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 had a chance to check out our latest newsletter, now is a good time to do so!
We talk about what makes for a REAL business, and  whether YOU’ve got a real business or not. 
Sometimes businesses happen almost by default – especially the small family business.  When you started out it was

At the beginning of February we made a FREE special offer to some of our contacts.  It’s all about Kick-Starting your 2010 decade.  It’s a fantastic opportunity for you to ensure your business has a record-breaking year … a record-breaking decade, and not just “business as usual”.  It’s a chance to propel your business into the [...]

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 this is your first week back from holiday .. welcome!  We hope you spent time over the Xmas & New Year period relaxing and revitalising ready for a fantastic 2010.
Here’s a quick recap of some of our top posts last year: 
Is busyness a sign of success?
We discuss why running round like a “blue ass fly”, [...]

Firstly, we hope you had a wonderful and relaxing time over the Christmas & New Year break, and that you’re ready to go full steam into 2010. 
If you read our previous post, it talked about getting sorted prior to Christmas and getting on top of your planning for 2010. 
I guess we can forget about Christmas because that’s been [...]

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 [...]

A couple of weeks ago one of our clients told us they’d sold their old house and bought a new one.  Great news!  A mortgage broker was sorting the finance and they were all under control.  Hmmm…  This isn’t going to sound good for mortgage brokers, but here we go anyway:
The mortgage broker took the line [...]

We’re just helping a client raise a mortgage and restructure the business‘s banking arrangements  and we were reminded yet again about the tunnel vision of some professionals.
This is probably going to be a sweeping generalization that will upset a few people, but here goes anyway…
Mortgage brokers seem to think they are in the business of [...]