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The Christmas season is a time to celebrate and spread festive cheer throughout the workplace. However, with only a few short weeks until the big day, and with so many things to get done, many of us feel overwhelmed and deflated. Fortunately, there are a few things we can do to improve our work ethic and survive the Christmas season.
As the days get shorter, it can become increasingly difficult to wake up feeling motivated, without wanting to curl up and hibernate for the rest of the day. The lack of daylight not only affects our physical wellbeing, but it also our emotional and mental wellbeing. In order to stay productive throughout winter, here are four tips to get you on your way to completing that daunting to-do list.
Every year on the 11th November, we take a moment to remember those who have fallen, and those who are currently devoting their time to the Armed Forces. We remember their courage, their dedication and their sacrifice for the safety of future generations. There are many skills and qualities we could all learn to adopt from Veterans, but here are the three most important lessons we can apply to our working life.
As a B2C small business, it doesn’t matter how confident you are of your products or services; you have to bring them to the masses effectively. And if you don’t give your prospects enough of a reason to place their trust in you, they’ll never part with their hard-earned cash. Here are 4 tips for great B2C marketing:
As a leader in your business, you’re more determined than ever to reach your goals – but can you be sure your workforce is feeling the same way? You may not know it, but some of them may be beginning to struggle. Here are 5 tips to help you motivate your team.
It’s a big wide world out there, full of opportunities that could take your business to the height of success. But sometimes there’s no harm in testing the waters locally before you dive straight in; here are 5 tips to achieve powerful local marketing.
It goes without saying that without a good business plan or a marketing strategy, your business is destined to fail. You need to know exactly where you’re headed, and you need to know exactly how you’re going to get there. Here are 4 really useful business planning tips to help your business obtain success.
1. Put your core values first
Core values are significantly more important than many people believe – in fact, when applied correctly, core values should play a key role in the decision-making process of your business. For example, keeping committed to environmental sustainability ensures you will always be highly regarded by partners, clients and customers that share these values.
2. Be realistic with resources
It’s important to understand how far your business can stretch itself before things start to fall apart. If your estimating how long it will take for a task to be completed, always allow yourself some room to breathe. Things often take longer than expected – there’s no use in putting unnecessary pressure on your team by making overly optimistic promises.
3. Work backwards
Whatever your long term goals are, knowing what steps you need to take to obtain them is the only way you’ll succeed. If you want to achieve a milestone by year 3, decide where you want to be by year 2, year 1 and a half, and so on. Breaking your ultimate goals into smaller, specific targets will ensure you know to reach them.
4. Be aware of competitors
If you want to beat your competition, you have to learn how to better them. Take a look at their websites, brochures or any other source material that’s available; understanding their services will enable you to understand how you can better them and make your target market choose you instead.
The most successful businesses all have a detailed plan in place. Prepare as well as you can, review and update regularly, and make sure everyone is working towards the same goals. Keep these tips in mind and your business plan should guide you towards a successful future.
To get in touch with our strategic team for some free, no obligation advice, call 01462 262020 or email hello@focus7int.com.
The Great British Bake Off has become one of the UK’s most iconic TV shows of the decade. Over 14m people tuned in to watch Candice Brown triumph in last year’s final; and despite a channel hop and a presenter reshuffle, hopes are already high for beginning of the new series. But can we take inspiration from their success story? Here are 4 business lessons we can learn from the Great British Bake Off:
It doesn’t matter if you’ve just embarked on your first start up or you’re a fully flourished entrepreneur; you need to know how to sell. Selling is the make or break of any business -and time is money. Here are 4 tips to help you sell, sell, sell.
It’s International Cat Day! This may not be the event of the year for some (we know how many dog lovers there are out there) but that doesn’t mean there isn’t any worthwhile lessons we can take from our feline friends. Here are 9 business lessons to help you become the cat’s pyjamas.