As we experience interruptions and curved balls in our businesses, it struck me that where we find ourselves now is not very different to where we were in early 2020 at the start of the pandemic. The major difference is that the pandemic brought about a sudden...
Over the last couple of weeks, I have had several meetings and discussions with colleagues and clients on the subject of business success and what sets some business owners apart from the others. Time and time again, the outcomes of these discussions get back to the...
The new year is now in full swing and over the last couple of weeks I have spent time finalising my own business plan and also engaging with many of our Franchise Partners on their business plans for the year. It is unusual for me to only be finalising my...
It’s finally happened. The 1st of January has finally polarised society. One half is over the moon with excitement of what a new year may bring. They’ve got exciting goals, or at least some New Year’s resolutions, and they can’t wait to get going. The other half is...
There are some sectors that are more cyclical than others, like the hospitality sector which has fairly large swings in demand. But there are numerous industries, micro industries, SMME’s and solo proprietors who are affected by this phenomenon. As the owner or...
Someone said to me the other day “I don’t want to be rich because rich people are selfish.” This took a few moments to digest as the wealthiest people I know personally do an incredible amount to give back to their communities/the world in general. Two famous examples...
For the last two years, we have lived through a pandemic that literally halted and shifted our ways of life and threatened to change the course of humanity, Russia invaded Ukraine and exacerbated the challenges that Covid-19 seemly had laid the foundation for,...
Do you know what the key strategies are that your business must achieve in these economic times to realise its full potential? Effective Critical Success Factors are vital to the organisation’s success, it must benefit the company and should be the same as your...
I grew up thinking that it is wrong to aspire to be wealthy. Being wealthy meant for me that you earned and accumulated more than you need. Later in life I did some serious introspection and realised that this mindset about wealth and money originated from the Sunday...
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