What do I need to do to stop embarrassing myself? I’m busy finding customers and being relentless. My poor family and friends wonder when I will stop asking for leads, opportunities and ideas on how I can grow my businesses. This relentless approach has worked for me,...
Who knew way back in 2001, that sixteen years later, having served 4 million customers I’d still be absolutely thrilled when I hear how RedBalloon delivered the ‘perfect’ gift for a customer. When the Red Envelope is opened to reveal a ‘bucket list’ experience or...
Size Matters in Business Being consistent about size does matter. Running a business is hard. Running a small business is harder. I have blogged before about the challenges many businesses face in simply getting paid. Small Business is often hand-to-mouth. ...
Life as an entrepreneur Entrepreneurship is a long, tough road — there’s no denying it. We heard Coldplay loud and clear when they told us ‘nobody said it was easy’. Being in business also comes with a lot of pressure that perhaps can’t be seen from the outside...
Values create corporate culture It is said that culture is critical to business success, and that culture is created by how every member of the team ‘lives’ the values. Jim Collins told us years ago in his book Good to Great – “great businesses have values, and...
