Archive for the ‘Business’ Category

Share Brief video showcasing various people from the world of celebrity and business talk about what mistakes people make in business. Below is a brief summary: Lack of passion Lack of stickability Trying to expand to fast Trying to be too ambitious Not finding the right mentors Taking your eye off the detail listening and [...]

Share Just a quick note to say that I will be speaking at the (ACYE) African & Caribbean Young Enterprise. The  (ACYE) aims to encourage, support, inspire and empower more sustainable young black business.  For more information visit (ACYE)

Share Have you every gone out and bought yourself a new pair of trainers (Sneakers if you are American). The excitement and happiness that you feel as you get home and take them out of their box. A strange thing seems to happen as the weeks and months of constant wearing goes by.  You begin to [...]

Share The answer is simple.  Lap dancing, is about creating desire and stimulation with your audience.  The same rules apply in business.  If a customer comes to you wanting to know about your product, service, concept or idea.  You have to be able to create the desire that will stimulate an action response.   Your clients [...]

Share  ”Are you sitting comfortably? Then I’ll begin.” These were the opening words from a BBC Radio programme for children which began in 1950 called Listen with Mother. However, the art of telling stories has been going on for years. The native Americans Indians would tell stories to pass on information, lessons, religion and more, all of which would [...]

Share Credibility in business is key, whether you’re a new entrpreneur or a seasoned proffessional. To obtain credibility you must first: Start netwoking:  This is key to building your contact list of potential clients.  You should do this either virtually on sites like linkedin, Facebook or twitter  or the old fashioned way of face to [...]

Share   No doubt, you’ve heard of the secret.  However this short video by Dan Kennedy dispels its theory and proposes the notion that in order to achieve your business goals, you have to focus on the commonality of behaviour.  What do you think?  How is  speed important in your business.  Leave a comment below.

Share Have a look at your sales letter or proposal that you’re writing.  If you notice that there seems to be lack of the words “You” “We” & “Our” then you may want to revise your proposal.  Why?  Well, from the clients perspective the most important person and business is them.  The reason why the [...]

Share I was at the IOD yesterday.  I used to work there when I first moved to London in 2002.  I spoke to one of my old colleagues who mentioned that things were tough at the moment and membership was dropping.  Was I surprised?  To be honest no.   With there being so many other groups [...]

Share Here’s part 3 of why relationships matter.  Here I talk about the importance of communication. I have also included a like to how you maintain relationships through self disclosure

Share The answer is simple.  Both Muhammad Ali and the twitter platform use the power of engagement.  Why is that important?  Well in today’s fast paced “I want it yesterday” economy; engagement will be the only thing that will separate you from your competition.  What twitter does well, is allow users to engage with each [...]

Share Yes that’s right! there’s another generation of people you need to be focusing your product, service, concept or idea towards.  Have a look at this new generation and see how you can benefit from them. GENERATIONG Publish at Scribd or explore others: