by Neil O'Brien | Aug 21, 2015 | management, Our News, Pricing
The more you can differentiate your products or services from others the wider the range of possible prices you may be able to charge as the customer has little to compare what you are offering against. If you can differentiate what you are offering, a higher price...
by Neil O'Brien | Jul 3, 2015 | management, Motivation, Our News
How do you think that Steve Redgrave won his 5 Gold medals for Rowing in consecutive Olympics? How do you think that Paula Radcliffe set the World marathon record for a female? How do you think that Alistair Brownlee won his Triathlon Gold medal in the 2012 Olympics?...
by Neil O'Brien | Jun 26, 2015 | management, Motivation, Our News
I’ve been busy. Doing stuff. Lots of stuff. But the stuff that kept me busy wasn’t important stuff. It was just stuff. The thing is, I’d stopped looking at my goal and when I wasn’t looking at it, I wasn’t focussing on it. And without the...
by Neil O'Brien | May 29, 2015 | Accounts, Costs, Individuals, management, Our News
Bankruptcy Right now, if someone owes you more than £750, you can petition the courts to make them bankrupt. This is great for SMEs who are generally owed a lot in much smaller amounts. But it was announced recently that bankruptcy changes will come into effect from...
by Neil O'Brien | May 22, 2015 | Accounts, management
I teach entrepreneurs about the importance of knowing their numbers. Frequently during these seminars I am asked what is the most important number to monitor. And my answer is always cash. There is an adage in business finance ‘Turnover is vanity, profit is sanity,...
by Neil O'Brien | May 15, 2015 | management, Motivation, Our News
Is there really a simple formula for business success? Yes, we think so. It starts with having the right attitude and mindset to do something. That’s the beginning and that is what you need to do first to obtain business success. To have the courage to do...
