Richard Knight

As business owners, we have to be aware of business trends that could have an impact on our own businesses. One of the biggest issues is that so many business owners do not spend enough time working ON their businesses, so they don’t spot them.  They always do what they have always done. Life and business is […]

I don’t know about you, but if I get one positive message from reading a book, then it’s been worth reading that book. I read a book recently called Covid 19 – The Great Reset. It was pretty tough going but one phrase jumped out at me and that was Shareholder Capitalism v Stakeholder Capitalism.

I am sure we have all been through tough times in our lives, and we do get through them as we can testify to. We don’t forget and we have all heard the saying, if it doesn’t kill you, you will grow stronger as a result of the experience.  Just looking at the business angle,

I have never doubted the power of networking to help you build a better business, build relationships, work collaboratively with others, find quality outsourced suppliers and literally save or make you thousands of pounds.  I network at least 5 times a week, and have used networking as part of my business strategy for over 30

We have all heard about the power of performing simple acts of kindness, but how many of us do it with regularity? They don’t need to cost money – they just need to put a smile on someone’s face, and make them feel better about themselves. We are all struggling mentally with Covid19, and when

For those of you who read my articles regularly, you will know how much I value collaborative relationships. It has been a big part of my business life since I first started in business in 1982. So this weeks article – the 5th of 2021 – has the main input from people I trust and

How powerful is self talk? What is meant by self talk? I remember reading a book many years ago called “What to say when you talk to yourself” by Shad Helmstetter. This book was written in 1982 – nearly 40 years ago – and the content is still very valid today. I have been thinking

Good effective communication is one of the most important keys to success. I was at a networking meeting a couple of weeks ago run by Jackie Osborne and we were in breakout rooms discussing a topic, “How do we convert prospects?” The responses that came from the various group discussions was really good information and

Isn’t it amazing how – when your mind is open – ideas come to you. I was chatting to a new Linkedin connection – Nicky Thomas – on Tuesday this week and we were talking about franchises and business in general and we both agreed that not enough care is taken when hiring staff, finding

Well here we are – my first article of 2021 and 54th since I made the commitment to start this at the beginning of 2020. When I made the decision to do this weekly, I only had titles for 26 articles but it is amazing how the creative juices flow when you make a decision