Does This Course Work? Ask Someone Who’s Done It!

When deciding to invest in training, the big question is not really how much it will cost, but does it actually work ...

As I Please: Reacting To A Crisis

Lockdown has got me delving into the dark recesses of my bookshelf. Yes, I still like the feel of paper in my hands ...

Referral Marketing: Gain Mastery By Copying Others

One sunny day, when my son was about 4, I watched him play acting with his shadow on the living room wall ...

Working with Asentiv: A Great Business Opportunity!

I ask this question because I'm recruiting at present and I'm looking for two people to come and join me working with Asentiv ...

Do Your Contacts Understand Your Business?

The most successful franchisee in Asentiv describes his target market as people who have services that are hard to explain ...

Here's A Top Tip For Budding Entrepreneurs!

As a budding entrepreneur and starting out in business, I was fascinated by the way people earned a living ..

5 Top Tips For Turning Green

Sometimes, a chance meeting at a networking event gives you an introduction that really is pure gold ...

Networking Skills: How To Deal With The Nervous Rambler

You know the type. Someone who doesn’t stop to draw breath let alone allows you to get a word in edgewise ...

Networking Tips: Come Out Of Your Comfort Zone

He is taken to a safe centre, fed, watered and his keeper Joe gives him a pat on the trunk daily and a ball to play with ...

Collaboration: Working With The Enemy

I was watching Drew Pritchard of Salvage Hunters on television the other evening and got thinking about collaboration ...

Can You Spot the Givers?

According to Adam Grant's book 'Give and Take', the most successful people in business are high givers. And so are the least successful ...

Starting Your Consultancy: Where Are Your Clients Based?

When I ask that question to prospective clients or fellow networkers, I often get the answer of anywhere ...

Networking Snobbery: Other Networkers Are Too Small To Refer Me

Networking snobbery is a bad thing for any networker to have. I wonder why people join a group if they think no-one can help them ...

Networking: How To Decide Whether To Trust Someone

So you’re going out networking to generate business. You know better than to be in selling mode ...

Business Networking Tips: Apply Givers Gain®

It's likely that when you started networking to find business, you came across the term Givers Gain®, coined by Ivan Misner ...

Don't Change Just Because Everyone Else Is

Blogs, email sales messages from gurus and so called experts, even TED talks are all entreating you to try something new ...

Grow Your Consultancy Using The Hub Firm Method

Many consultants left employment and set up on their own to escape the trappings of working in a large organisation ...

Referral Marketing: Taking The Surprise Out Of Your Referrals

When I'm promoting referral marketing, I stress the need to have deep relationships with people in order to get success ...