Colours, Connotations and a Guy Called Marion…
Reading the Pink Stinks blog was fascinating, mainly (from my point of view) to discover how relatively recent the blue/pink boy/girl association is. It set my mind wandering in several directions, so we’ll leap about a bit but it’s on a central theme… First was I don’t really have a ‘thing’ about pink or any [...]
Videoblog: How to get the best from your telemarketer
Sometimes picking up the phone and talking to a prospect can be really hard, so you look at outsourcing to a telemarketer. I was fortunate enough to spend some time with multi lingual telemarketer, Shaun Gisbourne, and he agreed to allow me to video him ‘Au Naturel’ and unscripted, he shares some tips on how [...]
I don't mind helping for free, but it has some limitations!
The other day I received a PM that said: “Sorry you couldn’t help me out with some advice, maybe next time eh?” At the same time I got an email saying: “It’s a shame you couldn’t help out with some advice” or something similar to that. Now, as someone who prides herself on giving out [...]
Smart cloud tools for smart business gals
One of the biggest changes many of us find on starting out on our own is coping with technology and being a fully functioning business without feeling like that duck with the hammer if you don’t have any IT helpdesk. This blog post is the first in the series about my journey from corporate warrior [...]
On referrals that you can do without…
A look at those referrals that people kindly pass your way but which end up being less than fruitful – when favours for friends of friends really are not helpful or sensible!
In her shoes: My descent in entrepreneurial hell
In her shoes is a series of anonymous posts from women in business, sharing their experience. In your comments you are asked to answer the question – What would you do in her shoes? My story began 9 months ago; it is a story of self-realisation, friendship, love and betrayal. After 11 years at home [...]
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