You thought starting a business was the hardest challenge you would face. Wrong, the hardest challenge is what you do when you realize that your business is failing. Perhaps it’s not a catastrophic failure, but rather it simply isn’t hitting the heights that you hoped it would. The demand isn’t there, and neither are the…

If you work on building a stronger team in the workplace, you will automatically create a stronger business. Your employees are just as important as your customers. They are often the first group of people that your customers will converse with, and if your employees are unhappy, it’s likely your customers will know. They may…

Everyone hopes to have that moment where they wake up one day and realise who they want to be when they grow up, and for some, this can happen a lot sooner than for others, but there should never be a time limit, because it's never too late. The most important thing is to do…

Having some kind of a base for your business is essential if it is to succeed, and yet this is something that so many people overlook so often. But the truth is that it is important to have a good base so that you can be sure of your business actually being able to keep…

We all want to become successful in the pursuits that we choose to engage ourselves in. If we’re musically inclined, we want to have at least some recognition for our talent. Likewise in our professional lives. Entrepreneurs want success in their entrepreneurial endeavours, to justify the effort they put in, as well as to make…

When you start a small business, you often try to do as much as you can for yourself. Unless you are starting up with massive amounts of capital, you’ll want to save as much money as you can, which taking on the bulk of the work yourself allows you to do. It also means that…

Every entrepreneur wants to create the sort of brand that changes the game, one that sticks in the mind of every person that brushes past it, one that becomes so well-known it goes further than just being synonymous with a product or language, it actually replaces the generic language. That’s where you want to be…

Can you ever have too much money? Probably not, especially in business when you're dealing with a range of expenses. Whether you're a startup owner looking for some extra income to boost your growth, or an established business owner wanting to have extra money to play around with, there are ways to make money without…

Raising capital in the early days of your business can be a challenging task, yet it’s fundamental to your future success and growth, as it is like rocket fuel – meaning the business isn’t going to get very far without enough fuel. In a similar vein, your business won’t get far without a decent business…

When you’re starting a business, it can be helpful to have knowledge and experience of how things work. Ideally you will have a business related qualification, and have worked for a company similar to what you want to establish for some time. There’s no denying how valuable both knowledge and experience are when it comes…