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5 Ways to Grow Your Business Through Blogging

by Julia McCoy • August 12, 2020 • 0 Comments

You can grow your business through blogging, but only with a solid content strategy. Here are five steps to building yours.

How to Work from Home Successfully

by Carlos Gil • August 12, 2020 • 0 Comments

If you’re struggling to work from home, try establishing a routine and make a game plan for what you’ll accomplish each day.

Shark Week Pro Tip: 'Try Not to Act Like Prey'

by Dan Bova • August 12, 2020 • 0 Comments

Biologist-adventurer Forrest Galante shares some things to keep in mind if you find yourself playing Marco Polo with a shark.

4 Steps for Building Your Team's Resilience

by Tanner Simkins • August 12, 2020 • 0 Comments

Resilient teams meet challenges and learn from them. That’s why it’s essential for leaders to develop resilience in their teams. Here are some practical ways to cultivate resilience.

5 Types of Content You Should Create to Grow a High-End Coaching Business

by Margaret Olatunbosun • August 12, 2020 • 0 Comments

Start by shifting your audience’s beliefs and expectations.

Start-up valuation – an investor guide to valuing a start-up

by Matthew Cushen • August 12, 2020 • 0 Comments

Originally written by Matthew Cushen on Small Business
A start-up valuation is an area of business where entrepreneurs are least confident.
This is not unusual. Valuing a business is the area where new entrepreneurs, and many an experienced one, are least assured. It seems like a black art, with its own language and with few rules.
As an example, yesterday I was chatting to an entrepreneur who’d had a stellar career in large business, had a very different view on a (large and growing) market, and from that had innovated a very interesting proposition. She was, quite rightly, super confident — until I asked what valuation she hoped to place on the business when raising some equity funding. The conviction evaporated. After some circling around the question she mumbled a number, with no rationale other than some sense it might be what other businesses had raised at. Only one thing was clear — we’d both thought her number was incredible (both astonishing and unbelievable).
Starting at the very basics, here is a starting off point when thinking about a start-up’s valuation, highlighting the important language and an example:

Valuing a start-up is only vaguely related to valuing an established business. A mature business will usually

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Avoid multitasking to improve your productivity – infographic

by Partner Content • August 12, 2020 • 0 Comments

Originally written by Partner Content on Small Business
As a small business owner, you will always have far more to do than time to do it. From managing your marketing to taking care of staff and balancing the books, there’s a lot to take on and you’ve likely found yourself wishing for more hours in the day.
In fact, our recent research found that 26 per cent* of small business owners said a major cause of stress was juggling business and personal commitments and 24 per cent* said time pressures caused them stress.
The answer does not sit in working longer hours or trying to squeeze more into your day, it’s all around identifying what drives your busyness and what steps you can take to reduce this and remain focused while still looking after your wellbeing.
One of these steps, and the focus of our latest infographic below, is to work smarter and avoid the temptation to multitask. The infographic shares some interesting statistics and tips when it comes to keeping focused, avoiding distractions and learning how to manage your email inbox. With 21%* of small business owners reporting that staying on top of business admin is one of the main factors that causes