Starting a business while employed by a potential competitor, or hiring employees without first checking their agreements with the current employer and their knowledge of trade secrets. The law is clear if someone is currently working for a company, particularly if her or she is a key employee, they cannot operate a competing business. Even […]
“If you don’t know your value, somebody will tell you your value. And it’ll be less than you’re worth.” –Bernard Hopkins Do you know your value, worth or do often doubt yourself? The thing is, if you don’t know your value, own your worth and you don’t ask to be paid accordingly for it, nobody […]
Attachment and connection are two totally different things. Yet, if you’re unaware of the differences, it’s easy to confuse one for the other. So, how do you know if you’re emotionally connected or emotionally attached to your business? An emotional connection is a bond between your business and you. It’s a mutual understanding of being empathic […]
Welcome to another Mercury Retrograde we are about to approach (18th June to 12th July)! If you’re unfamiliar with Mercury Retrograde, Mercury Retrograde is when Mercury appears going backwards in the sky. Since Mercury rules communication and travel, anything related to this may go a little…haywire. You may often hear “avoid signing contracts, avoid […]
Good working relationships with clients give us several benefits: our work is more enjoyable when we have good relationships with those around us. Also, clients may be more likely to go along with changes we want to implement, and we’re more innovative and creative. What’s more, good relationships give us freedom: instead of spending […]
Richard Branson quotes “Employees come first. If you take care of your employees, they will take care of the clients.” If you are running a business come to realise your employees who feel valued and appreciated by you are infinitely more likely to go above and beyond for your company and hold themselves accountable for […]
Without a goal, without a plan, without action – no result. When we have a focus, an honest intent, passion and direction, anything is achievable! There is, of course, a difference between planning and being too rigid. A plan comes from the desire to create and follow through needs to be firm. However, it also […]
It may happen to the best of us. You think you have done a stellar job of negotiating your compensation package only to find out shortly after you start your pay is substantially lower than a colleague’s in the same position. Salary is a sensitive topic for everyone concerned and the reasons some people are […]
I work with many startups helping them develop and grow their companies further. The one thing which, at all times, I ask when we first decide to work together is ” do you have your contracts in place when deciding to work with new business relations? Starting work with a new client may be an […]