independent advisors to business people with high expectations

What does “success” mean to you and your business? … and just how do you measure it?
Success meansdifferent things to different people.   But often in business, success is measured in terms of turnover, or more importantly - profit.
One good way to get a handle on how your business is “succeeding” is to keep an eye [...]

If you haven’t checked out our latest newsletter - you can do so by clicking here. 
We covered all the best newsletters for 2009.  We also included a quick reference index of the remaining newsletters from last year.  Take a few minutes to check it out.  You might find something that will make a big difference to [...]

If you’ve got a problem in your business and you didn’t see our latest newsletter - then you’d better take 5 minutes to read it.  We talked about solving problems.  More importantly - we talked about making sure it was in fact the problem that you solved, and not just the symptom. 
We also talked about cashflow - [...]

Half way through November, Christmas looms round the corner and will be upon us quicker than we think - it always is.  Interested in making your pre-Christmas time less hectic this year?    Here’s a challenge - if you haven’t already done your

When you ask people how they are, how many times do they answer  …. “really busy!”, “run off my feet” or some similar version?
If instead, they answered “not much happening - how about we skip out for the afternoon and play a game of tennis” - would you think their business was in serious trouble?  Probably.
As a business [...]

The last post talked about how the economy seemed to be improving … well, feels like it is in any event.  I’m wondering … am I pulling the wool over my eyes?   In this little corner of the world we’re a little more

Have you noticed how the daylight is stretching a bit further now?  It’s no longer pitch black in the morning when we wake, and the sun seems to linger a bit longer in the evenings.  The weather is milder too.  It really feels like Spring!  (come on Summer!!)
It seems, at the same time, there’s more [...]

Happy New Year!  Hope you are rested and re-energised for 2009.
We’re going to start the year on our high horse (again) about people who earn their income from commission.  This time we’re going to take a swipe at the insurance industry.  (In a previous post we were disgruntled with mortgage brokers.)
On a client’s request we [...]

Irrespective of your political persuasion it must be obvious that something’s different in Wellington.
What a difference it makes having a man in charge again!  The feeling of positive energy in the air and a sense that we’re moving forward abounds around all of us.  Some of our peers have been inundated with work since Keys has taken [...]

We’ve been looking for ways to make our website more interactive and user-friendly for our clients and visitors … so here it is … our new blog!
Now you’ll be able to make comment, ask questions, or derisively snuff at any of our ramblings without fear of a verbal backlash …
We’ll be updating our blog regularly [...]