Welcome to 2026
January 6, 2026
Evaluating New Business Ideas
December 15, 2025
People who are self-employed generally like to stay that way. If they sell a business they quickly start another one, and successful owners seem to have a ‘knack’ for coming up with good ideas for new businesses. This ability is based largely on their experience and on a...
Five Oversights That Can Kill Your Business
December 1, 2025
Business owners usually have long term visions for their enterprise, but most business failures happen quickly, before the owner is able to change course or implement strategies that will correct the situation. The fatal gap between planning and performance is often th...
Improving Cashflow
November 30, 2025
Cash Flow Strategies
Cash flow is often called ‘the lifeblood of a business’, and for several good reasons. But the flow of cash into most businesses is uneven and there can be times when a constrained cash flow creates serious problems, even if the long term situation i...
Look Good to Lenders
November 24, 2025
Look Good To LendersBusinesses borrow money for a number of reasons. Additional capital may be needed to increase production capacity or to open a new retail outlet. It might be necessary to borrow to expand overseas or to upgrade the business’ IT facilities.Whatever the r...
Find Your Niche And Market To It
November 12, 2025
There are many definitions of a ‘niche’ market but essentially they’re a subset, a smaller segment, of your existing target market. This is very important because it means they may already be aware of you and are already prospects for your company’s offerings.Members...
Write a Business Plan With Investor Appeal
November 1, 2025
Every business should have a business plan in place that it works to and compares its performance against. These are usually functional plans that have the intention of serving as a guide to management, but may not be the best plan for impressing potential sources of funding...
Ten Questions You Should Be Able To Answer ‘Yes’ To
October 17, 2025
Ten Questions You Should Be Able To Answer ‘Yes’ ToThis is a list of questions that every business manager should be able to answer with an unqualified ‘yes’. They largely relate to the fundamental need of identifying and understanding your competition, and if you fi...
Outsource To A Virtual Assistant
September 7, 2025
Many small businesses have already discovered the benefits of outsourcing certain functions of their organisations. Tasks including accounting and payroll are often handled by external providers more efficiently and economically than if kept in-house.As long as a business re...
Got Employee Issues? Document Your Case
September 1, 2025
Documentation of your employees’ performance and their conduct at work is becoming one of the most important tasks of management. It requires attention to detail that’s time consuming but it can save your company thousands of dollars if an employee relationship goes sour...
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