Business

Building a business can be as painful as walking on Lego

I read this somewhere last week and it is so true. Whilst there are great highs on the roller coaster of business there are also some real lows. So what…

Business

Charge what you’re worth, not what your competitors are worth

Pricing is often difficult when you first start your business, and you may well have based your initial prices on what your competitors charge. But you soon learn where you…

Business

Main character energy

It’s time to be the main character in your story. Step into the limelight and claim it for yourself and your business.  I often talk about your team, but it…

Business

How was your holiday?

Hope fully you managed some time off (or have a break lined up) from your business without too much hassle. When I ran Hudson Business Accountants and Advisers, I remember…

Accountancy

The Club Tropicana business model

Apologies, I’ve forgotten where I first heard this description, but according to Wham, at Club Tropicana drinks are free!  And many businesses appear to be adopting the same model. We…

Business

I’m not a disrupter!

I don’t ‘move fast and break things’.  And I don’t believe that many of my successful entrepreneur friends are either.  Agile business development is not about revolution and guillotines. It’s…

Business

Are you goal oriented or process oriented?

Do you get excited by the end goal or do you take the time to enjoy the journey Although I like to have a Big Hairy Audacious Goal, I actually…

Business

World Entrepreneurs’ Day

I’m writing this on World Entrepreneurs’ Day and, although you’ll be reading it a little later, it’s definitely something worth celebrating. So put something fizzy in the fridge because we’re…

Accountancy

Why we love Xero

At Minerva Accounts most of our clients are on Xero. I chose this back in 2012 after an abortive attempt to move to the cloud with another software provider. Back…

Business

How can I find clients?

Many a business starts up with a great idea believing that, as in the Field of Dreams film, if they build it, he will come. Then the harsh reality comes…