Better Business

7 Strategies for Marketing When You Haven’t Got Any Money

Many business owners work under the false assumption that because they don’t have much money to spend on marketing, there is not much they can actually do to promote their Read More

Have you checked out SMALLVILLE yet?

Well Smallville has been up and running for a few months now. We’ve got over 100 awesome Contributors, close to 500 articles and lots more helpful advice for Small Business Read More

Do You Spell Out Your Expectations to New Clients?

For most of us getting a new client is always a great feeling, even if we’ve had a thousand of them before. Generally, it’s why we are in business, there Read More

Good Pillow Talk Versus Bad Pillow Talk for Couples in Business

It’s becoming increasingly common for couples to work together, mainly due to the increasing fascination with the entrepreneurial life. Anyone who has done it will tell you that there are Read More

How to get your clients to pay you more, and faster

When I was a marketing consultant I spent many years waiting for my clients to either confirm a project, start a project, progress a project or even finish a project. Read More

Maybe It’s Time to Get Yourself an Accountability Coach?

We all have those nagging voices in the back of our head reminding us of the things we wanted to do, or were supposed to do, but we simply didn’t Read More

This One Investment Saves Me Hundreds of Frustrating Hours

We all know this feeling: we buy a new piece of equipment, say a printer, or a phone or a camera, open the box and find a manual that is Read More

A 12 Point Entrepreneurial Success Checklist

Over many years I’ve had the great pleasure of meeting and working with some of the most extraordinary entrepreneurs on the planet. This includes everyone from Richard Branson to Tim Read More

Are You Brave Enough to Make Your Daily Schedule Suit You Lifestyle?

All too often when it comes to doing business we end up working to a schedule that really doesn’t suit us. We feel a sense of duty and expectation, rather Read More

Is Your Need for Perfection Breaking Those Around You?

Most of my life I have battled with perfection. I don’t mean that I am perfect in any shape or form, but I have tried to achieve perfection in my Read More

What’s the One Thing Your Customers Simply Won’t Accept?

“What is the one thing that you could do or fail to do that would stop you using your business?”. Know the answer to this question and you have every Read More

Simple Ways to Stop Fights About Money With Your Customers

The secret to having happy customers is to do what you can to not only meet their expectations but ideally to exceed them. One of the most common areas where Read More

Is It Time to Let Go of the Old Stories That No Longer Serve You?

We’ve all been down this path, the one where we absolutely positively believe something to be true, yet when we slowly get that weird feeling forming in the pit of Read More

(VIDEO) 9 Ways to Manage People Chasing You for Money

We all have tough times in business financially, and the worst thing we can do when we get the call asking to be paid is bury our heads in the Read More

Maybe it’s Time to Put an Angry Customer in Front of Your Team

Often as business owners we struggle to get the importance of customer service across to our team. It can feel like the minute we start talking service, people’s eyes glaze Read More