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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...