flex. If you are new to outsourcing, this article can help you decide if it is a viable way to cut employee costs without compromising services.
As January kicks off, are you making resolutions and setting goals to enhance your personal life or business achievements? We often start the year with great aspirations and the best intentions, yet sticking to the plan is a challenge. Life gets in the way.
Last year, I had two dreams which I committed to and I am so proud to say I achieved them both. It’s an amazing feeling, that I want everyone to experience, so let me share my positive approach to goal setting.
Collaboration is working with others to achieve your goals. It means that we can expand, think bigger and achieve more.
As small business owners, we are often encouraged to niche and specialise but that can make it hard to take work of a wider scope. Collaborating, therefore, can mean being more agile, taking on bigger projects, reaching a wider audience and involving experts that specialise in different aspects of a job.
Do you ever feel like a failure? Even if you appear to be successful, are you worried that you could get found out for the fraud you are any moment? Well you’re not alone. It’s far more common than you think.
Do you think asking for help is a sign of weakness? It might surprise you that it can actually be a strength. It’s no great surprise that we consider solving challenges on our own, being independent and being self-sufficient, as strengths. But what about when we are stuck?
NLP can totally transform your communication. In this short blog, I will give you my 3 top tips, to using the power of NLP to make your communication more positive. What is NLP? NLP standards for Neuro Linguistic Programming.
It used to be said that if someone liked your service they would tell 4 people and if they didn’t they told about 10. Now, thanks to social media, they can tell everyone they know and many more that they don’t. But that doesn’t mean that they will always tell you!
I think it is fair to say that most people avoid giving feedback. I know it can make me feel uncomfortable. But I want the people I work with to be successful, and the best way I can help them is by giving them feedback.
I have been working with developers to create system fields and liaising with account managers to understand the best solutions. I’ve had to get up to speed with some new systems pretty quickly but essentially, they are all the same, tools to help companies to better manage their processes.
I realised that I regularly spend many hours a day sat at my computer, often for several hours at a time and I know it’s not good for me. I have tension in my neck and shoulders and live in fear of developing a profile like the hunchback of Notre Dame. So, I have (ahem) taken a stand.
Project Management is all about planning what needs to be done and managing the different elements to achieve your desired outcome. Whether you are creating or updating your website, transferring from one system to another or managing building work for home.
Ding dong… “Hello luv, can you take a parcel for number 12?” When you are a home worker you’re there to take in deliveries for half the street. Especially in December!
A thank you to my family….. I’ve had an interesting time recently. In September, 2 years ago I had put my hand up to take voluntary redundancy and was waiting for my manager and HR to say if I could leave.
You probably have a never-ending list of things you feel you need to do. I know at times it feels that my To Do list gets longer and longer not shorter. So, how can we tackle the To Do list?
Running a busy company or team takes a lot of time and if you want to grow the business you’ll need some of that time to focus on development. If you work on your own, your time will have to be split.