Through The Looking Glass: When Debt Breeds Fear

Sitting in between my Clients; ‘Mrs’ on the left and ‘Mr’ on the right. Whilst talking, every so often ‘Mr’ would look over his shoulder, past the Mercedes on his driveway and out into the street. The same pattern would continue throughout through the meeting. Eventually I couldn’t help but agitatedly ask – “Why do…

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3 Steps To Avoid Your Creditors Taking Legal Action

What is a HCEO (High Court Enforcement Officer) and what do they do? Britain’s civil police force will, by any legal means necessary, enforce you to give up assets to pay for a CCJ, or a Judgment Debt. Often, this could have been avoided many days/months/weeks before. A few years back, I about the epidemic…

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Why Embracing Technological Change Is Vital To Business Growth

Strikes, Ideological misfits, “colossal mistakes”, and monumental cost savings are now part of our global thoroughfare in order to improve business efficiency. The chaos that ensues when train companies strike is unfathomable. However, as this becomes more frequent, Senior Operations have some sort of idea as to the crowd numbers to expect to get London…

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Stop! Do These 3 Things Before Raising Your Rates

There comes a time in every entrepreneur’s life when you have to raise your rates. Maybe you’ve been in business for years without a pay increase You’ve realised the cost of living has gone up, and what you’re charging doesn’t cover your expenses Perhaps your skills have recently improved through a new training course or…

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How To Fund And Grow Your Business Idea

The banks are just not lending anymore, at least not in the vast numbers we hope they would. They’re especially reluctant to lend to those who are looking to start their own businesses, or grow their current business to another level. So, what can we do (or not do) to get our new business off the…

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How To Get Debtors To Pay Up

What can you, as a business owner, do to get those difficult debts in? Especially if December was tight and January is looking likely to be even tighter. Here are five steps that can help you get through those unpaid invoices: 1) Find The Reason What are the reasons behind those who haven’t paid you?…

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