Downloads

Here are some great downloads on a variety of business topics.

• The smart approach to proposal writing has already enabled one company to win a piece of business the same day of quoting. 
• A friend has implemented the anti stress plan with great success.  
• A number of clients have become business dashboard converts.

Let me know if they work for you or send me your own experiences and commercial gems.

The 6 step anti stress plan
Stop stressing and start relaxing
Life getting you down?  So much to do and too little time?  Here are some simple things you can do right now to ease that stress and feel calmer and more relaxed.  More...

The smart approach to proposal writing.
An enquiry is a heaven sent opportunity so why is it sometimes hell to convert them?
‘We would like a proposal.’ Complimented and hungry those 5 little words can set us off on a race which in many cases we never really had a chance of winning.  Here are a few thoughts which could save you a lot of time and money. More...

Hard nosed or clear headed?
Some considerations regarding decision making
I was mentoring a client last week about some important decisions she had to make in her business.  ‘Gosh’ she said ‘aren’t you hard nosed?’  This quite took me aback as I really would not view myself as a particularly tough operator. More...

Get big, get niche or get out
Sounds pretty dramatic but what does it actually mean and how could this approach benefit your business?
In today’s crowded and competitive market place, customers are looking for specialists not generalists. A neat definition of a specialist I came across the other day is ‘someone who knows more and more about less and less’. More...

The business dashboard
Take the controls of your business
The business dashboard brings together all the key intelligence required to guide and grow your business in one place at one time.  Comparisons can then be made, problem areas highlighted and action taken to stay on course.  The businesses which are controlled by well constructed business dashboards make better decisions, have fewer surprises and are far more likely to hit their targets. More