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Are you faced with some decision dilemmas?
This year you and your business may be facing challenges that potentially won’t go away soon. Are you doing the ‘right thing’? When you’re faced with a plethora of decisions, how do you balance time to consider those decisions versus the immediacy some may require in order to survive?
Is your team engaged with your exit plan?
When I start working with business owners, one of the first things I ask is, ‘What is the purpose of your business?’ In other words, why does the business exist? Surprisingly, this simple question often causes some debate.
Five positive questions to ask yourself as you plan your exit
No business has been untouched by the current coronavirus outbreak and subsequent ‘lockdown’. Whether you have seen a boom in trade as a delivery firm, a dramatic fall in revenue as a service company, or had to remodel your business to enable safe working for your teams, you will have been affected.
Trust your team, so you can let go and prepare to exit
Imagine being above a ravine clinging to a rope - white knuckles and fear of your grip slipping would be understandable. As a business owner concerns about letting go may be inhibiting your company and your health. And if your team is now remote working you may want to cling on more tightly.
The different rhythms of business life require different perspectives on time
One of the many interesting aspects of working with business owners is their view on timescales. They can be impatient when things don’t happen quickly enough, yet display a lack of urgency when action is required.
How to manage an unexpected approach to buy your business
As the owner of your business you may have a clear idea of what you want to do as the ‘final act’ for the company you have created. You may have this clearly articulated in an exit plan.
Collaboration is a sign of a growth mindset (a Dick ‘n’ Nick day)
When skills or experience overlap with another person, some people believe you must be in competition. This is a sign of a closed, glass half-empty mindset. But what about the benefits a combined approach, or collaboration, can deliver to a client? This is a...
Businesses we helped in 2019 – and what they gained
When we are asked who we work with and how our expertise is best deployed, a concise answer doesn’t always do justice to the range of work we undertake. Owners of small and medium sized companies, often technical and creative businesses, ask us to help them get...
Charity support can be so much more than fundraising
Over the last year, we’ve been working with local charity Woking & Sam Beare Hospices and are proud to be one of their Business Supporters for 2019/2020. We’d love to see more businesses support charities, but what does this mean and why should you consider...
Does my team deserve a bonus?
Bonuses represent a common dilemma for business owners, particularly at this time of year, and it’s a subject that’s fraught with pitfalls and complexities. If you’re grappling with the thorny issue of bonuses, here’s what you need to consider. To pay or not to...
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Meret Maynard
Outspoken Projects
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