Running a Home Business with Confidence
Small businesses are cropping up left, right and centre, it seems, here in good old South Africa. And, if the stats are anything to go by in the USA, South Africa is in for a whirlwind of increased GDP but also many personal losses. In the USA, small businesses, which include home-based businesses, employ up […]
What’s your superpower?
It’s survival of the fittest! … out here in the perilous business world, that is. Do you have what it takes to be the best entrepreneur on the block? It all starts with acknowledging that you need a Superpower. What makes you stand out from the crowd, what gives you that differentiator factor – what […]
Is worrying ruining your business?
Do you wake up most mornings in a flat panic, realising you didn’t get to an email or haven’t sent out that proposal? Do you have sleepless nights stressing about the lack of cash flow? And, have you thought about throwing in the towel simply because the stress of running a business is making you […]
Forecasting
The Best Forecasting is done in the Holidays! One of our favourite pastimes is business forecasting. Sure, you are probably rolling your eyes, but it is, possibly sadly, true. The process of sitting down with facts, figures and trends from the past and present, with a view to coming up with a full proof plan […]
Now is the age of the millennial entrepreneur
Referred to by Forbes as the ‘Millenepreneur’, this is the generation born between 1984 and 2001, but also viewed as the entitled and lack of career focus generation. In 2016, John Lettieri of the Economic Innovation Group, testified before the U.S. Senate that millennials were on track to be the “least entrepreneurial generation” of the […]
The 10 000 Rule – Par for the course for business owners
You may have seen some posts and hype around Malcolm Gladwell’s 10 000 hour rule. The methodology behind the 10 000 hours is that if you practice something with a dedicated focus for 10 000 hours you will become an expert at it, effectively finding ultimate success and expertise in that chosen focus. Malcolm, who […]