Are You Suffering from BOB Syndrome?

Business Owner Burnout (BOB) is the most common reason for business owners to consider selling their businesses. Most owners do not have their businesses ready to sell when burnout has finally taken its toll. And business owners who do succumb to BOB usually take a significant financial loss. How can you learn to protect yourself from the ravages of “BOB” Syndrome? The first step is to begin looking at your business in a completely different light. Your business is like a wheelbarrow:... Read more »

10 Steps When You Need Help in Your Business

You start off alone. Be it as a solo business owner or a manager looking after a part of a larger business. It gets busier, you get distracted from what you want to do, because there’s only one of you and you’ve only got one pair of hands. So you need to find help. Sometimes you need to find help fast, but there are things you can do to prepare. If you think ahead and plan, many of those nightmare situations can be overcome. By ensuring that you have a great group of people around you,... Read more »

Escape Planning - Using Fire Exits To Get Out Safely

Fire exits should be strategically located, with an outward opening door that has a crash bar and outward leading signs on it. Knowing where to find the emergency exits in a building that you frequent can save your life. Inward opening, rotating and sliding doors are unacceptable for use as fire exits, as they might need to be fixed open using a latch or chain if the door is needed as an exit route. In the UK, one exit is satisfactory for buildings where no more than 60 people work, as long as that... Read more »

Effective Working Practices In Your Office Space

One of the best ways to be more effective in your work is to take control back, wherever possible. By working on your own area where you work, you can ensure that you feel better and much more in control. This can easily lead to a more confident and capable performance. 1) Closing the Door Closing your door, if you have one, is a great effective working practice. By ensuring that anyone who sees your door closed knows that you are in ‘do not disturb’ mode, there are no misunderstandings,... Read more »

Your Internet Business Power System - Combining Minisites & Content Sites

There’s a whole lot of discussion going on these days where gurus are promoting the minisite system. There are few that recommend creating content sites with valuable information to promote your own products or affiliate products. Such sort of discussion confuses a newbie as to how to get started. With such confusion they quit even before starting their internet business. I was at the same place completely confused as to what to do ? Get started creating minisites or a content site. Here are... Read more »

Why Businesses Need Boiler And Machinery Insurance

Boiler and machinery insurance refers to the insurance of machines. Boiler insurance is not only applicable to boilers, but any machines that generate electrical power including generators and motors. It includes the damage to the machine and the surrounding area through explosions and fire. If you have ever tried to settle a simple insurance claim related to the breakdown or damage of a machine or equipment, you know how difficult it is to get the company to pay for additional damages like destruction... Read more »