Get my second book free for Small Business Saturday
To celebrate Small Business Saturday 2016, you can get the kindle version of my second book for free. My book is full of easy to apply tips for small business owners, covering many areas that commonly cause issues. Power Climb is endorsed by Ivan Misner, Ph.D. Dr Misner is a NY Times bestselling author and […]
58% kindle discount on my second book, for one week only
Starting tomorrow and for one week only my second book, Power Climb, will be discounted in the Amazon kindle store: The promotion runs from November 16 to November 23, after that it will revert to the standard price.
Industry changes
An extract from my second book, Power Climb: Growing Your Small Business which was published in 2012. Finally in this chapter, I revisit some of the points from the hot dog seller story. When you’re reading news articles it’s important to realise that perhaps the author could have their own opinions clouded by their impressions, […]
Big business?
An extract from my second book, Power Climb: Growing Your Small Business which was published in 2012. When people are only seeing reports talking about big business in the press, they may think that small business doesn’t matter. I’d like to share a couple of facts I learned from Frank DeRaffele at a BNI directors […]
Other benefits of networking
An extract from my second book, Power Climb: Growing Your Small Business which was published in 2012. Running a business used to be lonely, but now with all the opportunities for networking online and offline it doesn’t have to be. Every business needs someone you can bounce ideas off and benefit from their experience. Most […]
Working ON the business
An extract from my second book, Power Climb: Growing Your Small Business which was published in 2012. Taking time out from the business to plan for the business is also an important task as an entrepreneur. A good time to do this, in addition to normal regular reviews, is at the end of the year […]
Downtime?
An extract from my second book, Power Climb: Growing Your Small Business which was published in 2012. I’d like to discuss, in the middle of this chapter on entrepreneurship, downtime. You may think that you are looking to grow a business, not take time off, so what does this have to do with me? What’s […]
Business funding
An extract from my second book, Power Climb: Growing Your Small Business which was published in 2012. I have talked about how in many cases time can be exchanged for money in order to grow a business. This is particularly relevant with the restricted access to funding many people are experiencing, leaving them with limited […]
Risk taking?
An extract from my second book, Power Climb: Growing Your Small Business which was published in 2012. Some people consider that entrepreneurs are risk takers, in my own research I found an interesting study asking ‘why do pilots make better CEO’s?’ I’m a pilot myself, holding both European and American licences since 2000, so it […]
Entrepreneurship
An extract from my second book, Power Climb: Growing Your Small Business which was published in 2012. You may have heard of Michael Gerber’s three roles theory for business owners… As a business owner you now have three roles you need to manage instead of just the one you thought you were going to do: […]
Security online
An extract from my second book, Power Climb: Growing Your Small Business which was published in 2012. Finally in this chapter, we come to the issue of online security and hacking. Business websites continue to be attacked, costing owners both in time spent trying to fix them as well as in lost income. In a […]
Website evolution
An extract from my second book, Power Climb: Growing Your Small Business which was published in 2012. Websites should evolve over time, and it is good to regularly review yours to make sure it is up to date. Many sites have a ‘current news’ section or a blog. It’s important to remember that if you […]