One way to recruit and retain good staff is to offer flexible working. Flexible in terms of hours and location.Many people are uncertain how to make the change to remote…
Aaaaand I’m back!
This is a bit of a personal one. After 5 years of debilitating ‘women’s problems’ (not a secret but you probably don’t want the details so just take it from…
Are you too available?
Emails, phone calls, texts, messaging systems of every kind! Are we making ourselves too available at the expense of actually getting the work done? I know lots of accountants suffered…
Why Monday morning made me sad
I recently decided to make a concerted effort to stay on top of my emails. Not an Inbox Zero exercise where you just hide them in different folders (I tried…
I am strong but I am tired
It happens to most of us at some point. November seems to be a busy month for me these days and I’m getting used to it. In the same way…
What business owners can learn from cats
Bryony Thomas (author and founder of Watertight Marketing*) may liken customers to cats in the way we tempt them in but never own them. But I think business owners can…
My life isn’t as perfect as my timeline
Nobody’s is! I’m all in favour of authenticity but I also hate oversharing. You’re my wonderful clients and business contacts, not my best friends, and there need to be boundaries…
Managing your interruptions
Interruptions can be a real problem as, in addition to the time they take, they also disturb your train of thought. Here are a few tips for managing some of…
Why you need to increase your prices
A lot of business owners avoid increasing their prices, either because they’re worried about losing clients or because they don’t know how to go about it. Even when they know…
Welcome to the minimum wage club
I recently did a wholly unscientific survey on Twitter to find out what hourly rate people were earning working for themselves and taking payment as drawings or salary plus dividends.…