Does your business complement your lifestyle?
A friend and his wife started a bakery business. Baking was their passion. They’ve never started a business before. Nor worked in a retail bakery. But their family and…
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3 Advantages for Small Businesses when Working in the Cloud
In the past, working in the Cloud was only feasible for big corporations because you needed to invest in lots of infrastructure and have huge servers to support the…
ProductivityFrom Solopreneur to Entrepreneur
Many people start a business on their own. Being a solopreneur can be very rewarding in the beginning. You learn how to do everything and truly understand each aspect of…
EntrepreneurHow to write, publish and launch your book in 40 weeks
40 weeks ago, on 6 March 2015, I wrote a book pitch. I define that day as the day of conception for my book ‘The UnBusy Entrepreneur‘. It was the beginning of the…
Writing4 Productive Things to do for your Business during Haze Season
Are you stuck indoors? Do you constantly check the PSI and see if it’s safe for you to venture out? Are you bored while waiting? I know how you feel. The National…
Productivity5 Tips for Effective Schedule Management
“Lost time is never found.” -Benjamin Franklin. Being a business owner is not easy. You wake up every morning with a packed schedule before you. There are business…
Productivity4 traits in successful business owners that I want for my own business
The interesting thing about working with other entrepreneurs is you get to observe and learn from other people’s businesses. Whether this is about operational…
Entrepreneur5 Tips to Maximise the Value of Using TODOist
Do you often find yourself getting distracted while you are working? Are there items on your To-Do List that seem to stay there for a long time? Do you consistently miss…
ProductivityDoes your office space work for you?
Is your office really messy? Are you able to find everything you need in a short time? Do you know exactly where everything is? Do you have a good filing system?…
ProductivityObama outsources his writing. You should too!
Most small business owners understand the importance of content marketing, but few are doing enough. Some of the common excuses I have heard are – I’m too busy to blog.…
EntrepreneurHave you raised your prices recently?
I’m often surprised by how many small business owners and entrepreneurs feel that they are unable to raise their prices. Even when the prices of their rent and supplies…
EntrepreneurHow a weekly review can save you time
I always sit down on Sunday evenings and open Google calendar to look at how I spent my time last week and my schedule for the coming week. It gives me a good overview…
ProductivityInbox Zero and how it helps my productivity
Sometime last year, I embarked on mission Inbox Zero. I have about 15 email accounts for different purposes. Personal account, subscription account, work accounts,…
ProductivityAre you trapped in a loveless business?
Do you ever feel trapped in your business? Perhaps it was all nice and rosy when you started. You loved going to work everyday because it meant exploring new territory…
EntrepreneurThe Makings of a Perfect Pitch
Have you ever met someone who delivered such a perfect pitch that you felt inclined to buy the product, sign up for a service or help promote their cause almost…
EntrepreneurA Lean business is a more Profitable business
The other day, an entrepreneur shared with me that he recently discovered he was running the leanest company in his industry. Other companies in the same industry had 3…
Starting UpWhy saving money is actually wasting time
I meet with a fair amount of entrepreneurs and small business owners every week and one of the common topics that comes up often is how busy they are. Generally when I…
Productivity5 Tips to get more out of Gmail
I use Gmail as my email client primarily because its a cloud service so I can access anything anywhere across a range of different devices. Over the years I’ve set up…
ProductivityWhy You Need to be an Expert
Nowadays you are who Google says you are. Therefore, as a small business owner, it’s important to establish yourself as an expert in your industry. Why? Because most…
EntrepreneurScratch Your Itch
We’ve opened and closed a bunch of eCommerce stores in the past 5 years. The one that remains the most successful and still generates a decent monthly income is our…
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