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None of my clients have ever asked me, “What happens to my limited company if I die?” But they should. Part of my role as a business advisor is to look out for all possible hazards you could encounter while running your business. And to advise how to protect yourself, your company, and everyone else around you. Let’s face it. We’re all going to die at some point. We humans don’t like to think about it, but it will happen. And because we put off thinking about dying, we can create a messy situation for the people we leave behind. This article looks at what happens to a limited company if the fo ..read more

Oh, the alluring myth of passive income. I often see ads and websites for people offering me an easy way to develop passive income. So much passive income that I’d actually not have enough hours in the day to sit on the beach counting my money. You’ve probably seen the same kind of thing, offering to show you the exact way someone else has built a “six-figure launch” or a “six-figure business” in 6 months. For some reason, it’s usually 6 something. The story goes something like this You build an online product, such as a workbook on pricing for small businesses, or an online course. You knock ..read more

This productivity technique is attributed to Jerry Seinfield, but you may have come across it before. I think a cavewoman might have invented it centuries ago. And it’s supposed to work like this: You’ve got something that you want to work on, but you’re a bit blocked. You want to move it up your to-do list and get serious with it. The Jerry Seinfeld productivity technique suggests that you buy a cheap calendar, put it on the wall, and cross off each day that you take action. Or make a scratch on the wall of your cave if they haven’t invented calendars yet. The idea is to put a big fat cross t ..read more

To create this guide on how to use a virtual assistant in your business, I sat down with Jane de Vos, who has developed her business from being a virtual assistant to an online business manager through to a Director of Operations. Jane used to be my virtual assistant, and helped me build both the Joy of Business and Adventures in Products. I often recommend bringing in a virtual assistant as one of the first steps in freeing up your time when you’re a one or two-person business trying to scale. Top tip – the other outsourcing I recommend at this stage is a bookkeeper. In this video, Jane talks ..read more

To create this guide on how to use a virtual assistant, I sat down with Jane de Vos, who has developed her business from being a virtual assistant to an online business manager through to a Director of Operations. Jane used to be my virtual assistant, and helped me build the company. I often recommend bringing in a virtual assistant as one of the first steps in freeing up your time when you’re a one or two-person business trying to scale. Top tip – the other outsourcing I recommend at this stage is a bookkeeper. In this video, Jane talks about how a virtual assistant works, and the different w ..read more

Many of my clients hate the idea of doing a sales pitch. They’d rather jump into a pit of spiders than start cold calling for leads. But I think there’s a better way of getting your business in front of the right people. I call this my ‘no sales pitch required method’. Let me explain. No sales pitch required Once upon a time, there was a lovely person called Marjorie (not her real name). Marjorie wanted to get some more clients for her business – a web development agency working in a particular sector. She was working with the world’s best business coach, called Julia*. So, Julia and Marj ..read more