My name is Jim Scott and I have been helping businesses in South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire to develop and grow for nearly twenty years - in that time I have helped around 2500 businesses either on a one to one basis or on training courses to become more effective with marketing, selling and running their businesses for profit.
You can find out more at www.sdg.uk.com / info@sdg.uk.com / 07714 105962 but on this site I will be creating a series of short blog posts relating to an aspect of developing your business - mainly to do with sales and marketing.
No1 in the series!
Working ON your business
I usually start with a bit about attitude but I see that someone has already done that. Developing a "YES" and "CAN DO" attitude will probably more than anything else make you more successful. Loads of good books and loads of good articles on the subject and I strongly recommend Jeffrey Gitomer's Little Gold Book of YES! Attitude and The Little Book of Business Thoughts by Rick Armstrong and Rob P Brown.
Both are easy to read and whatever frame of mind you start with when you pick either of them up you will feel charged with positive energy after a few pages.
So - on to working ON your business. My inspiration for this line of thought and the way I work with most businesses comes from Michael Gerber, Author of E-Myth. I first read his book in the early 90's and back then he was concerned with businesses like IBM, MacDonalds and large hotel chains and so I adapted his views to micro businesses.
