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Taking the Christmas Break to Recharge and Refocus: A Guide for Small Business Owners

The holiday season is a time of joy, celebration, and connection, but for small business owners, it’s also an opportunity to step back, recharge, and refocus. While the hustle and bustle of running a business can be all-consuming, the Christmas break provides a rare chance to wind down and make strategic decisions for the year […]

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Strategic Hiring: Thinking Outside the Box to Find Your Next Great Team Member

As small business owners, we often pride ourselves on making smart, strategic decisions that push our businesses forward. But when it comes to hiring, many of us stick to traditional methods, limiting our candidate pool to people who are local, available for in-person work, and can fit neatly into a conventional mold. What if we

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What’s Your Dream? Strategic Decisions for Small Business Owners as the New Year Approaches

As the calendar edges closer to a new year, there’s an energy in the air—a sense of possibility, a chance to pause, reflect, and reset. For small business owners, this transition isn’t just about personal resolutions; it’s a strategic moment to think about your business’s future. So, let’s start with a question: What’s your dream?

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Never Take Your Eyes Off the Cash: The Lifeblood of Your Business

Small business owners, let’s talk about something near and dear to your success—cash flow. Sir Richard Branson said it best:“Never take your eyes off the cash flow because it’s the lifeblood of business.” Think about that for a moment. Just as blood keeps your body alive and water keeps you hydrated, cash keeps your business

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How to Plan Your Budget When Your Consultants Go on Holiday

As a small business owner, managing your budget is key, but it gets a little more complex when your revenue-generating team members—like consultants—take well-deserved breaks. It’s natural for revenue to take a dip when key people are out, but with some thoughtful planning, you can navigate these periods without too much disruption. Here’s a conversational

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How Better Sleep Can Boost Your Small Business Success

As a small business owner, you’re used to wearing all the hats—CEO, finance, production, customer service person. The list is endless, and with so many responsibilities, it’s easy to let something crucial slip through the cracks: your sleep. If you’re like most entrepreneurs, sleep is often the first thing to be sacrificed in the hustle

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Trying to loss weight is the same equation as to Increase Profit

Cut Intake We are all told that if we want to loss weight, the first element is to cut our food intake. This usually means to cut the sweets, or highly processed foods. It is also suggested to cut the extra portion size depending on our activity level. It is the same with Expenses. We

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5 Reasons your Profit is not in your Bank Account

I hear this question a lot, where is the profit because it definitely isn’t in my bank account. It is because profit isn’t the only thing that is happening in a business, there are the items that are sitting on your Balance Sheet that are influencing your Bank account balance. Here are the 5 reasons

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3 Motivators + 3 Drivers = Thriving Blueprint Course

Part 3 of the story With 30+ years working with business, the 3 motivators show what we all want out of our business and life. The 3 Drivers are what actions are required to fulfill that dream. The Thriving Blueprint Course puts all of this together, so that you can Dream, Plan and Thrive. Module

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3 Drivers to a Thriving Business

In the last blog we talked about the 3 Key Motivators of Confidence, Control and Cash in the Thriving Blueprint Concept. Overview So, to grow confidence and cash, we organize the flow of information. For cash and control that requires optics, plan the money needed and how the cash is to flow through the business.

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