3 Ways to Grow your Business

As a former ‘banker’ and marketing student, what follows is probably the best practical information on how to grow your business. It is just good common sense, neatly packaged, and yet brilliant. Now to turn this into practice is much harderr but I think if we concentrated on one of these each month, we’d see [...]

Providential entrepreneurialism

From Goethe: “The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too and a whole stream of events issues from the decision raising in one’s favour all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings, and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way.”
Picked this up from an article I read on YoSushi [...]

Healthy ambition

1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 “Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your hands, just as we told you, so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.”
In my case, the first question I [...]

Business Update

I received word last week that the premises would not be ready in June and they were hesitant to give me a date. I was in the shop twice in the past two weeks and I am really encouraged about the progress. I asked the project manager for us to push ahead with the lease [...]

Advertising

I have been looking into the various options for advertising – magazines, newspapers, billboards, transport, etc. and something I have learned during the process is that MOST advertising rates are negotiable. Some options are so popular or competitive that you won’t even be able to negotiate as space or placement is at a premium. However, [...]

Lease Negotiations

We are in the midst of negotiating a lease. For me this is a particularly stressful period as it tests my patience. I want things my way. I want to dictate what happens. I’m grateful for our solicitor who is more objective and can pursue my interests with grace, persistence and authority. My brother is a [...]

Planning

I heard just before Christmas that there is a delay in the building project for the shop unit we will be renting. I’ve had to reconfigure my plans and with a number of other things going on, it became an imperative to plan more specifically. I found a resource that is helpful and thought I should [...]