Big Business Rule No 3 Spend more time out of the office than in it. One famous large management consultancy allocates an average of 5 desks per 100 of their most senior sales partners. This is the proportion of at-desk time they have calculated is appropriate to generate the level of income they need. One of […]

This week we have heard a lot of people saying they simply can’t find the time to do the things that matter to their business. So, we’ve come up with a few suggestions of where to find some extra time, and what to do with it, If you have other, better ideas, please share them […]

  We are really excited to announce that the next business growth bootcamp, starting in September will take place in a truly inspiring venue – Trafford Hall, Chester.  The full day events will take place on the first Monday of Sept, Oct, Nov and Dec 2011. 121 sessions will be scheduled to fit round you and your […]

Big Business Rule No 2 Measure (almost) Everything. If we asked you which brand of coffee a 32 year old woman, living alone, with 3 cats, a subsription to Country Life, a household income of £42,000 per annum and who dyes her hair red in winter, but blond in summer is most likely to buy, […]

Lots of things are easier said, than done. Today, do some of them. Listen carefully to the language you hear yourself, and your colleagues, using. Today, just for one day, if you hear yourself promising to do something, or saying you should do something. Stop where you are…… and do it, or at least take […]

Hello all, the dates for the next NW Big Business Booster Bootcamp (for businesses, charities and social enterprises) are now available, the full day events will take place on the first Monday of Sept, Oct, Nov and Dec 2011. 121 sessions will be scheduled to fit round you and your business. Read more here: http://rubystarassociates.co.uk/2011/06/big-business-booster/, or […]

Big Business Rule No 1 Be Difficult to Work With. Do WHSmith let you walk out of the store with a bundle of paperbacks under your arm? If you apply to Santander for a mortgage do they give you the money before or after you sign the paperwork? If you don’t pay your gas bill […]

This article in Marketing Week has given us food for thought this week: http://www.marketingweek.co.uk/briefings/all-roads-to-improvement-start-at-insight/3026546.article. OK, so its hardly big news that we should seek honest and regular feedback from our customers. But how many of us actually do? We’ve been working a lot with the wonderful team at DallasMatthews recently, who specialise in relationship marketing. […]

Hello all, we wanted to use this blog to draw your attention to this great opportunity to become a Trustee of a charity. Being a Trustee is an excellent way to gain additional experience, network, and even get great new ideas and insights to apply to your own organisation. Changing Lives in Cheshire is a […]