Profits

By Craig Lourens There is a point in every business owner’s journey when technical ability is no longer enough. You can be the best plumber, dentist, marketer, etc, in town. You can solve complex problems, delight customers and produce exceptional [...]

Business Coaching has never been more important for leaders who want to build thriving, resilient businesses. While systems, procedures and performance metrics all have their place, the most successful organisations understand a simple truth: people will always be the driving [...]

By Craig Lourens. “If you don’t know where you’re going, every problem feels bigger than it really is.” The biggest misconception about business growth is that growth starts with marketing, sales, systems or hiring people. To put it simply, [...]

By Brendon Saunders, ActionCOACH Most business owners do not have a business problem. They have a memory problem. The business lives in their head. The pricing logic. The client promises. The sales follow-up. The cash-flow assumptions. The supplier workarounds. The [...]

Sales Training is the foundation of every successful business I have worked with. Without Sales Training, even the best products, services, and marketing campaigns eventually lose momentum. I have seen businesses invest heavily in branding, technology, and operations, yet still [...]

SALES is no longer just about convincing someone to buy a product or service. In my experience, the most effective SALES strategies come from understanding people, their emotions, and the way they make decisions. Once I started focusing on customer [...]

Profit is the ultimate measure of a healthy business, yet many companies struggle to achieve it consistently despite high levels of sales activity. It is a familiar story. Teams are busy, calendars are full, calls are being made, and meetings [...]

There is a lot of tension in the business community right now. You’re hearing it in conversation, you’re hearing it in decision-making and you’re hearing it in the tone of even the most experienced leaders. Rising fuel prices are [...]

By: Craig Lourens, ActionCOACH Business Coach At the start of the financial year, many business owners take a moment to reflect on the past year. What worked. What didn’t. Where did the business move forward, and where did it feel stuck. [...]

A lack of processes doesn’t just create mild frustration. It quietly eats away at profit, productivity, morale and growth. Many business owners find themselves constantly firefighting — reacting to problems instead of calmly steering the business forward. Every business — [...]

For many business owners, numbers can feel like abstract figures on a page -disconnected from the real-world challenges and opportunities their business faces. Yet, numbers are much more than mere data; they tell the story of your business’s health, performance, [...]

By: Craig Lourens, ActionCOACH Business Coach Every business owner dreams of increasing profits, but many struggle with where to start. The good news? Boosting your profits doesn’t have to mean working longer hours or taking on unnecessary risks. With the right [...]

By: Craig Lourens, ActionCOACH Business Coach Are you a business owner wondering, "What does a Business Coach actually do?" You’re not alone. This question gets searched thousands of times each month, and for good reason. A Business Coach isn’t just a [...]

Welcome to a journey through the distilled wisdom of years spent in the trenches of business growth and entrepreneurship. I'm here to share with you seven simple, yet profound tactics that can steer your business towards success. These lessons are [...]

As an entrepreneur, you're often told it's not about the money—until there is none. That's when you realise that while money isn't everything, it certainly becomes the only thing when it's missing. This stark reality is something I've come to [...]

Unless you are one of the few people who were lucky enough to receive a large inheritance, won the lottery, or married into money, you will need to create your own wealth. This is not the easiest of goals given the [...]