Before I started blogging regularly, I used to get writer’s block every time I sat down to write a post. Asking myself the same question each time, “What should I write about?” It was really painful because I couldn’t come up with any ideas on the fly. I became frustrated, de-motivated and quite honestly –…
Read MoreHow to attract more of the clients you want to work with and less of the people you don’t? When you first start out as an entrepreneur, you are enthusiastic and energetic. You are eager and ready to leap into the world of marketing yourself and your services to anyone and everyone who will listen….
Read More“Help, I’m stuck!” I hear this often from business owners I come into contact with. Businesses can sometimes grow despite themselves, with a great deal of sweat equity invested by the business owner, lots of DIY marketing, word-of-mouth sales growth, customer acquisition via referrals, etc. The challenge is that after a certain amount of time…
Read MoreToo many business owners are stuck in the ‘busyness’ trap of working in their business and not making the time (a priority) to intentionally design the business they actually want to be in. If you are in the business of providing a service, in an ideal world you want to spend 60% of your time…
Read MoreScenario: I’ve been in professional services for 10 years and based on my experience I am becoming faster at outputting the work I am hired to do. I charge an hourly rate; I am now getting paid less by the hour because I’m faster at getting the work done. Q: How do I set fees…
Read MoreI saw this statistic posted on the Small Business BC facebook page and it really got my attention. The first question I asked myself is WHY? Why would the majority of small business owners not take any business advice? Our business depends on us, the business owner. Being an entrepreneur is hard! But it’s not rocket science. Others…
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