Back to Marketing Basics
Seth’s blog (you know I love him) on Horizontal Marketing. This is a frightening idea for those of us who are trying to market our product or service. We’re trying our hardest to get people to pay attention and yet, increasingly, our market is ignoring that stuff and making its choice based on hearsay. Shit, […]
Australia’s $15m e-commerce king says “get a Business Coach”
Our friends at Reid-McGill sent us this article. It’s good advice, we reckon (well, we would wouldn’t we?) Eddie Machaalani, of BigCommerce gives one great piece of advice of how his start-up rose to success. He lists many more, but of course we found this one the most important. Quoted from Smh.com.au: “3. Call a […]
Business Coaching for Partners
I’ve had occasion to work with business partners as my clients, and it’s an interesting dynamic. Here’s why: Partners often enter into a business relationship because they recognize that they need to bring together different skills and viewpoints in order to help the company succeed. That’s wonderful, and it usually works quite well. Often the […]
Starting A Small Business? Read this First!
What do you mean you are leaving a full-time job to go into business? “ARE YOU NUTS?” If only I had a dollar for every time I had heard those inspiring bits of wisdom and encouragement, I would be at least a hundred bucks richer! So why did I leave my employer, hand back my […]
Delegation – How To Make It Work
We often talk about how do you make things easier and free up time to get things done. If you are going to achieve more you are going to need to delegate more as you can’t do everything yourself. We are often relectant to do this: “no one does the job as well as me” […]
Staff – Who Needs Them?
Staff are one of the biggest headaches for small business but are also something that you just can’t do without. Over the last month I have been talking to the staff of different businesses. From this a number of things have become apparent: They didn’t have staff meetings or if they did then they weren’t […]
Tips For Getting The Best Out Of Your Team
At Small Fish Business Coaching one of the areas we concentrate on to improve profitability is Increased Productivity. This means getting the best out of your team which leads to better performance and in the end –increased profitably. After all, its Business coaching isn’t it? Here are some tips for business owners and managers to […]
Are You Going Backwards or Forwards – The Importance Of Business Planning
I was sitting in a train today facing the wrong way I was travelling and was thinking to myself I can see where I have been, but not where I am going. This got me thinking about life and also about how this may be relevant to business. How many times do you look at […]
Another Year Done
Another year done! What will you change next year? As we approach the end to yet another calendar year, it is useful for us to use the upcoming months to reflect on our successes or opportunities. What will your reflections reveal this year of you and your business? Did you hit your goals for the […]
Could “Confidence” Be The Most Important Word In Business?
We’ve all heard of Business Confidence. The Business Confidence Index (1) is a tool that is used to assess the strength of businesses in Australia. The most recent NAB report states “business confidence strengthened in October, bolstering the sharp pick up in sentiment in September. The improvement in confidence in the month was consistent with […]
Things About Life I Learned From Santa
Encourage people to believe in you. Always remember who’s naughty and who’s nice. Don’t pout. It’s as much fun to give as it is to receive. Some days it’s OK to feel a little chubby. Make your presents known. Bright red can make anyone look good. Wear a wide belt and no-one will notice how […]
Exclusivity – What Does It Mean For Your Business?
I’m sitting in a café across from a jewellery business in Chatswood – Hardy Brothers. Have you been there? Have you stood out the front and ogled the beautifully stunning, very expensive jewellery and or watches? Have you noticed that you can’t get into the store without a store employee pushing the secret button to […]