I’m looking out over a misty sea, the waves rolling in on a new year. It’s time, they say, to obsess about New Year’s Resolutions and what I’ll pay attention to in 2011! Now, this is my question today: How do I make sure that when I “pay” my attention, I make a good “investment”? [...]
Why do Growth Entrepreneurs Succeed?
10 December 2010 By Leave a Comment
What’s up with the interest in entrepreneurial growth in Cape Town? Why is it that twice the number of recent new comers to the Venture Capital community chooses Cape Town as the location to set-up head office? The recently published report on the state of the Venture Capital in South Africa attributes two factors to [...]
Get Ready For The Silly Season
17 November 2010 By Leave a Comment
Here is another BizTip for entrepreneurs who want to take their future into their own hands by making most of the upcoming holiday period: “Get Ready For The Silly Season”. Christoff Oosthuysen is the resident business coach on Randall Abrahams’ weekly radio show, Point of View. Here is another of the weekly BizTips… BizTip – [...]
Write to the Point: Foundation Writing Course
8 November 2010 By Leave a Comment
Anyone can, over time, learn how to communicate clearly and concisely. The secret (to quote the Sound of Music) is to “start at the very beginning, a very good place to start”. Kristina Davidson and Sukaina Walji of Write to the Point would like to invite you to join their Foundation Course, which takes place [...]
How To Attract Your Ideal Customers
8 November 2010 By Leave a Comment
Some times you have customers you would like to fire (or some times even worse, who you want to put fire to)! Why is it that you have customers who are causing you grief? Are you attracting the wrong kind of customers? How can you attract the ideal customers — those that you are meant [...]
Make Your Business Card Unforgettable
30 October 2010 By Leave a Comment
Here is another BizTip for entrepreneurs who attend networking events or meet prospects every day, and use a business card to introduce themselves. The tip is: “Make your business card unforgettable”. Christoff Oosthuysen is the resident business coach on Randall Abrahams’ weekly radio show, Point of View. Here is another of the weekly BizTips… When [...]
Learn from Toyota in using a one-page plan
20 October 2010 By Leave a Comment
In our Flow Marketing planning process we use a one-page plan. A bit like what Toyota does with their A3 approach. You should ask yourself how you can simplify your plans and learn from these visual and to-the-point planning approaches! How useful is your business plan, or operational plan, or marketing plan? How much does [...]
You already know how to be great
19 October 2010 By Leave a Comment
You already have inside of you what you need to achieve your most important goals. So what is keeping you back? You need: – Faith in yourself and others; – Fire in your commitment and actions; and – Focus in what you choose to pay attention to. These are the three elements Alan Fine says [...]
Play business like Sudoku to solve your challanges
9 October 2010 By Leave a Comment
It becomes much easier to take on challenges in your business when you do it like you would in playing a game of Sudoku!” Clearly define your goals; answer the obvious questions first then move on to the more complex; and be patient in looking for the solution. Christoff Oosthuysen is the resident business [...]
“Flow Marketing makes it easy by showing the eight steps you have to take with each marketing activity. I’ve put the steps on the wall for my staff members to be consistently reminded on the best way to keep attracting good customers.”
