What a difference a month makes. At the beginning of March, we all had Coronavirus on our radar but the idea of staying at home to stay safe certainly wasn’t. Okay, a lot of us …
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How I got organised for the new year
Since as far back as the middle of November last year, my email inbox has been inundated with messages about how to get organised for 2020. Don’t get me wrong. I’ve received all kinds of …
Taking a Christmas break
It’s almost that time of the year again – the festive break, the end of 2019 and the beginning of not only a new year, but a whole new decade. I’ll be closing shop on …
How to work from home in (very) hot weather
The summer sun has arrived all of a sudden. The weekend was bliss with its lie-ins, countryside walks and an excuse to chase the ice cream van. The working week, however, has turned into a …
How to keep learning as a business owner
When you’re head down in the daily business routine, the idea of learning can seem unmanageable, expensive and sometimes scary. Perhaps the thought of fitting learning into your already hectic schedule seems impossible, or you …
What to do when ‘real life’ gets in the way of your small business
What do you do when your non business life puts up a brick wall that stops your business in its tracks? That’s the problem I was faced with a couple of weeks ago. I had the …
Closing down for the festive break
The time has come to shut up shop so that I can spend some quality time with my family. I close the work shutters at the end of today, Friday, 21st December 2018, and won’t …
Looking back over 2018
December is here and the end of the year is on the horizon. I’ve plans afoot for 2019 but first, I thought I’d look back over what has been a busy, productive and generally incredible …
How to prepare your business for the Christmas break
December begins at the weekend – the month for opening advent calendars, unconsciously humming Christmas songs (I keep finding myself falling into ‘Let it snow’ – no really, don’t let it snow), and filling up …
5 things to do on a client quiet day
Today, I have what I call a ‘client quiet day’. I have a little client work, but not enough to fill a working day. Is that worrying? Am I distraught? No and no. I’ll tell …