Business planning: comparative to travel
Business Planning: You Wouldn’t Pack Your Bags Before You Knew Where You Were Going Woohoo. You’ve packed your bags and you’re ready to head off on that overseas trip of a lifetime. You’ve got your passport and travel money ready. Tomorrow you’ll head down to the airport and see if you can get on a […]
How to pick yourself back up after a fall
Jon has been interviewed for a series of articles in the MPA online magazine (Mortgage Professionals Australia). Every business goes through its rough patches, and many brokers have had more than their fair share in recent years. So how can you pick yourself back up after a setback? And what happens if you have to […]
Why business coaching works: Number 4 in a series of ruminations
Carl has requested the rest of us contribute to his series of articles exploring why it is that business coaching works. Here’s today’s thought, fresh from the desk of Jon, who is spending the day with his friends at Gold Coast Graphic Design. Business coaching works for many reasons but because this is a blog, […]
Suck it up and get on with it – Tackling jobs you hate
Jon has been interviewed for a series of articles in the MPA online magazine (Mortgage Professionals Australia). This first one talks about how to tackle those jobs you hate and how to ‘suck it up and get on with it.’ ‘Excuse #1: “I don’t have time.” Jon Dale, director of Small Fish Business Coaching, takes […]
Enterprise Connect – Free Government Money!
Enterprise Connect is a Federal scheme that helps you hire useful consultants to help you grow your business. Sometimes they’ll pay for Business coaching, if they think that’s what you need but they’ll cover other consultants too, including marketing consultancy, strategic planning, HR, training (including leadership training for you and your team) Don’t hold me […]
What happens when you have to rebuild
As some of you know, I had a difficult year last year. Our franchise has come to a halt, due mostly to the GFC and I’m back to being a business coach instead of the CEO of a global business coaching franchise. (And divorced, broke, single Dad, reduced to eating worms from the garden) Yes, […]
Free Wealth Accumulation Seminar in Murwillumbah
Jon’s friend in Murwillumbah is hosting another in their ongoing series of seminars. Not Jon speaking this time, but a firm of financial advisers and wealth managers who will help you understand some wealth accumulation strategies. So you have the full team – a business coach to help you make more money, an accountant to […]
Using Pinterest to sell products
Pinterest is a useful and convenient way of promoting your company’s services and products. It recently introduced new-look business pages and terms of service that allow users to make commercial use of the services on offer. This includes product promotion, sales and leads generation and numerous other commercial uses. To get started, your personal profile […]
Seth Godin Rants Against Fast Food Marketers
I know I share his stuff too much but he speaks truths that elude many commentators. This feels at first like a diatribe against fast food but it’s more about the responsibility that goes with the power that goes with marketing. In small business, this ethical consideration feels less like it applies to us – […]
End of Tax Year Advice
OK, I know we’re not qualified to give tax advice, we are, after all, business coaches and not accountants. But, we’ve been told by people who ought to know, that small businesses can spend money on capital equipment ($6000 or so) and write the whole amount off this year. This sounds to me like something […]
New Homepage – Does it work?
We’re hoping our new home page helps people make a quick decision about whether to try a free coaching session. Does it make you want one? Look here and, if you can be bothered, let us know if it makes you all hot for a free session 🙂 If you actually want one, that’s even […]
Currency Exchange for Small Business
I attend a BNI meeting every week. I’m not going to preach the joys of networking, don’t worry. One of the members of my group is a currency exchange and they often transact large international transfers for businesses – usually exporters or importers, sometimes migrants (like me) coming into or leaving this island. This week, […]