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By Gerard Burke, founder and MD, Your Business Your Future Read More...
“Participating in the Better Business Programme (BBP) was the best business decision I’ve made in nine years,” says Paul Tomlinson, managing director of Mirus IT Solutions. Within six weeks of the first sessions, Paul had made significant changes to his business and his whole attitude to work has been transformed. Read More...
Those of you with a long musical memory might remember Paper Lace, and their 1974 number 1 hit “Billy, don’t be a hero”. Many owner managers find themselves in the position of being the hero in their business – the person everyone wants to talk to, the person who can solve all the problems, the person who makes all the important decisions. Read More...
I meet many owner managers who are frustrated by the fact that their business is reliant on their own personal time and energy. As a result, they end up working long hours and the business often feels “stuck”. When I explain that our Better Business Programme has helped hundreds of owner managers achieve precisely that and go on to great things, they then often say that they haven’t got the time to participate! Read More...
Recent research has found that, on average, small business owners take less than 2 weeks holiday per year – less than half the national average! The vast majority of owner managers don’t take time off because they feel they can’t – their business can’t get by without them. Read More...
