Entrepreneurs are well known for the long hours and hard work they put in to establishing their businesses, but a growing body of research shows that there is a price to pay – and it can be severe. A 2015 study carried out by the Australian Institute of Business...
As a CEO or business leader you may think your health and your business are two separate things. But it’s not true. Few CEOs would like to admit it, but these two aspects of life rely on each other in a fundamental way. When one falters, so does the other. A CEO's...
If the marriage of true minds is free from impediments, as Shakespeare almost said, it doesn’t necessarily follow that a strong and enduring personal relationship will translate into a long-lasting and profitable business partnership. And yet, many life partners do...
Here's what happened when two people, from different countries, with very different skillsets, followed a dream to start a business in Dubai. Imagine the scenario. Sean didn’t spend a lot of time in class during his software development degree at the University of...
The internet is a very big place. Full of information, opportunities and… statistics. The problem is that these stats are not always relevant – and they’re not always true. In a previous article we looked at the famous ‘8% of salespeople get 80% of the sales’ claim...
When you embark on your treacherous journey into the realms of entrepreneurism, there’s just one thing you know for sure; it won’t be easy. It should come as no great shock that 50% of new businesses fail within the first four years, according to the Bureau of Labor...
A lot is written about what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur, with many different viewpoints on what sort of skills are most likely to help you navigate your way to victory in the hugely challenging world of business. Well today we wanted to talk about one...
As every mumpreneur out there knows, if you don’t work around the kids, then you won’t get much done at all. And you know what else working mums are all too aware of? That working around the kids is far easier said than done! That’s not to say it’s impossible or that...
As salespeople we are surrounded by statistics – quotas, volumes, margins, targets and others – which influence our own and other people’s perceptions of our success. Yet, as the famous quote goes, ‘there are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.’...
Office-less working. Working from home. Telecommuting. Whatever you call it, it’s definitely on the rise. For employees today, work is often seen as an activity not a place, and organisations of all sizes are scrambling to accommodate for fear of becoming...
Have you escaped the rat race? Let’s face it, if you’re reading this then it’s unlikely you are one of the daring few to have chucked the mobile phone and headed for the hills to live a life of self-sufficiency. In fact, you may have no desire to live off the grid –...
Entrepreneurs are busy. Mumpreneurs are busier. There is always something that needs doing, whether it is meeting deadlines, running reports, filing accounts, scouting for new clients or developing products or services. And there will always be a gulf between the...