I recently received an email from a company and the subject line was ‘newsletter #1’. The email came from a person’s name, that I didn’t know, so there wasn’t a...
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One of the things I get asked about the most is using FB for business. There’s so much to learn, and then once you get a handle on it, something...
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There's so much to be said for technology, it has given us instant access to a whole world, no universe of things. If we had a question about something "BI"...
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Working for yourself can be lonely, but here’s an idea for you to help! Six heads are better than one, but not in the ‘Fluffy from Harry Potter” kind of...
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Not all of the entrepreneurs I work with have horse businesses. One is a 12 year old boy (my son) who wanted to make some extra pocket money. He began…
For many small business owners, just getting their head around the idea of having a website is hard enough let alone when someone starts talking about SEO, which by the…
It’s a simple question, easy to answer, and if you have ummm and arrr about your answer, then it’s a straight no. Are you doing what you love? But more…
Is having competition in small business something to worry about? For some, it’s all they worry about. And for some, they live and breathe the fears that having competitors brings…
And how it saved me from drowning in files… I’ve told a few people that I am aiming to have a paperless office, inspired by another entrepreneur I met a…
Late last year I met a really cool lady. Inspiring even. We were amongst 6 people attending a trick training and liberty clinic by the inspiring Sandi Simons. She sat…
First of all, if you haven’t already, it’s not too late to sign up to my mailing list. You get a free copy of my tips for a great facebook…
So, Happy New Year to everyone! I am writing this blog on January 1st, after spending quite a few hours raking up bark from under the 40 odd white gums…
The path to clear and concise communication. It’s amazing how easy miscommunication occur, right? And they happen more and more these days and there are plenty of reasons why, what…
Recently I organised a small fundraiser to raise money for the victims of the Nepal Earthquake. At the event I presented a talk giving seven tips for moving forward in…
I don’t think I know many people that have got the perfect balance of mobile phone-ness in their life. And I am not even sure I can boast that I…
A few weeks ago, I was talking to a friend who has a great talent and a dream to make that talent she has, into a business for herself. But…
Putting things off. We all do it. For some in fact, it’s an art-form. There were times when I had a to-do list and then a list of things I…
As a child I often used to take a long time to decide on anything, and the saying ‘I used to be indecisive, but now I am not so sure’…
Is finding lost shoes a business skill? Maybe! Imagine this, you are totally in control of every part of your day, you know where you are up to in your…
Overwhelm. It’s a feeling I have known well, overwhelm has crept up and slapped me on the head multiple times, and why wouldn’t it? I am a busy lady. I…
A story that comes from surviving in a VERY competitive business niche in the equine industry (making show browbands) but relevant even beyond the bling. Time and time again in…
So the other day I was going to a friend’s new house and I got lost. I had consulted my GPS before I headed off, and had it directing me,…
