If you've observed a decline in the frequency of one or two customers purchasing your products or services, it may indicate that they have churned. While most businesses face churn, it's essential to keep track of it. Research suggests that ret

My Morning Routine

Apr 21st, 2023 8m 36s

As a business owner and a mother of two, my morning routine has to involve my family. I value family time, so I'm always there to help my children get ready for school and eat breakfast together. I've tried the "get up at 5 am and get your day

How to Understand if Trade Debtors Are Damaging Your Business

Apr 17th, 2023 8m 45s

Simply having numerous customers who owe significant debts does not necessarily equate to a successful business. In fact, it can be detrimental, particularly to the cash flow. Therefore, although offering credit to customers can be beneficial,

My favourite motto

Apr 14th, 2023 9m 19s

Today's episode is about my favourite motto: trust your gut and understand the data. I explain the importance of both trusting your intuition and analyzing data when making business decisions.Resources:If you’re struggling to understand the acc

Become Obsessed With Eliminating Bottlenecks in Your Business. Hint: That Might Be You

Apr 10th, 2023 7m 15s

There are several bottlenecks business owners face and need to overcome in order to scale and grow their business to successful fruition. It is often said that some business owners themselves are the bottleneck of their business. That is why

Pricing and the cost of living crisis

Apr 7th, 2023 18m 33s

In this episode, I discussed the current economic climate of slow wage growth and high inflation leading to the cost of living crisis situation. You will hear how this impacts businesses and why it is essential to understand the situation even

3 Shifts to Move From 5 to 6 Figures

Apr 3rd, 2023 7m 38s

It is a common struggle for most small business owners to move up from the five-figure to six-figure revenue in their business and oftentimes, they can’t seem to move out of a revenue plateau being experienced in their business. As business ow

The Hardest Lesson I’ve Had to Learn as a Business Owner

Mar 31st, 2023 14m 6s

In this episode of from a Facebook Live, Annette shares her insights on the hardest lesson she had to learn as a small business owner. She discusses her experiences with hiring and firing, time management, and the importance of cash management

Breakthrough the Revenue Plateau

Mar 27th, 2023 8m 46s

Experiencing a plateau in business revenue can be a daunting and discouraging experience, particularly when it appears to be challenging to overcome. This is a common situation that many small business owners face, but the positive news is that

What I’ve invested in to Grow my business (and what have been money leaks in hindsight)

Mar 24th, 2023 18m 22s

Today's podcast is from a Facebook live where Annette Ferguson discusses her experiences with investments and money leaks in her business journey. She shares the good and bad choices she's made and offers valuable advice to help others avoid ma

Pricing Red Flags

Mar 20th, 2023 6m 24s

As a small business owner, you might fall into the trap of three common pricing mistakes in your efforts to attract or retain clients. Unfortunately, the outcome of such actions can lead to losing clients instead. By listening to this episode,

Why You Should Only Ever Compete With Yourself?

Mar 15th, 2023 7m 3s

Let’s face it, running a business is really daunting and looking at the direction of other businesses for comparison or trying to copy what they have done will bring you out of focus in your own business. When you are out of focus on your own

How I Banish Unproductive Time in My Business

Mar 6th, 2023 18m 6s

Taking it from Annette’s personal experience, especially when you are starting with your business, there will be use of time that is not going to be productive for you and the business. In these Training Tuesday live sessions, Annette will sh

Why There Is Money in Knowing Your Ideal Client

Mar 3rd, 2023 7m 59s

Knowing who your ideal client is beneficial to you as a business owner because you can save time, money and effort with a targeted market. Of course there are some industries where they can cater to all kinds of clients but for most small busi

How to Be Consistently Visible to Increase Profit

Feb 27th, 2023 9m 53s

Do you know why big companies consistently buy air time for their advertising in TV programs and even in online shows on YouTube? They do this so that people will remember their brand, causing more people to purchase more from their business.No

Why Your Background Doesn't Determine Your Wealth

Feb 24th, 2023 8m 31s

Usually when you are a small business owner, people are quick to judge that you came from a working class family or you came from poverty. In that case, however, that is not something to be ashamed of, instead it is something to be proud of.

How to Make Money Without Losing Yourself

Feb 20th, 2023 7m 46s

When you have a small business, you want to make sure that you are overseeing your business personally and probably doing so many tasks that can completely overwhelm you. Before you know it, you have totally forgotten how to take time out for

Simplify Your Path to Profits

Feb 10th, 2023 13m 45s

As a small business owner, it is very easy to be sidetracked in the day to day operations of your business, because being small you may be doing several capacities in your business. This often leads to forgetting important aspects of your bus

Automate Growth in Your Business

Feb 6th, 2023 13m 16s

Implementing automation in your business processes can benefit a lot for your business in terms of productivity and efficiency. Automation is highly encouraged especially on tasks that are done on a repetitive cycle, on tasks that aid in marke

Conquer Overwhelm and Get REAL Results

Feb 3rd, 2023 7m 46s

Running a business can overwhelm us and if we don’t know how to combat it, the results can be detrimental to your business. You as the business owner are the most important asset of the business and as such must prioritize your well being, to

If I Had £1,000 to Start a Business, Here’s Where I’d Spend It

Jan 30th, 2023 7m 25s

When starting a business, you have to make sure that the money you’re spending on, is what you really need to get you moving. Say if you have £1,000 that you can spend to start a business, you don’t want to spend money on things that are not co

Guarantee Your Goals

Jan 27th, 2023 6m 26s

We can all set goals, but if we don’t take action on those goals, it will remain just goals. For you to achieve your goals and guarantee that you will succeed, there are four key strategies that you can follow, as recommended by Annette in thi

Bounce Back From Failures

Jan 25th, 2023 7m 26s

All businesses go through some kind of failure many times over. Bigger and well known companies go through the same and in a much bigger context of failures. The key here is to have that resilience and never give up. In this episode, Annette

Top 5 Pillars for Success

Jan 20th, 2023 6m 14s

Whether you are just starting out or already operating your small business, these tips from Annette will prove to be helpful as you gear up for your business success. Not only are they practical, but they will be your guide in almost all aspec

Rituals of 6 and 7 Figure Business Owners

Jan 16th, 2023 5m 28s

Business owners have their personal and business life, too and when they don’t know how to properly allocate their time, most likely either the business or family gets affected. In this episode, Annette will show you some of her rituals that s