October, the month for falling leaves, playing conkers and the preparation for Halloween when we frighten the wits out of our loved ones. If you want to make the time to share the best of the coming season you will want to get your commitments completed at the earliest opportunity. The Business Forum is about [...]

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In business you are only as good as the team you manage. That’s great, you might think, I’m the only one in my business, but what about the team you use that are not directly responsible to you? If you have made a commitment that you are going to be a ‘green’ company, or supply [...]

Tags: attitude, Business, business advice, change, environment, go green, green, priorities, Success, successful business, teamwork
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I’m in the middle of moving offices and I’m swinging from one extreme emotion to the next. The excitement of a long awaited new space with fantastic facilities keeps me in buoyant mood, whilst the organisation required to orchestrate the move would make the Olympic Games look like a picnic and has me breathing into [...]

Tags: change, fear, move, moving, opportunity
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We’re all going on a summer holiday… and it seems so are the rest of the world too.  It is a time of year when so many business owners acknowledge that turnover will be less in August because of the holiday season. For some the quiet time can be used to have shorter working days [...]

Tags: attitude, Business, holidays, manage, positive thinking, Success, successful business, summer
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How has your month been so far? Was the weather an incentive to get out and generate more work, or were you too hot to be bothered? Are you one of these people who can find a silver lining in almost anything, or never happier than when you are having a good moan about something? [...]

Tags: attitude, positive, positive thinking, relationships, Success, successful business, successful people
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Is it the funnel, or the numbers game? Were you taught how to ‘do’ sales or have you been told you have the ‘gift of the gab’? In reality all sales is about problem solving. Finding out what problem a person has and then solving that problem.  The best way to do this is revert [...]

Tags: Business, rapport, relationships, sales, sales model, successful business
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Taking a short break with my family we decided to savour the delights of New York and what an amazing city it is too. We revelled in the amazing atmosphere and did all the tourist hot spots, Empire State Building, Central Park, Times Square, Broadway the list goes on. And for a visit I would [...]

Tags: balance, big picture, Business, focus, organize, priorities, prioritise, productive, Success
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England are in the world cup and I couldn’t be more thrilled for them. It is a great event to unite the country and I love seeing the English flag flying with pride in every town and it started me thinking about all of the preparation that has gone into the event. These footballers have [...]

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David Cameron is the new Prime Minister, and so heralds a new age in British politics. Whether his appointment fills you with hope or despair a new start is always seen by the optimist as a new possibility. Can Mr C really deliver a different solution to the country’s problems? He is faced with the [...]

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Last week economists were warning us that we are in for a ‘double dip’. Some were warning that the recession will continue to deepen and we will see a second dip in the economy. With the election looming we are in uncertain times and the financial implications will be far reaching. Does this fill you with dread or do you relish the challenge?

Tags: basics, Business, double dip, economy, focus, manage, productive, recession, Success
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