
From Stuck to Clear: Signs You Need a Vision Day
Sometimes the business looks busy from the outside but feels unclear from the inside.
You are working hard. Turnover may even be up but decisions feel heavier, progress feels vague and everything seems to take longer than it should.
That…

Lifestyle by design, building a business that fits your life.
Most owner managed business owners did not set out to build a life of constant availability. They started because they wanted freedom. Freedom to choose, freedom to earn well, freedom to build something they could be proud of and freedom to…

The 3 Questions That Put Your Purpose to Work
When an owner tells me they want clarity, they rarely mean they want more information. Most of the time they’ve already got plenty: accounts, bank feeds, supplier bills, a diary full of work and a head full of decisions.
What they’re…

Why More Turnover Is Not a Vision (and What to Aim for Instead)
A lot of owner-managed business owners say the same thing when we ask what they want next: more turnover. Sometimes it’s “double it”. Sometimes it’s a nice round number that sounds like success.
We understand why. Turnover is measurable.…

Claiming Expenses: What You Can (and Can’t) Claim as a Small Business Owner (UK)
Running a small business means paying for all sorts of “necessary” costs from software to travel to marketing. The good news is many of these costs can reduce your taxable profit. The not-so-good news is that HMRC won’t allow everything.
This…

Succession Planning: Securing the Future of Your Business
Running a business is full of big decisions and one of the most important is what happens when you’re no longer at the helm.
Whether you're planning to retire, sell up or simply want to reduce your involvement in the day-to-day, succession…

The Real Cost of Materials: Are You Accidentally Working for Free?
If you’re a builder or trades business, you probably keep an eye on day rates and quote totals.
There’s a quieter problem that destroys profit in the background: under-recovering materials and labour.
When materials cost recovery isn’t…

Electric Cars and the 2025 Budget
What UK Small Businesses Really Need to Know
There’s been a lot of chatter about electric cars, new taxes and whether the government has “gone off” EVs. If you’re running a small business, that noise isn’t very helpful.
You just…

When Work Goes Quiet: 10 Cost-Free Marketing Ideas for Small Trades Businesses
(Electricians, plumbers, builders, decorators, roofers, gardeners, handymen; this one’s for you.)
Introduction
When the phone is ringing off the hook, it’s easy to believe work will keep turning up forever. When enquiries slow down,…

When Uncertainty Strikes: 10 Cost-Free Marketing Ideas for Small Trades & Local Businesses
When Uncertainty Strikes: 10 Cost-Free Marketing Ideas for Small Trades & Local Businesses
Introduction
When work is flowing in, you can afford to let word of mouth do most of the work. But when enquiries slow down and money feels…



