If you own a small business or a start up it’s unlikely you have unlimited resources and finances available to market your business. As frustrating as this can be, there are ways to market your business for free. Whilst these still require considerable effort and consistency in your marketing strategy, Read more…
Mentoring services for IOD members The Association of Business Mentors (ABM) has negotiated ‘preferred partner’ status with the Institute of Directors (IOD), with the aim of offering mentoring services for IOD members at a preferential rate. In doing so, the ABM has had to identify a Framework of high quality Read more…
As many businesses have suffered badly from the impact of lockdown through the Covid19 virus, I wanted to talk about how business mentoring can help your mental health. Mental Health Awareness week centred around Kindness in 2020 which was quite apt with such uncertainty surrounding many people. Mental Health Awareness Read more…
April marks ‘Stress Awareness Month’ which has been held every year since 1992. It aims to increase public awareness about modern day stress. Stress still isn’t being taken as seriously as physical health concerns yet stress can lead to serious health conditions including mental health problems, anxiety and depression. Workplace Read more…
With the continuation of lock-down and still uncertainty for those businesses who are still closed, I remind myself that this isn’t the first crisis I have had to overcome in business. I have seen many a shift in the business environment, economic climate or the business model which has resulted Read more…
Help and guidance from a mentor can be extremely valuable in business. It is helpful however to have a realistic expectation when engaging a mentor. They are there to give you guidance based on their own experiences and there are certain things a business mentor won’t do for you. Here Read more…
Having a fear of failure or being consumed with self doubt can be the biggest obstacles to moving forward in any business. But this fear must be overcome because although nobody likes to make mistakes in business, making mistakes is very often the thing which moulds you. Embrace your mistakes Read more…
After winning the ‘Outstanding Contribution to the Roofing Industry’ at the Pitched Roofing Awards back in 2018, this will be the second year I have been asked to help judge this event along with my fellow judges. 2020 saw a record year for entries into the RCI Pitched Roofing Awards. Read more…
There are some truly scary facts about business mentoring in the UK. In the world of business mentoring, there are over 45,000 people in the UK claiming to be business mentors. It might surprise you therefore to learn that: Out of those 45,000 only 1,500 have ever run their own Read more…