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How Our Accountants from Leeds Can Help You Set SMART Goals

by Russell Smith | Oct 6, 2015 | General

Heard of the term ‘SMART goals’ but not entirely sure what they mean, or how they can be applied to your business? Our accountants from Leeds explain. If you’ve ever wondered about how to set SMART goals for your business, you’ve come to the right place. On a regular...

Planning power part 1: Why entrepreneurs don’t like to plan

by Russell Smith | Aug 12, 2012 | General

Here’s part 1 of a 7 part series on planning…. If you are like most entrepreneurs the ‘p’ word doesn’t fill you with excitement. I remember earlier this year, planning out our sales strategy and which prospects we would call and in...

Ladies and gentlemen, meet the best time management tool ever……the default diary

by Russell Smith | Aug 11, 2012 | General

I’ve blogged about the default diary before. It was something I picked up from Actioncoach and it probably is the best time management tool ever. Quite simply, its a timetable. Its very similar to the one you would have had at school. You remember? Science...

GOLD, GOLD, GOLD

by Russell Smith | Aug 4, 2012 | General

Wow! Just finished watching the Athletics tonight and witnessed history as three gold medals were won by team GB, the highest total in one athletics session ever. I had already seen the two golds in the rowing earlier and looking forward to seeing the highlights of...

How to do two things at once…

by Russell Smith | Aug 1, 2012 | General

I have to admit, I’ve never been a great multi-tasker. I like to focus in on one thing at a time, one task, one project, one goal. There is some evidence to suggest that this is a very effective way to be since the time wasted in picking up and putting down...

A quick tip on budgets and forecasts

by Russell Smith | Jul 26, 2012 | General

A budget should be calculated annually. This is where you set aside time to plan and then set the benchmark for what you want to achieve in your business in the year – sales, costs, profit, cash – they should be looked at. I once had someone challenge me...

Small Business Advice: Mastering The Elevator Pitch

by Russell Smith | Jul 24, 2012 | General

Discover why a good elevator pitch is key to running a successful small business. This blog is devoted to answering one question: Why is developing an elevator pitch an essential part of operating a business small? Used by business owners and marketers the...

4000 weeks and counting….

by Russell Smith | Jul 14, 2012 | General

If you are born today (presumably that is not you) you have a 1 in 4 chance of living to the ripe old age of 100 years old. I am 35 and am unsure of the odds of reaching a century but its unlikely to be 25%. If you live to 80 years old, it means that you have 4,000...

Build your team to build your business

by Russell Smith | Jul 13, 2012 | General

When you start your business, its all you and all about you. You put in the hours, you meet all the customers, you do all the admin, all the finances, all the sales and marketing, you literally run the show. Which is fine in the early days since there’s nobody...

Get a real USP – write a book!

by Russell Smith | Jul 10, 2012 | General, Sales and marketing

In a crowded market place finding a real USP (unique selling point) can be a real difficulty. A USP can be something to do with your product or something to do with your service (by the way – ‘great service’ is not a USP!) or something to do with...