Recently, I’ve been asked a number of times if I could be a business mentor to people who are starting out or new to business and looking for business advice. I always feel extremely grateful to be asked and take it as a huge compliment and a testament that people feel I’ve done an ‘ok’ …
Today marks a MAJOR milestone for Spectacular Events & Spectacular World Travel… today we celebrate our 20th birthday! Woo hoo!!! In 1998, I held the piece of paper in my hand that was my company certificate… I was aged 25 years old, ready to take on the world and initially we started out with …
Be true to yourself and try not to be something that you are not. If you follow your core values and be true to yourself in every aspect of your life, you will truly shine and earn the respect of your colleagues, staff, and clients. This is something to always bear in mind. That’s all that needs to …
Creating a budget is a great tool to forecast, plan, and manage income and expenditure for a business. The profit and loss report should be your best friend, so that you can see exactly what is happening within your business and understand how monies are being spent and from where income is streaming in. A budget will enable you to forecast …
I’m a big believer in ‘systems’ and even though you will initially need to invest a lot of time and effort to put them all together and implement, the reward will pay you back several times over once you have established and put them in place. There are a number of systems to consider and look at putting together when …
Sometimes you’ve just got to back yourself. When you know you have something of value, something to contribute, and something that can make a big difference to your world then grab the bull by the horns and back yourself. When you have that fire in the belly, feeling butterflies of excitement in your stomach, but feel scared or slightly intimidated, take a …
The wealth of your business does depend on you keeping on top of your paperwork and administration, as well as controlling your cash flow. You also need to make sure that you are focused on your yield or net profit, taking into consideration all revenue and expenses. There’s no point being in business and putting in all the time and effort …
A business that is considered to have good ethics will usually be more successful than organisations who do not act honestly and with integrity at all times. The way we carry out our business activities speaks volumes and customers want to deal with organisations that they trust and respect. Employees also like to be part of an organisation that is …
A mission statement is more along the lines of ‘how’you are going to achieve your vision. It should be short, concise, and meaningful but leave people in no doubt as to what you/your company stands for and what you are setting out to achieve and how. There are some fabulous examples of mission statements on the internet and I recommend …
A vision statement is a statement that positions exactly what you are aiming for your business to be or represent in the future. It’s almost positioned as the ultimate goal—exactly what you are aiming for as a pinnacle, usually as the business or organisation as a whole. It should be very clear and concise but also detailed enough that it …