by George Sotiropoulos | Jun 26, 2023 | Business Value, Customer Experience
Hi ,“This is a late parrot! It’s a Stiff! Bereft of life, it rests in peace! If you hadn’t nailed it to the perch, it would be pushing up daisies!”– John Cleese Monty Python Dead Parrot SketchThis is a quote from a classic Monty Python sketch where John Cleese...
by George Sotiropoulos | Jun 23, 2023 | Business Value, Scaling the Business
In our last post we spoke about Sarah, who was profitable but found herself being squeezed more and more by cash flow issues.She had to turn the game around and did so with 4 simple strategies.Increase RevenueFirst, she decided to increase her prices. With inflation...
by George Sotiropoulos | Jun 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
Many of my clients manage their cash flow by looking at their bank statements after the fact.In many ways that’s like putting the lead on the dog to take her out after she already went all over the rug.Cash flow is often overlooked until its pain is too difficult to...
by George Sotiropoulos | Jun 21, 2023 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
In a quaint little town, lived a Thomas and his wife, Amelia. Together, they had built a thriving business called “Dreamcatchers TA,” a company that specialised in handcrafted dreamcatchers and other artisanal goods.Thomas was a master craftsman, pouring...
by George Sotiropoulos | Jun 20, 2023 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
In a quaint little town, lived Thomas and his wife, Amelia. Together, they had built a thriving business called “Dreamcatchers TA,” a company that specialised in handcrafted dreamcatchers and other artisanal goods.Thomas was a master craftsman, pouring his...
by George Sotiropoulos | Jun 19, 2023 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
On dog owner chats … on adverts.. I see over and over again..“Fur Baby”“Buy your fur baby this.. buy your fur baby that…”“Here are pictures of me and my fur baby.”“My fur baby changed the channels on the TV.. how cute…”“My fur baby had a bowel movement to the...
by George Sotiropoulos | Jun 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
Who can forget Blockbuster.The Late Fees…The Abuse….I was introduced to Netflix by my friend Pete who swore never to go back to Blockbuster again.He had his movies in his envelopes and he didn’t care that it took 24 hours to collect the movie…. He was ripped one too...
by George Sotiropoulos | Jun 15, 2023 | Business Value, Customer Experience, Scaling the Business
An old family friend who lived into his 90s was laid to rest this week.And a bouquet of flowers was placed in his grave…Tomorrow is my wife’s birthday.And the most popular birthday gift is a nice bouquet of flowers..But…Am I wrong in saying flowers really are a...
by George Sotiropoulos | Jun 14, 2023 | Customer Experience, Business Value, Scaling the Business
What’s more valuable.. $10 sometime next month or $5 guaranteed on the first and third Monday of the month.What do you think and by how much?The $5 guaranteed …Why? – Because it’s predictable and recurring…How much more valuable? Well it can often be 3x as valuable as...
by George Sotiropoulos | Jun 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
Hi,“Do to others what you want them to do to you.”– Matthew 7:12The Golden Rule.Quoted above in the New Testament and prevalent in some form or other throughout the ages in most of the major religions and throughout the globe (often stated in the negative.....