So you’ve been running your business a while now, and it’s going … well, the way it’s always done. You might be feeling, like many business owners I work with, that there must be a better way to do some things. There are glitches, annoyances, recurring problems that...

Santa's allegedly the busiest person at this time of year, but even kids know that he has a large number of little helpers, the reindeer know what to do, and he's on holiday for 90% of the year - now that's a business that runs itself! For those businesses that slow...

It's a well-worn cliché that the most important assets of a business are its people, but far too many businesses only realise just how true that is when a key person walks out the door-and takes with them a chunk of valuable operational knowledge that they have built...

Lots of small business owners get sick and tired sometimes, but we see too many who just can't afford to take the time off to recharge the batteries. It's a bit of a Catch 22 - if your business ran itself, you wouldn't be sick and tired of it, right? But how can you...

Often, small business owners come to us saying “I’m over it, I want to sell up”. But the first thing they want to know of course is how much they can get for the business – and whether it will be enough to allow them to live the life they want. The value of the...