by Michelle | Oct 9, 2012 | Building a business, Business Start-up, Small Business, Small Business Planning, Women Business Owners
Technology is a wonderful thing! Where once we were confined to the four walls of corporate offices and by being geographically close to our clients, team and/or suppliers, now we can work from almost anywhere, with almost anyone with a minimum of fuss. So if you’re...
by Michelle | Sep 20, 2012 | Building a business, Business Start-up, Outsourced Admin, Serviced Office, Small Business, Women Business Owners
Someone once said the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, or now. The same can be said for starting, building or growing a business. it’s easy to bemoan that you should have done x or y last week, last month or ten years ago and hindsight has always been a...
by Michelle | Sep 4, 2012 | Building a business, Freeing up time, Outsourcing, Small Business, Small Business Planning
Last post, I wrote about an issue many business owners face – finding the time to spend working on, rather than just in, their business. If that’s you too, don’t worry, you’re far from alone. Today, you’ll find some practical ideas for how to claw some time in your...
by Michelle | Aug 21, 2012 | Building a business, Building Leverage, Do what you're great at, Freeing up time, Outsourcing
5 Ways to Create Leverage for Your Business If you’re an entrepreneur, especially if it’s your first venture, you most likely started your business on a tiny shoestring and are likely tobe doing most, if not all of the work yourself. It’s great that you’re prepared to...
by Michelle | Aug 7, 2012 | Building a business, Customer Experience, Great Service
Hooray SOI finally has a new website! It’s not completely perfect yet – there are still some little tweaks to be made here and there, but it’s significantly better than our old one – which to be fair served its purpose well, but it had more than served its time....
by Michelle | Jun 12, 2012 | Building a business
Building a successful business can be one of the most thrilling things in life. And everyone you meet along the way will have a different point of view of what works and what doesn’t. Having worked with small business owners for the last 20 years – these are the...