Finance
Interview with Chris Moss – The Creative Mind behind 3 Billion Dollar Brands!
I’ve had to pinch myself a few times to make sure this interview is real. Its not often you get to ask questions of the creative mind behind 3 (yes 3) billion dollar brands. Chris was Marketing Director at Virgin Atlantic before going on to do the same at Orange. Brands director at Lloyds as…
Read MoreNine things that changed my life in 2016
So as another year draws to a close, it’s time for my customary post about the things that changed my life this year. If you’re interested in previous years then you can check them out here: ’09, ’10, ’11, ’12, ’13,’14,’15 Ok so lets get on with it, here’s the run down (no particular order):…
Read More7 Tips for Money Management in a Small Business
Today I look back over the last 16 years and consider the best money management tips I’ve picked up. Enjoy
Read MoreSo I started a YouTube Channel!
My first four YouTube Videos are live and I’m loving the feedback I’ve had already – its quite humbling and suggests that its certainly worth persisting with. To bring you upto speed you can check out my channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/alastairbanks For ease though, here are the first four videos – please forward on to students with…
Read MoreWhy is Management Accounting Important?
I’m lucky enough today to have a guest post from my friend and the management accounting expert to my business, Ben Didier. Rather than spoil the show, I’ll let his post do the talking. Can we afford it? One of the biggest jumps that often shock people when moving from employed work to running a…
Read MoreHonesty is the best policy, Transparency is the key
Yesterday I was lucky enough to watch a presentation from a client and friend of Optix who has taken his business from a couple of million turnover to 30+ in just 6-7 years. Oh and the best bit – he only has around 40 staff. He talked about his meteoric growth and the lessons they…
Read More8 of my top articles, all in one place…
One of the things its easy to forget when you’ve been blogging for a long time is all the great posts and content you’ve put together over the years. All that effort you put in, potentially lost in the mists of time. Unless a user finds your posts by a search engine, its unlikely they’ll…
Read MoreStop Worrying and Start Living
I was talking to some of my team yesterday and discussing how, in business, you simply have to face up to tough decisions and things you wouldn’t necessarily want to do given the choice. Last week I wrote about eating the frog which has struck a few chords it seems from comments and emails I’ve…
Read MoreThe Sale ain’t made 'til the bill is paid!
It’s funny, almost every one of us would celebrate making a sale – and so we should, it’s a big thing, but it’s not the whole deal and never forget that!!! Strong opening statement? It’s probably not strong enough… You only have a complete deal when you’ve made a sale, done the work and then…
Read More5 traits successful business people have – do you have these?
Missed a week due to travel folks so firstly apologies for that – clearly my first trait should be the inability to keep an appointment with ones blog 🙂 OK so there are probably hundreds of things you need to be successful in business but I’ve been day dreaming this last week and working out…
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