Surviving the Start-up Grind

Surviving the Start-up Grind

Surviving the Start-up GrindI admit I have a vested interest in encouraging entrepreneurs to go down a professional coaching route, but I also am writing this article for the benefit of other coaches too, because they can make a huge difference to SME businesses if...
A Simple Business Formula

A Simple Business Formula

S + I x T = F O (Strategy + Implementation x Time = Financial Outcomes) Many people and businesses, make the mistake of believing that the setting of the financial goals is how they will get growth. They have a financial outcome in mind and this is what drives the...
The ten qualities of a successful entrepreneur

The ten qualities of a successful entrepreneur

What makes an entrepreneur? Drawing on the results from the Hiscox DNA of an Entrepreneur Report 2016 – a study of 4,000 entrepreneurs from the UK, US and across Europe – here are the ten qualities that mark out the successful entrepreneur and small business owner....
Self-belief powers British entrepreneurial spirit

Self-belief powers British entrepreneurial spirit

If asked which nationality has the ‘greatest entrepreneurial spirit’ in a comparison between the Brits, their European counterparts and the US, who would you go for? Surprisingly perhaps, it’s the Brits who feel they are the most entrepreneurial according to the 2017...