You can’t get help unless you take the time to actually ask people. I didn’t learn that lesson right away as an entrepreneur, but as soon as I did, my business, my reputation, and my network grew in ways I never thought possible.

Sometimes the best thing you can do is suck it up and ask for help, get over yourself trust me it helps to ask others for help. I discuss why you should ask for help, the benefits of asking for help and even who you should ask for help!

Tune in and take a listen!

At times there are certain projects or work that you simply have to keep doing for long enough for them to work. 

To gain traction or market share, sometimes its about consistently doing something time over time and keep on keeping on to reach the goal. As Rob Moore would say you don't plant a seed and turn up the next day saying "Where's my fu(king tree?" It can take time to build a brand, a product or services. 

And one of the failing of many entrepreneurs is shiny penny syndrome, take time to water and look after the grass on your side of the fence before jumping over it! 

Collaboration is a powerful business tool for companies especially if you are a small business, regardless of their industry. It typically means organisations working together to address problems and achieve goals that seem to be out of reach when working alone. 

 By combining the effort, skills, technology, systems and expertise of different organisations, all partners in the network are better able to innovate and grow, and increase their competitiveness on many levels.

Marketing or sales, which is most important to your business? 

This is my take on the age old question  of whch one is most important for you and you business. 

Let me know if you agree, or not. Both are going to be massive for your business, and no one buys from a business if it not visable.

The coronavirus shutdown could mean bulging waistlines with most of the nation’s favourite sports and activities banned for a extended period of time.  

But being trapped in the house doesn’t have to mean being stuck on the sofa, and going crazy! Most people are still using this time to make sure they are productive and keeping fit and well. Here are my personal 5 tips that I do to make sure I am fit and hopefully staying mentally well. Others rather than coming out of lockdown with a new skill, I will have a liver problem or a obesity issue…

If we are heading for a recession or not we are still waiting to find out, and the Corona Virus looks set to help tip the balance! The time are seriously troubling for many business. And people are looking at cutting budgets where they can.

We are always trying to to be more productive you have to work hard and succeed. Which is simply not true, yes hard work cannot be beaten. But there are other things we can do to make us more productive.

This is what I have found over the years, hard work alone is not enough. You have to combine a number of things to get it working for your productivity. 

“When life throws you curveballs ~ swing at those mother*(kers like Stevie wonder with a light saber” ~ Shaa Wasmund MBE

Get the inside track on how to box clever in business from a master in your corner. From former boxing promoter to MBE (For service to business and entrepreneurialism) Shaa has accomplished so much in life and business with balance. And has worked with people from former boxer Chris Eubank to James Dyson.

Shaa shares her story and background, plus how boxing helped her in business. And gives advice for start up business that will help you to roll with the punches in the early days.

Shaa Wasmund, MBE, is the author of the number one bestsellers Do Less, Get More and Stop Talking, Start Doing. She has been a lifelong supporter of encouraging more women into business. In 2015 Shaa received an MBE for her services to business and entrepreneurship. She was recently named one of the Top 20 Most Influential Entrepreneurs in the UK by the Sunday Times. Today she runs one of the biggest and most active business Facebook Groups in the UK, The Freedom Collective, and has built a multi-million-pound online business from her back garden. Over the last five years Shaa has completely revolutionized how she works, and today she is proudly able to take seventeen weeks' holiday a year ... albeit not all in the Maldives or Marrakesh! Shaa inspires positive action with her no-nonsense, no-excuse advice and has made it her mission to help as many people as possible to create a life and business on their terms.

With special thanks to Graham Todd from Spaghetti Agency for writing this special podcast title, why not go say howdy at https://www.spaghettiagency.co.uk/ or on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/SpaghettiBesties/

In this episode we talk about making small changes and implementing them constantly. In the long term they benefit your business by the compound effect. Just the same as compound interest works for you, small simple changes work also to benefit you in the long run, longer term.