Richard Knight

Why did we get into business in the first place? Probably for most – if not all of us – its because we had a Dream, but having a dream is not really something we say too much in the UK but people say it all the time in the USA, so lets call it […]

How good do we feel we are at communicating with those we need to communicate with on a regular basis – our families, friends, work colleagues, clients and suppliers? To me, life is all about communication and not only the fact that we do communicate but how we communicate. Just going back a little over

As I write this article, we are now entering lockdown week 9 of the COVID19 pandemic which has pretty much grounded the economies of the world to a grinding halt in addition to over 300,000 having lost their lives. Obviously the health and wellbeing of us all is of paramount importance and we all have

I am honoured to write this article with my good friend Marlena O’Donnell, who is one of the most resilient people I have ever met in my 30 plus years of being in business, and I would strongly advise you connecting with her. Being resilient is one of the biggest characteristics any of us small

As I write this article in May 2020, we find ourselves locked in a worldwide pandemic that has pretty much ground the world to a halt. Business owners – myself included – have been reviewing their businesses, and looking at the way they run it, whether they shift direction or look at other opportunities altogether.

Over the years so many times have I heard the following comments “I went out of business because of the recession”  “The financial crash ruined my business” “It’s the governments fault I went out of business” ………….. or any other number of excuses or “justifiable reasons” as to why someone had to close the doors

If we don’t know where we are going, we are probably not going to like where we end up. The Stephen Covey quote above is from his book “The Seven Habits of highly effective people” and this is a book I would highly recommend to anyone in business. Understanding how to goal set properly and

We have to learn from the challenges and experiences of our past. We will constantly face these on the journey of running our own businesses. If we don’t learn we will without doubt make the same mistakes again and again. Someone once said to me “We should never fail with the same excuse twice”. Wise

The above quote is so true and it is so important to make sure we prepare ourselves, our families and our businesses for the unknowns, the “What ifs” as I like to call them. One guarantee is that they will always come around.  I apologise for the last few articles being around similar topics but

I think we all get our inspiration when we are more relaxed. This is why it is important to take time out from working IN our businesses to spend time working ON them. This morning whilst on a 4 mile walk with my wife over Swinley Forest we came across this junction, and it gave