Performance
Being a solo business owner, it is often easy to fall into the trap of thinking business performance reviews and key performance indicators (KPIs) don’t apply to you. However, finding ways of measuring the business performance of your solo business and then seeing how you are tracking is an important part of running your own business, big or small. In this section you will find practical advice on how to improve business performance including removing barriers to success, learning through mentoring, setting realistic business performance standards, as well as tips for measuring success. Check out our step-by-step course to solo success.
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Business Productivity
21 signs you’re too busy
Busy has become a replacement for ‘fine’. How are you? Yeah, busy. But how do you spot when crazy busy is just crazy? Here are the warning signs to look out for when you are too busy.
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Performance
Don’t quit: 9 steps to entrepreneurial success as a working mum
The first secret to success as a working mum is sheer willpower. Even on tough days I didn’t quit, writes Donna Stone.
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Performance
Why playing it safe doesn’t always pay off in small business
Flying solo? 'Play it safe', well-meaning friends and family advise when we start our own business. But does playing it safe always pay off?
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Performance
Ask yourself this one, very important question every week
Every business owner faces the challenge of growing and improving their business in amongst the mayhem of actually getting all of their work done! Me included. A few years back I found a sure-fire way to keep moving forward. It was one simple question.
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Performance
Are you guilty of repeating the same mistakes? Join the soloist guilt club.
Small business owners seem particularly good at beating themselves up for the sins of the past. ‘Soloist guilt’ could well be a thing! Here are 5 simple strategies to banish repetitive small business mistakes and limiting mindsets.
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Performance
What’s your Plan B? Why every successful entrepreneur needs a contingency plan.
Don’t throw in the towel just yet; have a contingency plan for when your business idea isn’t going as well as intended. Being a successful entrepreneur means having a Plan B, C and sometimes D.
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FROM THE FORUMS
Delegate, delegate, delegate. How true is it though?
Hi everyone, I have started a new business 3 weeks ago. It's a cafe and I am very happy about how it is going. Now, I am stuck in the kitchen and I feel like I…
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Attracting new business
Our entire course, now part of membership!
We’ve condensed all we’ve learned into our comprehensive step-by-step course and bundled it into Premium Membership, for just $99. Check out Flying Solo membership.
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Performance
Refreshing your brand for the New Year
In this podcast, Amanda Vanelderen shares her top tips to help us kick off 2018 with renewed energy. To keep the party going a little longer, she uses popular song titles to make each point and has some great, straightforward ideas. Just what we need.
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Performance
It’s official: multitasking sucks
Think you’re great at multitasking? So did these people, until studies revealed some unsettling data.
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Performance
Are you a business amateur or pro? Here’s how you know
What do pro athletes prioritise that amateur athletes don’t? And how can that thing make your business more professional and profitable? Read on to find out.
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Performance
6 steps to make 2017 a great year
What if you could start the year with a whole new approach to life and business? Catherine Plano reckons you can and what’s more she’s got a plan. If you wish you could reboot, upgrade or introduce a whole new operating system, listen in.
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Performance
9 bad habits that are destroying your productivity
Bad habits in business really take a toll on our productivity. Today Vanessa Emilio shares nine bad habits we all need to put a stop to in order to get our workdays back on track.
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FROM THE FORUMS
2016. I'll Show Your Mine If You Show Me Yours
2016 has been a year to remember for me. My cleaning business has more than doubled through the year so pretty soon we won't be able to call ourselves the little…
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Performance
5 things CrossFit taught me about being a business owner
I’m not a big fan of labels but there are two I’m happy to have attached to me: CrossFitter and small business owner. I wear these two proudly but sometimes, they can both weigh heavily on my psyche.
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Performance
The two words I need you to ditch in 2016
Every time you catch yourself saying 'I can’t' I want you to recognise the situation for what it is: you imposing limitations on yourself that are holding you back.
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Performance
Perfect for anyone needing a kick up the bum this year!
Get this! We’ve taken all we know about running your own business and printed it on PAPER! It's like an eBook, but cooler. Flying Solo's bestseller! Grab yours now.
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Performance
Accelerate your workflow
Author, designer, blogger and Flying Solo’s Editor, Kelly Exeter, joins Robert Gerrish to explore the changing face of technology and how it can help transform and streamline the way we work.
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Performance
The ‘rookie’ mistake most small businesses make
Three years in and I’ve just realised I made a rookie error around pricing which has almost killed my business. Find out how you can avoid making these same small business mistakes.
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Performance
Clearing thought pollution: how to have a blue sky mind
Thought pollution is a thing, and in this day and age, everyone is subject to it. Which means if you’re able to clear space in your mind each day, you’ll have a competitive advantage over your peers.
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Performance
From flapping to focus
In this video, a couple of the Flying Solo crew present the ultimate guide for personal productivity. Drawing on the wealth of community contribution and commentary, you’ll leave with a practical new template for your business.
