Can You Learn Entrepreneurialism?
Do you know what Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Richard Branson, Coco Chanel, Michael Dell, Walt Disney, Mary Kay Ash and Henry Ford all have in common? Not one of them has a tertiary education. My Google has been running hot while I have been searching for a hint of what makes these people tick. The […]
Paralysed By Indecision?
Then the truth of the matter is that the universe will make the decision for you. Being in business is fun for lots of us. We love the hurly-burly of going forward, overcoming the obstacles, getting team alignment and a game hard fought. For us we sometime think all business owners are like us, but […]
Franchising Expo- Melbourne, Australia 20th-22nd August
For many people (including some of our clients), franchising is the ideal vehicle to owning their own business. For franchisees and franchisors alike, business coaching is an invaluable tool to assist franchisees be successful in using the franchise system. Small Fish will be exhibiting at the upcoming Franchising Expo in Melbourne, Australia from Friday 20th […]
Free Business Coaching Session
If you have been thinking about getting a business coach, but haven’t quite been sure how it might benefit you and your business – then why not “try before you buy” and take us up on our offer of a free business coaching session. This is a genuine offer for a free business coaching session […]
Franchising Expo- Melbourne 20th-22nd August
For many people (including some of our clients), franchising is the ideal vehicle to owning their own business. For franchisees and franchisors alike, business coaching is an invaluable tool to assist franchisees be successful in using the franchise system. Small Fish will be exhibiting at the upcoming Franchising Expo in Melbourne from Friday 20th – […]
Congratulations Steve Dyer
Steve Dyer from Cavalier Homes Northern Rivers was presented with two prestigious awards on Saturday at the Master Builders Association Regional Awards. Cavalier Homes builds affordable, quality homes and gives a service that its customers enjoy from start to finish. As their business coach, we decided that what they were selling was trust and this […]
A Day With Jack Daly
Yesterday I had the opportunity to go to a sales training day with Jack Daly. This is a man of immense experience, wisdom and energy who can relay his message simply and effectively. The take-aways for me were: • Change your voicemail daily – let people know what you are doing and when it is […]
What Will A Business Coach Bring to My Business?
I have had an amazing week of networking and meeting business people in the Northern Rivers. What has been really interesting is the different views of Business Coaching. I was in a store, in Ballina, that had a shelf full of small business awards. I asked the woman working there what they did so well […]
A Reflection on Self-Esteem
As some of you know, I’m a bit of a fan of Seth Godin and his blog. He writes with considerable insight about marketing and brings an attitude of sincerity and genuineness that is missing from much of modern marketing. Read this blog post. He talks about how people with low self esteem are easy […]
Lessons for Business from the World Cup
As the Spanish celebrate, and the rest of us commiserate our team’s losses at the Football World Cup, it is a good chance to look back at some of the lessons that we can take forward into our businesses. • New Zealand’s undefeated run against Slovakia, Paraguay and the reigning world champions Italy showed us […]
Rewards for Good Customer Service
Customers reward good Customer Service by spending 8% more. It’s official, according to a report comissioned by American Express World Service Australia, customers reward good customer service by spending 8% more. Its a simple as showing polite respect and welcoming people to your business. Don’t pester them because there is a fine line between buyer […]
Small Fish Website
Check out this website article! We were included in an article on BRW (a big Australian business magazine) in March. We didn’t even know. Today, we found out that a website marketing company ranked all the Corporate Mentoring Companies (their words) featured in the article and they ranked us at number 1!! Well done Sam […]