Small Business – Page 16

I don’t want any consultations

“I don’t want any consultations until further notice” is an instruction I have been forced to give to my administration/support staff in the office lately. I usually leave this in place for a few days. The reason for this is I have more than enough work on my plate, and I want two things that… Continue reading I don’t want any consultations

Your own publishing company to enhance your business

“Do you not run out of topics to make videos about?” That was the question one of my employees asked me a few years ago when she discovered I had a YouTube channel. You could pose the same question in relation to my websites/blogs which cover legal and business topics. The answer is “no”, you… Continue reading Your own publishing company to enhance your business

Flashbacks of working in the elements

As I put the key into the door of my office this morning at 5.50 am on the Main Street in Enfield, and as the rain briefly wet me and became uncomfortable, I thought about how lucky I was. I knew I was to spend the day in a warm, dry office without having to… Continue reading Flashbacks of working in the elements

We are six now. Chop wood, carry water

We booked our Christmas party this week and there are six of us now. We are not all full time, not by a long stretch. But there are six of us. A few short years ago there was just me. I answered the phone, wrote the letters, licked the stamps, went to the post office.… Continue reading We are six now. Chop wood, carry water

Selling information products as a side hustle (and developing it into a business)

I published a new book on the Kindle/Amazon platform yesterday. It is only a short book but sets out how to start a side hustle, which can be developed into a home business, selling information products. The method taps into the power that the internet is capable of putting in the hands of the ordinary,… Continue reading Selling information products as a side hustle (and developing it into a business)

Always be hustling if you are a small business owner

I’m taking annual leave for the next week. So, the girls in the office, when giving appointments for consultations, cannot put anyone in next week. But I noticed yesterday that they were telling callers that I was on annual leave next week and it would be the following week before I could see the caller.… Continue reading Always be hustling if you are a small business owner

The power of habit, organisation, standard operating procedures and obsessive compulsive disorder

One of the girls in the office-Josephine-suggested not too long ago that I had obsessive compulsive disorder. She said it half-jokingly but like most ‘half joking’ remarks there was probably a grain of truth in the observation. My daughter, Lisa, is a primary school teacher and we have often discussed autism and ‘being on the… Continue reading The power of habit, organisation, standard operating procedures and obsessive compulsive disorder

Retailing-a brutally demanding trade with some fundamentals that you must repeatedly deliver

Retail is a brutally demanding industry. The commitment and time required to succeed with a retail business are things I am completely familiar with, having been involved in start-up retail businesses for about 25 years. The day in, day out, 7 day a week demands in most cases, wears you down and tests your commitment.… Continue reading Retailing-a brutally demanding trade with some fundamentals that you must repeatedly deliver