Why I joined Prime as a Business Advisor
Breton Dobbs – Joined Prime in 2016 “It’s simple really – Prime Strategies was (still is) founded on one guiding principle – a genuine desire to help small business owners succeed by improving business performance so they can enjoy the work life balance they deserve.”…
A Business Owner with too many hats
They call this a “Dashing Cavalier” hat: When you are at work as an SME Business owner, do you try and wear one of these? The Dashing Cavalier: The person who can do everything? What I am talking about here is that as a business…
Improving Productivity 3 – the Fifty-Minute Block Principle
How much of your day is taken up by responding? Don’t get me wrong clearing your inbox, responding to colleague questions, or texting friends about a catch-up is important, so is getting on with the work that your team and clients depend on you to…
Why isn’t my Business Reaching its Potential?
6 COMMON Areas of untapped potential Are you “Niche Marketing” your products or services for maximum lead generation and profit or do you generally do the same as your competition? Effective marketing is changing at an alarming rate and if you present yourself as a…
Business regrets
What is your biggest regret in business? When I look back, my biggest regret in business was that I did not engage business advice when I bought my first business. Coming out of a high level corporate role and purchasing a small business was going…
What’s in a margin?
Lately, most of us will have been dealing with rising costs in our businesses. In particular, the rising cost of materials. This is not a new phenomenon, but the frequency of rises on materials has hit new highs and is not showing any signs of…
Business Ownership: The dreams we once had
One of the first questions we ask of our new business clients is, “when you started this business, what was your dream?” You would not believe the wonderful and exciting answers we get! The sad thing is that many we talk to have “lost their…
A Business Owner: Fixing those issues
One of the first questions we ask of our new business clients is, “if there was one thing we could fix for you right now, what would it be?” You would be astounded the answers that we get! We all need to remember that when…
The Business Advisor / Consultant Paradigm
What do The All Blacks, An Olympic Gold Medalist and Bill Gates have in common? They all employ a coach. They employ a coach to help them “Create the perfect game plan perfectly implemented.” It is no coincidence that the vast majority of businesses that…
Are you seeing what you need to see in your business?
Most people have heard the terms “Can’t see the woods for the trees” or “becoming store blind”, but do you actually know what they mean? It is a common issue with a lot of SME business owners, generally because they are too busy on fire…
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