Spending on marketing and still no sales? The problem is usually your offer, conversion, retention or positioning. Five questions to tell which.

Not sure if your business is having a slow season or facing a deeper problem? Here's how to tell the difference and what to do about it.

Referrals drying up? It's rarely about you. Here's why word of mouth slows down and how to build more ways for new customers to find you.

Your window display has three seconds to stop a passing customer - Here's what to fix first.

If your retail or hospitality business has footfall but isn't converting, the problem is probably inside your four walls. Here's what to look for and fix first.

I had someone hold me accountable to saying hello to three people at my first networking event for my own business. Left to my own devices, I'm not sure I would have gone. But once someone sets a challenge? I don't like not meeting it. So I went. And those first few were nerve-wracking, but nowhere near as bad as I thought they were going to be. Four years and a lot of events later, I still remember that feeling. The overthinking, wondering if I was doing it wrong, not knowin

Founders who grow have people around them who challenge their thinking. Why building alone holds you back and what good peer support looks like.

You're running a business and trying to nail your own January and 2026 intentions. Thinking about global trend reports and consumer behaviours probably isn't top of your to-do list. But you do need to know what's changing, what your customers are thinking and where behaviour is shifting. So we've done it for you. Major research reviewed and broken down for what actually impacts independent businesses in the UK. And there's a pattern. The Data Shows a Clear Shift 69% of social

If you're anything like me, and the founders behind the businesses we work with, you'll have 47 ideas swirling around about what to do this year. Before you jump into planning mode, here are a few prompts that might help you get clear on your 2026 business goals. Tip: Don't rush these. Sit with them. Be as honest as you can. See what comes up. On Your Business What worked last year that you want to do MORE of? Not what you think you should do. What actually moved the needle.

Setting business goals 2026 is the easy part - building the structure to achieve them is what matters

Work through three powerful questions that reveal what's actually moving your business forward, what matters most right now, and what's really stopping your progress. A practical 2-hour exercise for clarity.

A monthly CEO day gives you protected time to work on your business, not just in it. How to book it, what to do on the day and how to make it stick.