Posts by Ron Mookerjee

Growth Begins At The End Of Your Comfort Zone

Growth Begins At The End Of Your Comfort Zone

October 23, 2019 | No Comments

How often have you been on journey where you’re sitting either on a bus or a train and its pouring outside? And you think to yourself “Wow I’m lucky to be in the dry”. … But are we really? When we go through our day to day lives – we come across things which fall outside of our general zone of comfort, which tests our ability to either be strong or crumble. As a business owner, we are currently being pushed to the corners of our comfort zone to take the risks to see what works, what I’ve learnt is
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How To Reconcile Debts Without Legal Action

How To Reconcile Debts Without Legal Action

September 25, 2019 | No Comments

What happens when a Business Defaults and delays making payments to Smaller Business Owners like you and I? This blog looks at what all Small Business Owners can do to try and eradicate any nuance towards taking legal action. I’ll looks at some simple things that you can do to tighten up your own processes: Record Keeping What kind of CRM system are using at the minute? Is it ISO compliant? Does it adhere to the jurisdiction and market that you are operating in safe record keeping, so that when a dispute arises, everything is carefully documented? Open Communication Most
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5 Tips To Beat Procrastination

5 Tips To Beat Procrastination

September 11, 2019 | No Comments

Do you sometimes feel as though you’re sinking? That there’s a lot to do, but there isn’t a lot of time to get it done? Do your emotions run high when you look at your To-Do list? You think “how am I going to tackle all of that today?” I think it’s safe to say, we’ve all been there.  Gone are the days when you used to work as an employee, pigeon holed to perform just one task. … Maybe you’re still that employee, but your focus has shifted to something that serves a greater purpose to you, and what
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Why You Can Never Be Too Careful In Business

Why You Can Never Be Too Careful In Business

August 28, 2019 | No Comments

Say a customer comes to you and admits that, for whatever reason, they cannot pay their debt. They must seem genuine enough, right, considering it is coming from them directly? It is always good to be on your guard, all that glitters is not gold. This is true especially when looking for a new supplier, as you’ll see from my experience below. A while back, I needed to update my computer virus subscription as the prior one was out of date. Once updated, I tried to upload the new subscription, but I’m not a computer expert and this befell me.
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7 Useful Tips For When A Customer Goes Bust

7 Useful Tips For When A Customer Goes Bust

August 14, 2019 | No Comments

Big or small, we could all face that sickening notion when one of our Customers gets pulled into some sort of insolvent triangle. The kind that means you can’t get in to take out what you’re owed. “I’ve gone bust” “We’re shut, go away.” “We have entered into liquidation/administration” “We’re about to go bust, but are setting up a new company” What do most creditors (companies that are owed the money) do? Larger companies may likely just write the debt off. Smaller companies may seek further advice from their accountant. Below is a short guide to understanding the basics when
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Strategies For Knowing What To Charge

Strategies For Knowing What To Charge

July 31, 2019 | No Comments

What’s the hardest decision you’ll ever have to make? Churchill said that naming a kitten was the hardest job in the world. My online entrepreneur friends tell me it’s buying a domain name. Real-world business experience tells me the most stressful decision you’ll ever have to make is knowing what to charge. Pricing Can Be As Complex As You Make It You may need / want to consider: The competition Your own skill set What you perceive to be your skills What your market will pay Your location And a host of other variables. Working out what to charge can
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Credit Control Reporting Made Simple

Credit Control Reporting Made Simple

July 17, 2019 | No Comments

When you first began your business you probably found yourself doing everything yourself. … but as you slowly begin to grow you have to ensure that you have a system in place to record your cash collection. Why is it crucial to keep records? As well as keeping accounts and your annual return records organised, you’ll be able to keep your Customer details in a central database, making it easier to keep track of them. Basic account keeping is key for sustainability Rather than your usual spreadsheet, there are so many add-on accounting software packages available to use now: Kashflow
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7 Tips For Struggling Business Owners (From someone with experience)

7 Tips For Struggling Business Owners (From someone with experience)

July 10, 2019 | No Comments

What are KPI’s? It’s a widely used acronym to decipher one’s role within an organisation. It stands for ‘Key Performance Indicators’ and it ensures you’re performing to the best that you can be. But what about when you are running your own business? KPI does not stand for the aforementioned measurable targets by which you are as assessed.  It’s a complete different ball game. For me, it’s all about ‘Keep Performing Internally’. What does this mean to you? You have a purpose – along with your business goals. It’s taking one step at a time and creating the notion that, it
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How to avoid debt collectors showing up at your door

How to avoid debt collectors showing up at your door

July 3, 2019 | No Comments

There are countless articles out there explaining what you can do when a Debt Collector/High Court Enforcement Officer turns up on your doorstep. (Whether they appear at your front door or at the office.) … but what can you do to avoid them showing up in the first place? This information seems to be very hard to come by. Yet, I can’t understand why anyone would chose to deal with debt collectors if they knew how to avoid them getting involved in the first place. So, I decided to write this guide to try and safeguard you from falling foul
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