A.I. is having a big effect on how small businesses work. Work Smart Not Hard Tip No. 26 in a series written for Indie Cambs. You’d have to be living under a rock not to have heard about how ChatGPT and other A.I. tools are impacting how every type of business works. If you’re tempted […]
Does something always happen to stop you from doing what you need to do? Work Smart Not Hard Tip No. 25 in a series written for Indie Cambs. I sacked a client last week. We’d spent a year working together. We worked out his goals and created a plan to get him from where he […]
Working Smart Not Hard First you have to have a clear goal. Goals The most common goal for a small businesses is the earnings of the business owner. How much money do you want to take out of the business to live on (or retire on)? Then you need a plan. What do you need […]
Helen Lindop was invited to give a talk on the benefits of email marketing for small businesses to members of Indie Cambridge. Helen works with small businesses on email marketing strategy, training, management, and set up. Her website www.helenlindop.com has lots of tips and ideas for how to use email marketing effectively. These are the […]
I’ve been having some interesting conversations about managing expectations and how making assumptions can lead to all sorts of problems. Most work smart habits are about being very clear about what you want. Clear communication lets everyone know, so that there’s no second guessing. Everybody wins. If someone asks you to so something and you […]