Thought for the Day – 28th September Short term gain, long term pain Todays thought is about ‘the pain of committing to something for a short
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I like you, just the way you are
Wednesday 27th September Thought for the Day #balancedmind Today’s Thought for the Day “I like you, very much, just the way you are”. Why is
Does Google Matter to Your Business?
Tuesday 26th September #Skills – Thought for the Day – Does Google matter to your business? I have been in the internet business world since 1997.
#community – what does it mean to you?
Monday 25th September Thought for the Day #community – what does it mean to you? It constantly occurs to me that my desire to
Accounting! – Priority or Last Priority?
Friday 22nd September – Thought for the Day #skills Accounting! Priority or last Priority Thank you Tina Allton for your request for recommendations on accountants this week. Got me
Creating Change the Viral Way – what change are you leading?
Thursday 21st September Thought of the day – Creating Change the Viral Way – what change are you leading? This week I had the pleasure of meeting
Strong Mind -Strong Business – is it that easy?
Wednesday 20th September Thought of the day -Strong Mind – Strong Business – let’s get real Many of you know that the culture of The
ROI – such a used or useful phrase?
Tuesday 19th September Thought for the Day “ROI- such a used or useful phrase…” I remember the first time I heard the letters ROI and
Entrepreneur or what?
Monday 18th September 17 Thought for the Day – Entrepreneur, small business or what? Over the past week I have spent time around people who refer
Sole Trader and/or Scale Up ambitions – lets discuss
Friday 15th September 17 Thought for the Day. Scale Up or Solopreneur – poll and thoughts I woke up this morning with these words, around
Talk from the heart and people listen with their hearts
Thursday 14th September 17 Thought for the Day.. “When you talk from the heart, people will listen with their heart”. In 2004 I
The challenges and joys of cashflow
Wednesday 13th September 17 Thought for the Day… The challenge and the joys of cashflow I guess this is not the most exciting skill or
Your 2 best days of your life and the 2 saddest
Tuesday 12th September 17 Thought for the Day… your 2 best days of your life and the 2 saddest. Something got me thinking about legacy yesterday.
Do you make your bed every morning?
11th September Thought for the Day Do you complete tasks? Do you make your bed each morning? My tool for jotting my ideas is the NOTES
Sometimes you just have to ask the question
Friday 8th September Thought for the Day “Sometimes you just have to ask for something” I am a great opener of business opportunities; I am
Are you brave enough?
Thursday 7th September Thought for the Day What would you do if you were brave enough? This morning I woke at 4am, I had that
What are your 5 key (skills) words?
Wednesday 6th September Thought for the Day What are your 5 key (skills) words? Today I am thinking about how we find the skills
Input Vs Output – how effective are your actions each day?
Tuesday 5th September Thought for the Day The dangers of Input not Output When I was 22 my new boss said to me “I don’t have
Strong Mind, Strong Business- what are your daily routines
Strong Mind Strong Business Monday 4th September Thought for the Day One of my unexpected lessons in life since I became a business owner is the
“Community, what does it mean to you?”
Friday 1st September The Business Cafe Thought for the Da “Community” The Business Cafe has 3 key pillars that drive us. Community Skills Mental Strength Community
“Food, water, air and hope”
Thursday 31st August Thought for the Day for my friends in The Business Cafe “Food, water, air and hope” 3 years ago I
Skills – what is your number one priority to move your business forward?
This is my Wednesday 30th August Thought for the Day for members of The Business Cafe “Skills… what new skill is your number one priority to
Mastering our fears so we can face them and move forward
This is my Tuesday 29th September “Thought for the Day” “The only things we have the fear, is fear itself” Franklin D Roosevelt said this. Quite
Keeping relevant in the fast pace of the new world
One of the pressures I put on myself is to keep up! I have been in tech since I was 19 and have lived and worked
Positive surrender is very different to giving up
We all talk of resilience, tenacity, going the whole 9 Yards, never giving up. These are powerful words and phrases to drive us through tough times
Rest and recuperation vital in self employment…
…but often the last thing that business owners do is take time out for themselves. As the summer whizzes by we hope your mind is resting and
#BLATANTPROMO – from Gail Thomas and Penny Power
Community members are free to shout out their own business under our #blatantpromo hash tag. Become a member on our web site and we will add
DEEP GRATITUDE – from Penny Power
it is the 8th month of the year and this year has been one of my most enlightening in business, emotional turmoils and learning. I have
Have you signed up to become a member yet?
Who is The Business Cafe for? The Business Cafe is a high street coffee shop for business owners. Enjoy social business in a high-quality environment offering great
Large businesses recognise the importance of SaaS
Smaller businesses? Not so much. Three quarters (75 per cent) of large businesses now consider SaaS tools an essential part of their business. This is according
The Idea Began in October 2013
This is a blog I wrote in October 2013 about the idea of The Business Cafe, it captures the moment I came up with the dream
My speech on – Business Leaders must go social themselves
Yesterday, 16th November 2016, I was very privileged to speak at the Annual Conference for the Local Enterprise partnership that supports Surrey and Hampshire, Enterprise M3.
Digital skills – best achieved through a process of osmosis “Digital By Osmosis”.
The following is a talk I did for the Milan Expo in July 2015. I was asked to speak at this by the RT Hon Nicky
Anniversary of the idea for The Business Cafe
On 28th October 2013 I sat in a cafe in my local town as my train to London was cancelled, this moment in my day inspired
