This morning at the Superconference, we witnessed a live version of the US equivalent of Dragon’s Den – Shark Tank. On the panel were 3 angel investors, Barbara Corcoran from the TV show and Dan Kennedy of course (it’s his gig after all). We watched 5 businesses pitch for real investment – two were successful ...…
Yesterday, you may have seen my post about some of the questions people have when creating information products that they actually want people to learn from. As I said yesterday, it’s annoying when you still don’t know HOW to do something when you need to know how to move forward. So here’s something else to ...…
Goodness me, my friend was having a rant this morning! “I’m sick of investing in information products and still not knowing HOW to do something at the end!” Hmmm. Yes, it’s EXTREMELY annoying to invest your time and money in something that promises to teach you what you really want to know, and yet still come away still not knowing what the next steps are. Or having ...…
Read the following two paragraphs, close your eyes and guess who is being described. Answers on a postcard please, or email if you insist. And please also include a brief summary as to why you think I am asking you, as business owners, to pay attention to this. ‘His great gift has been to capture ...…
During a coaching session yesterday, I was reminded of my A’ Level English teacher (and that was a long time ago I don’t mind telling you!) She was a rather maverick woman who we knew we couldn’t cross and we were all rather in awe of her eccentricities. She even dared to keep her maiden name when she married the (much ...…
If we haven’t spoken to you already this year, Happy New Year! We hope it’s a really good one for you. Talk of goals is all around isn’t it? Everywhere you turn people are encouraging us to change our lives in some way in the New Year. So, it’s the 10th January now – how ...…
It’s that time of year again. Ring out the old, ring in the new! The world is full of people looking forward to the New Year. I hear them all around me. ‘Can’t wait for 2013; it’s got to be better than 2012!’ I get that. A lot of people have had a tough year ...…
I see it now; the redoubtable Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, who has died aged 103, coming face to face with the king of Shakespeare’s imaginings. ‘So’, says Murdoch, ‘what’s all this “I wasted time, and now doth time waste me” nonsense?’ Good god, man, I’ve never heard such appalling drivel.’ She would, I think, have had ...…
Customer Success Story From Sue Chambers – “Wine Equals Friends” Sue is an expert in New York Wines. Who knew that you could buy really beautiful boutique wines from New York? Her potential customers are high end (often Michelin starred) restaurants. This is a great customer base, especially at the moment because the affluent market ...…
I recently interviewed Robert Craven for our membership and he shared this very interesting research that I want to share with you here. Robert did a lot of research for his new book, “Grow Your Service Firm” which is excellent, by the way. The book’s about service firms, or as Robert puts it- “it’s about ...…
