Time management for business owners doing it all If you've ever read a piece of time management advice and thought "that's lovely, but it assumes I have four uninterrupted hours and no one else in the house," I'm right there with you. So much of what...

01 September, 2026

10 Things I Learnt at Google About Using AI Better I recently attended an amazing AI training day run by the folk at Google Digital Garage. It covered marketing, social media and growing a business online. Here are ten of my biggest takeaways. 1. AI doesn't have to...

29 August, 2026

How to stay motivated when progress feels slow There's a particular kind of tired that comes from doing all the right things and still not seeing the result you were hoping for. You're showing up, you're putting the work in, and yet the sales aren't quite...

26 August, 2026

If you're starting a business after leaving a career behind, whether that was your choice or not, there's a particular kind of nerves that comes with it. It's not just "can I make this idea work," it's "who am I now, if I'm not that...

12 August, 2026

Signs You're Ready to Start a BusinessA lot of people wait for a specific feeling before they start a business. A sense of total confidence. A moment where the nerves disappear and everything feels certain. Here's the truth, and I say this as someone who's...

10 August, 2026

Hobby to business - it really is possible There's a particular moment a lot of people describe to me. They've been doing something they love, on the side, for a while, maybe selling a few pieces, taking the odd booking, helping friends of friends, and then...

30 July, 2026

Here's how to build a business around your actual life, not the other way around Let's talk about starting a business that fits around your actual life, rather than trying to force your life to fit around a generic idea of what a business "should" look...

28 July, 2026

You can start a business when your budget is small "I'd love to start a business, but I just don't have the money behind me." I hear this so often, and I get it completely, because I've felt it myself. It's easy to look at other...

26 July, 2026