by Jon Dale | May 26, 2016 | Marketing, Operations
You run a trade business and you’re busy. There’s always a lot to do – so much to manage and often so much shit to deal with. You’re at or reaching your capacity so something has to change if you’re to grow your business. (You can stay how you are, of course,...
by Jon Dale | May 23, 2016 | Your Team
I was reminded of the impact of integrity in business, or its absence when a client and friend was affected by the behaviour of someone without integrity. Damian Papworth of SEO Resellers Australia runs his business with integrity as its cornerstone. It’s a...
by Jon Dale | May 17, 2016 | Back Office
Everyone’s email promise this shit don’t they? And it’s mostly promising some secret thing. What I want to show you is something a bit simple and a bit more real. I call it the power of small steps. I’ll sum it up like this: We can pull a number of levers in your...
by Jon Dale | May 16, 2016 | You
At a networking meeting I attended quite a while ago I received a friendly plug from another business owner (“you should all have a business coach”). While he was extolling the virtues of having used a business coach I was surprised to hear the landscaper refer to him...
by Jon Dale | May 9, 2016 | You
Life in small business is tough and many of us that started our own businesses thought that it had to be better than working for somebody else. How many of you still believe it? One of my favourite sayings is ‘If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you’....
