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Pricing is maybe one of the most difficult topics for a business owner. How do you choose what prices you should charge, and how do you go about implementing a price rise? What about making sure you aren’t pricing yourself out of work, or running yourself ragged because you don’t charge enough? As small business owners we often feel pressured to charge as little as possible in order to secure business, and this can create a cycle of undercharging that it can be difficult to break out of. Luckily as […]

Who doesn’t love a good holiday? Whether you enjoy sitting on the beach or going exploring in new cities and discovering new cultures, everyone needs some time off sometimes. Sadly, as business owners, this is a luxury we rarely allow ourselves to have. Which is daft, when you think about it. One of the great things about being your own boss is the ability to decide your own schedule to fit around your life. And while many will shuffle work hours to take a long weekend or make sure they […]

When you first start your business, it’s pretty easy to stay on top of all your admin tasks. After all, there aren’t that many of them, and while you’re still scouting for your first clients you have all the time in the world to get them done. But as you grow and get busier those tasks become bigger and more complicated, and you have less time to get them done.  At this point, you might start to feel the crunch. And how you react to this admin pressure defines what […]

Have you ever had a big project to do? A long paper to write, or even a big proposal that needs some information to back it up? Then you know just how time-consuming research can be. It’s not just as simple as typing some stuff into Google and having the answers pop up in front of you. It often means hours of detailed searching, sifting, qualifying and refining information. Not to mention getting it all into a document that’s simple to read and makes it easy to find the information […]

When it comes to running a business, it’s difficult, if not impossible to do it on your own. In fact, one-man bands very quickly outgrow this stage, even if there is still only one employee on their books. That’s because all businesses need support, and they need suppliers. This can be anything from the company that manages your IT to the people you buy your components from, to the people who help you market your services. No matter what they do, they are part of your business success – so […]

How often have you walked into the office first thing on a Monday morning and dreaded turning on your computer? Not because you don’t want to get to work, but because you know there will be a huge pile of new emails waiting for you in your inbox. You know answering all of them will take hours (not to mention several cups of coffee), and that’s time you just don’t have. You have work to do. Deadlines to meet. Virtual meetings to attend. But you do it anyway, because you […]