Category Archives: Planning

‘How To’ Coaching series – Activity 18

Posted on 04/06/2019 by Alex Petty

Chapter 2 – Financial Control – Rule your money This is part of the ‘How to’ coaching series.  An ongoing series of activities to make your business successful.  Follow it step by step and see positive results as you develop a robust … Continue reading →

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Are You Planning Your Business?

Posted on 30/03/2015 by Alex Petty

    I’ve recently been working on business planning with a new client – a fair sized manufacturing business. The amount of detailed planning for manufacturing their products is impressive.  Even with my old auditors hat on, I couldn’t see … Continue reading →

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Plan the day the night before so you can sleep at night

Posted on 09/12/2012 by Alex Petty

I don’t know about you, but I find I sleep more soundly when I’m not trying to work out what I have to do the next day.   I find the best way to be prepared for the following day is … Continue reading →

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Your 1 minute Sales Presentation – are you ready?

Posted on 07/12/2012 by Alex Petty

You are at a networking event and now it’s your turn to stand up and let everyone know about you, your business and how they should buy from you and refer you to everyone they know.  And what do you … Continue reading →

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Do you finish what you started?

Posted on 04/12/2012 by Alex Petty

What opportunity did you get started on today that you will see though to completion? A lot of the people I meet have some great ideas for their business. Yet when I meet them a while later, either they haven’t … Continue reading →

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Dream a little? … No, Dream LOTS!

Posted on 28/11/2012 by Alex Petty

A picture paints a thousand words…. So a whole host of pictures could paint all the things and experiences you want to achieve. I’m talking about a Dream Chart;  A montage of images of the goals you want to achieve … Continue reading →

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Answering your phone

Posted on 26/11/2012 by Alex Petty

How are customers and future customers greeted when they call you? Do they get a nice personal welcome from a human? Or maybe a cold computer voice telling them to press a number?   How do you liked to be greeted … Continue reading →

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Taking tough decisions – Be commercial

Posted on 23/11/2012 by Alex Petty

Are you in business to make some profit?  First of all, let’s come up with a definition of profit – This is the one I use: Profit is the money left over to invest after you have paid all the … Continue reading →

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Do you put more into planning your holiday than you do for your business?

Posted on 16/11/2012 by Alex Petty

Think back to your last holiday.  Was it good?  I hope so, as taking a break from business is important and reinvigorates you to get back in the driving seat. So, to make sure your holiday went well, how much … Continue reading →

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