As business owners, we feel we understand APR when we are checking out finance options, so it seems like a reasonable starting question. Apparently, we are all idiots and this is the most annoying question in the world to ask a finance broker.

In this latest series of the Business Demons podcast I have teamed up with veteran broker Mike Deacon to explore how business owners can improve how their business runs and make it easier for him to find us finance.

Bill & Julia talk about Sales & Marketing Strategy in this episode - why you need one and how to go about making it the best

Thi phrase is true of a lot of things, but it is particularly true when it comes to business strategy. Which is why Julia & Bill are talking about it.

Welcome back to series 4! Julia is being joined in this series by the other half of Be Astute - Bill Stock to talk about the various issues and joys of being a small business owner.

We got a great question from one of our listeners this week, and it turned into a great conversation about all things staff - including the role of hotpants in the workplace........

Everything in business is a choice. Some we feel in control of and some we feel pushed into. So why are we making the choices that we do?

This week Julia and Andrea are talking about the joys of staff training - why business owners don't do this, and all the benefits for your business if you do it well. And yes - raft building with a lady on a mobility scooter was discussed........

This week Andrea and Julia are talking about the joys of webinars - not to visit but to run as a way of generating more sales for your business. Why is this interesting? Because so many people run dreadful webinars! So pick up a bunch of tips from two experts about how to be a cut above the competition.

We have all had times when we decided to let things slide - and normally regretted them later when they turn into much bigger problems - so what is the art of bud nipping?

Julia & Andrea discuss an age old leadership question today. Some leaders deliberately recruit people to be better than them: leading to the questions - What value is the boss adding? Others deliberately recruit people who will never threaten them: So what is the plan for business continuity?