After weeks of Covid-19 related disruption, I am seeing more and more businesses starting to adapt more comfortably. They have taken the time to stop, reflect and consider what the current and likely future situation will mean for their business. The great thing about being a small business is our ability to adjust the way...
More than ever we are hearing the word pivot. Do you know what it is to pivot your business? Did you know that there are lots of forms of pivoting? I joined a workshop with Steve Dalton last week and he introduced the different types of pivots that businesses use, as defined by Eric Ries....
It’s hard to be miserable wearing a party wig! To help me get through the what could otherwise be a monotonous week, I am choosing to dress to lift my mood. I was inspired after seeing photos of little people dressing as superheroes, princesses, and adults putting on their glad rags for dinner at home. ...
I have experienced first hand this week, the importance of being able to articulate that thing which drives you to do what you do. Having both interviewed potential participants for an accelerator programme and been in the hot seat myself, I cannot stress enough how powerful it is to be able to do this succinctly. ...
Remembering my Great Grandfather Emil Kornitzer. Last month, on Holocaust Memorial Day, I wrote how losing family in the Holocaust created deep sorrow and trauma for my grandmother but from this grew resilience and determination. It remains important to me that we do not forget those murdered. Born on the 27th of May 1885, Emil...
I prioritised some time last week going through how I spend my time on a monthly basis. My motivation for doing this was to ensure I am scheduling the right amount of time for the right activities. I know I have a tendency to spend more time than I have available on some of my...
My 4 Tips To Move On From Disappointment in your Business One of the hardest things we have to deal with in our personal and business lives is to pick ourselves up after a disappointment. You spend hours and hours writing a grant application, building the partnerships, scoping the programme and you are utterly convinced...
Just because you can, it doesn’t always mean you should. Lots of businesses are created following the identification of a problem they are able to solve. Sounds like the perfect scenario right? Not always. Just because you are able to fix a problem it doesn’t mean that someone is prepared to pay you and your...
“Knowing your value is an important attribute for any individual or business but its power is realised when you start to share it”. Being clear on the value you provide to others not only gives you clarity and focus but being able to articulate this value clearly allows you to become a magnet. That is,...
When I think something is too hard to tackle, I remind myself I have it easy compared to the generations before me. I have a life full of opportunity with few limitations. Today is National Holocaust Day, my Jewish Czech great grandparents Emil and Helene Kornitzer and many other family members perished at the hands...
