Processes are Important – its how you deliver what you do!
In a recent discussion with business owners the importance of processes came up, and we rattled around thinking about how they don’t always seem to work. Interesting as this maybe a crucial dilemma surfaced – processes for who? The customer or our staff? Which is most important?
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Running a business is unlike anything else
As business owners we know that there’s nothing more rewarding than running your own business – and there can be nothing more stressful either – but, when the buck stops with you, it’s often the people we love, or the things we love to do that get pushed to the back of the queue.
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You can have a good divorce
A good divorce means different things to different people. Good may mean staying friends and being able to go to the pub with your ex or being able to share Christmas together.
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Standing out: how to find and own your position in your marketplace
Standing out from the competition isn’t just an issue for businesses in a crowded marketplace. If you’re competing in the same areas as your competitors, you may be facing an uphill struggle, wasting money on badly targeted marketing and missing out on an open position that is yours for the taking.
In some sectors not much will have been so different over the last 2 years, food needed to be delivered to grocery stores, bins needed to be emptied, laundry needed to be washed. Maybe, those strict ‘cleaning stations’ have been brushed aside now that the virus
has subsided.
Are we normal?
For many businesses coming out of lockdown in recent months the question has been “Are we back to normal now?”
In some sectors not much will have been so different over the last 2 years, food needed to be delivered to grocery stores, bins needed to be emptied, laundry needed to be washed. Maybe, those strict ‘cleaning stations’ have been brushed aside now that the virus
has subsided.
Trends, trajectories and sustainable truisms. Who’s looking at this kind of trend for you?
In the early 1980s, a gallon of petrol crossed the 70p price barrier and everyone thought the world would come to an end. Just a few short years later, crisps breached 10p a bag and the grocery trade predicted the end of independent convenience stores. In fact, new generations of shoppers didn’t know any different, so they drove their cars and ate crisps regardless.
Continue reading…Make ’22 stand out for you!
In this digital world that we live in, we all have access to a wide range of marketing platforms to communicate and get our brands visible.
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Be seen, be green, with AG Promotional Products
Over the past few years, there has been a growing emphasis for businesses and consumers alike, to play a part in being environmentally friendly.
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Where are my leads coming from?
Lead generation! It’s a topic that causes lots of business owners to have sleepless nights. The question of “where are my leads coming from to generate my sales?” is one I hear time and time again, particularly when they want to grow their business.
Continue reading…Bringing the office home… Long term
We think this issue of The Business Godparent is a superb opportunity to introduce you to Bring the Office Home, a new venture founded by Dijon, who are an award-winning exhibition and live events agency with 40 years’ experience
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Worried about 2020? Don’t there’s going to be plenty to make you smile
Running a business in 2020 is going to present an interesting mix of challenges. With Brexit still to be resolved, not to mention other global issues such as climate change very much in the public mind.
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