Practical insights for SME founders navigating the realities of leadership, structure and decision-making while growing their business ecosystem.
The Federation of Small Businesses’ recent survey highlights the Employment Rights Bill SME impact, unsettling many founders. 92% are worried about the Employment Rights Bill. 67% plan to recruit fewer staff. Over half are scaling back investment. Those numbers are the squawking of panic with no strategic insight. Panic is the noise that drowns out
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Business ecosystem silence is often unheard due to the distracting shrieks on social media, celebrating milestones, taking luxurious holidays and surpassing what they once dreamed possible. What can be missed is the warning that effective policies and ethical business practices are not aligned. However, there remain the business founders watching while calculating whether they can
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“You foolish black people seem to think you can run your business anyway you want… This is how black people be running their businesses and then want to cry and complain and say support black business.” Why Blanket Statements Hurt, Not Help First things first, blanket statements like the one in a social media video
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AI can produce polished nonsense or powerful support. For small business owners, the difference lies in your leadership and AI Policy that guides it. In business, that nonsense can cost you your reputation, your money, and your people. So when the headlines continue to push the narrative that AI can do all things or is here
AI Can’t Lead, That’s Your Job Read More »
Delegation isn’t offloading if done correctly. Sometimes, the fear SME business founders and their trusted reports face can be eased by revisiting the policies and procedures that serve as the itinerary for the business journey.The art of delegation is “the skill of entrusting tasks to others while also giving them the authority to make decisions.”
SMEs Struggles: Delegation Isn’t Offloading Read More »
