Category Archives: Business Advice

Are you open to change, or would you feel more comfortable just sitting on your hands?

Are you open to change, or would you feel more comfortable just sitting on your hands? You may think the headline is a rather derogatory statement, but it reflects a mood, or negative attitude, that can make it very difficult for a business to progress and grow. Making significant changes in any business can be…

Business consultant and mentor, Stuart Allan, looks at the dynamics of family-run businesses and why they so often fail. According to the Institute for Family Business, two-thirds of UK businesses are family-owned. That’s 4.8 million in total, of which over 16,000 are medium and large businesses generating over a quarter of the value of goods…

When it comes to recruiting and developing your team, something that is regularly overlooked by business owners is the value that an individual can bring to the fold. It isn’t just about the skills required to carry out that role, it’s the potential that person has in part of the overall development of your business.…

Political uncertainty, business uncertainty and far too much use of that word starting with ‘B’, are demonstrably reiterated by numerous so-called informed individuals and media channels. For us ‘normal’ folk, these are the kind of distractions we really don’t need, and certainly don’t want. Yes, it exists, it is real, and we sometimes cannot escape…