How can we get good people?
France and John have been in business for over 15 years. They’ve tried taking on team members but can’t seem to get good people. What should they do? There [...]
Franchise Support & Training
Franchise business plan The UK network is supported by a UK support team who coordinate launch and ongoing marketing activity for its franchisees. But the team isn’t there just to [...]
Action COACH Franchise Opportunity
If you’re still wondering if you should choose to start a franchise rather than starting up a new business from scratch, there are some significant statistics to help you make [...]
Why invest in a franchise?
There are nearly 1,000 franchise opportunities available throughout the UK so how do you narrow this down to a list of franchises for sale that would be best suited to [...]
The Small Business Heroes of Naas during Covid-19
As we move into Phase 2 of re-opening of the Irish economy, I spent some time last week reflecting on Phase 1 and about some of the businesses that impressed [...]
Six Keys to a Winning Team
I’m often asked by business leaders about how to get their employees working together and heading in the same direction. The answer lies in investing time and effort in [...]
Common Mistake: Wasting money and time on strategies that are not working without realising it.
One of the benefits of being a business coach is that I get to meet business owners across the whole spectrum of business sectors. I get to see what is working [...]
Essential Retail Outlets
Update from Retail Excellence Ireland, 25th March 2020 The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) has recommended that all non-essential retail outlets will close to members of the public and all [...]
Enterprise Ireland Coronavirus Business Response Plan Including All Available Supports For Business
Update from Enterprise Ireland 17th March 2020 Covid-19-Guide
Lay-Off Advice & General Update
Advice from Tom Smyth & Associates Update from Tom Smyth & Associates via Retail Excellence Ireland – 16th March 2020 This advisory note provides general advice which you may find helpful at [...]