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Get your ideas out of your head, and onto paper – by doing a Mind Map!
Every business is different and they’re all going to market themselves in different ways. How you market your business will determine its success.
This power tip will help you find your business idea and get it ready for action.
This podcast is an introduction to marketing your small business.
Making decisions for a business is different from making decisions in other parts of your life. This resource will help make the process easier by showing you a framework you can use to develop a strong decision-making process.
Every business is different and they’re all going to market themselves in different ways. If they are marketing smart they’ll have one thing in common - they’ll attract new customers and keep their existing customers coming back. How you market your business will determine its success.
This Power Tip will help you use your cashflow management skills to do scenario planning for your business, and to review investment opportunities. These skills are important as you plan and grow your business.
If your business involves producing or supplying products, managing your stock and inventory is a key part of keeping the business happily humming along.
Every business is different and they’re all going to market themselves in different ways.
When you’re running a business, there’s a lot you need to know about how your business operates. Business operations is something you always need to be on top of. You need to think about the WHERE, the WHEN, the WHAT and the HOW of your operations.
At Many Rivers we say that a hobby is something that costs you money and a business is something that makes you money! Therefore, an important part of business is knowing how to pay yourself.
Accurate, organised and regular record keeping is a critical part of making your business successful and sustainable. People who practice good record keeping are likely to stay in business much longer and are more likely to succeed.
The expression “building a successful brand” gets thrown about a lot when you’re starting a business. But what does it really mean? This Power Tip will teach you what a brand is and help you identify ways you can build your brand.
Setting prices is probably one of the most important business decisions you can make.
This Power Tip helps you stay on top of your cash flow by understanding the fixed and variable costs in your business, and the difference between marginal revenue and marginal costs.
Business doesn’t have to be risky, but there are risks you have to manage.
Business doesn’t have to be risky, but there are risks you have to manage. These tools will help you identify risks by using a Risk Matrix, to develop Plan B’s so you always have a backup plan and to understand what other tools can be used to protect your business.
Social media is a pretty noisy place, but by following these easy tips on creating great social media content, you can turn your social media into a powerful business tool.
Having a strong presence on social media is important to just about every business these days. It’s just as important to know the right platforms to use to reach your customers and build your customer base and brand.
To be happy and successful in business, it’s good you know your strengths and talents.
SWOT stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats.
Customer service excellence, for any sized business, is one of the most effective ways to build and sustain a competitive advantage. This power tip runs through some basics of customer service.
SWOT stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats. Every business has them. When you write them down it helps you to see the positives and negatives affecting a business and you can start planning around that.
Good cashflow management is absolutely fundamental to the success of your business. 90% of businesses fail because they don’t manage their cashflow well. Here are some tools you can use to really get on top of it.
If you want your business to succeed, the place to start is with your Business Plan.
Accurate, organised and regular record keeping is a critical part of making your business successful and sustainable.
Social media is a pretty noisy place. Any business can create a profile and share a post every now and then, but by following these easy tips on creating great social media content, you can turn your social media into a powerful business tool.
Getting paid on time starts when you first engage with a customer. Some customers might not be great at paying on time, so you have to follow up to receive what’s owed to you for supplying your product or service.
Owning your own business can be one of the most exciting journeys of your life! There are so many things you can do and so many possibilities open to you. This Power Tip will help you find your business idea and get it ready for action.
Everyone makes mistakes. It’s part of running a business. The important thing is that you learn from them - and that’s what this Power Tip is all about.
Setting goals in business is very important but not every goal you set is worth your time and energy. Use the SMART goal framework to see if they are
Your business name is essential to creating a strong brand, so make it count! This power tip is all about naming your business.
Customer service excellence, for any sized business, is one of the most effective ways to build and sustain a competitive advantage. This Power Tip runs through some basics of customer service.
This Power Tip will help you nail down your strengths so you can start using them to get your business up and running.
Having a strong presence on social media is important to just about every business these days.
To be happy and successful in business, it’s essential you know your strengths and talents. This Power Tip will help you nail down your strengths so you can start using them to get your business up and running.
In the early days of your business, the concept of building a brand can seem a bit vague, but also a bit daunting. Getting it right can really set you up for success.
Getting paid on time starts when you first engage with a customer. Here are 10 tips to help you get paid quicker.
Business operations is something you always need to be on top of. You need to think about the WHERE, the WHEN, the WHAT and the HOW of your operations.
Setting goals in business is very important but not every goal you set is worth your time and energy. Use the SMART goal framework to see if they are.
This Power Tip covers everything you need to know about paying yourself, including paying yourself as a sole trader through wages or owner’s drawings.
Once you decide to get a loan, there are three distinct phases with different things you need to think about along the way. This video talks about all the things you need to think about when you’re applying for a loan, once you get approved, and also while the loan’s in place.
This video will help you to create customer personas so that you can get to know your customers better.
Don’t stress if the idea for your business isn’t quite fully formed. You can use these tips to help you to find that idea and get it ready for action.
Use your cashflow management skills to do scenario planning for your business, and to review investment opportunities. These skills are important as you plan and grow your business.
If you want your business to succeed, the place to start is with your Business Plan. A business plan is like a road map. It gives you direction and helps you work out where you want to go and how you can get there.
This Power Tip has some quick tips to help you build a pricing strategy and find the right price to charge for your products or services.
Trying to come up with new ideas for your business or analysing how your business is performing is a key part of being a business owner. You can sit down and write yourself endless notes and lists, but there is a different way of doing it – with a Mind Map.
Follow these easy tips on creating great social media content to turn your social media into a powerful business tool.
Your business name is essential to creating a strong brand, so make it count! This Power Tip is all about naming your business.
Once you decide to get a loan, there are three distinct phases with different things you need to think about along the way.
There are lots of elements to your customers and knowing more about them can help you build your business and improve your customer service. This Power Tip will help you create customer personas, which can help you find and meet the needs of customers that fall into your target market.