Communications. I did a survey recently among property investors. And I say property investors are small business owners, and the same with any small business. Can you guess what was number one? I thought it would have been financial problems, but it was really marketing problems. Marketing meaning communications. That was the number one thing […]

Technophobia. Really, having a fear of the technology. Not embracing it and to do so is really at your peril. How can we move forward? Well we don’t always have to do the work ourselves. But what I suggest, and if you look at my website, I’ve got somebody by the name of David Cavanagh […]

To know building blocks syndrome the no building blocks means that is it’s not like I I would put the pyramid going up but it’s really the milestones the checkpoints with got along the way because it is a long way to go when you’ve buildings business for the long term and you wonder see […]

The “Keeping Busy” Syndrome. Keeping busy… We can be busy building websites. “David, I’m just building a website, and when it’s all up I’ll be ready! But before I do this I’ve got to run off to a meeting. We’ve got a very important meeting. It could be in our association. I’ve got to go […]

The “Just Getting Started” Syndrome. Just getting started, but something got in the way. I meet people, “David, I’m saw you last time and I was really getting started, but I had a family crisis just crop up. But, it all over now! I’m just getting started.” Or, “We had some problem at work. I […]

Now when I’m speaking you I get passionate about what I’m talking about. I get passionate about my business. Are you passionate? Are you going to get up in the morning, plan your day, give yourself some things that you’ve got to do to get you to your goals? And are you going to remain […]

Knowing your customer. Do you really know your customer? Are they buyers or not buyers? What’s the good of getting into a market if they’re very interested in what you’ve got, but they’re not willing to put their hand in their pocket and spend? So you’ve got to be careful of what you say? It […]

“It’s not about you.” What am I talking about, it’s not about you? You want to start your business? You’ve got all these goals, expectations! You want to take your business to the “next level”. Of course it’s about you! Not for your customer. Not for the person that you’re trying to serve. If you’re […]

Ignoring the warning signals. Maybe it was cosy in that office or where you were working for somebody. Didn’t have to think about it. The economy looks bad. You’ve got see about the changes in the market. Who your customers are. Are they changing because something came up in the newspaper, and what you’re offering […]

Procrastination! Yes, we thought about it long and hard when we were an employee. We came and we said, “We’ve got an entrepreneurial mindset”. We’re a business owner. We want to grow “this baby”. We want to see it develop, except… you haven’t got really the mindset. An entrepreneur, unlike an employee in many ways, […]