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At some point, your business will most likely reach a plateau. It happens to 99.9% of businesses somewhere along the way. (I may have made up that statistic. But trust me, it’s a lot.) The characteristics of a plateau are always similar.  You’re working hard. Everyone’s super busy. On the outside, things look as shiny-bright […]

At some point, most business owners find their profits have plateaued. Or maybe they’ve even decreased…  This can be a huge concern especially if you are operating with more staff and clients, yet aren’t managing to make the profits you should be. After helping 100s of business owners to scale and profit over the last […]

You have a lot on your mind. I get it. Every day there’s a new series of things to deal with, problems to fix, and stuff to do. Rinse and repeat. It’s just the way it is, right? Well actually, no. How often have you stopped and thought… ‘why am I actually doing this?’ Why […]

One of the biggest misconceptions I see in business owners is the belief that they need to work hard, and long hours, to succeed in business.  But it’s simply not true. That’s not to say that hard work isn’t needed – of course it is. But as you grow your business, your place in it […]

When Jack Challis finished high school, he had a choice.  Spend 3 years at uni with no guarantee of a job at the end, or… Learn a trade, with the view of eventually starting his own business to give himself control over his own destiny.  10 years later, Jack had built a thriving plumbing and […]

Business owners are always looking for ways to grow their business that are low cost, and also don’t require loads of their time.  Although most businesses particularly in the startup phase are built on word of mouth referrals, it can be hard to understand how to make this a part of their marketing strategy.After all, […]

A lot of our clients have built their business on word of mouth. Some have reached half a million dollars in annual revenue purely from doing a bloody good job, and being fortunate enough that their clients tell their network about it. They’ve never had to learn how to advertise. Instead they’ve coasted along, going […]

After 8 years coaching business owners, and another 10 years in my previous kitchen installation business, you could say I’ve seen a lot. We humans often learn best by making mistakes, and I’ve made quite a few of those too! The good thing about my experiences (even the bad ones) is that I’ve identified certain […]

How did your business start? Was it because a thing you did really well caught on… and people started coming to you for it? Or did you have a hobby or a trade that you loved, and wanted to earn your living doing it? Most small businesses start with the owner being the ‘operator’. They’re […]

If you’re reading this, you’re probably thinking about hiring a business coach to help your business grow. It’s a great idea… and I don’t just say that because I am a business coach!  Think about high performing sports people and athletes… they all have coaches right? The thing is, we are often too close to […]