Small Business Owner

Sales and marketing alignment is one of the most powerful drivers of business success, yet many organisations struggle to bring these two critical functions into sync. When sales and marketing operate as separate entities, businesses often face wasted resources, inconsistent [...]

Emotional intelligence (EQ) and self-awareness have emerged as defining qualities that separate exceptional leaders from the rest. These attributes enable leaders not only to manage their own emotions but also to understand and influence the feelings of those around them—leading [...]

By: Craig Lourens, ActionCOACH Business Coach Every successful business empire starts with a dream, a dash of courage, and a whole lot of hustle. But how do you grow from a one-person operation in your garage to a thriving enterprise [...]

February is here, and for many business owners, the reality of the year is settling in. The holiday break feels like a distant memory, and we’re deep in the daily grind—juggling customers, suppliers, cash flow, and economic uncertainty. Some days, [...]

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 [...]

South Africa, is truly a country of abundance. We are blessed with beauty all around us. With places, I love like Table Mountain, Kruger National Park, Namaqualand, Vineyards of Franshoek, and the Blyde River Canyon. Did you know that South [...]

In prepping for this blog, I asked Business Owners in my network what made them proud to be South African Business Owners.    The overwhelming response was – our resilience!  What makes us resilient?   We embrace The Stockdale Paradox. Admiral James [...]

It's no secret that women have had to fight harder than men to become a legitimate presence in virtually every aspect of business. Thankfully, the gender gap is slowly shrinking on the corporate side, with more female executives in the [...]

Unemployment in our country is a cancer that is growing and spreading unchecked. South Africa's unemployment rate hit another record high reaching 35.3% – which means 7.9 million people are currently jobless. The billions being spent on Supplier and Enterprise [...]

Have you heard about the EveryONE EmployONE movement? It was launched by ActionCOACH Southern Africa last year in response to the extremely high and increasing unemployment rate in South Africa.  What exactly is the EveryONE EmployONE Movement?  Early last year [...]

Entrepreneurship, and owning your own business, is an exciting concept – some people dabble in it, some master it, and some avoid it like the plague. Not only is owning your own business the fastest route to building real wealth, [...]

As an ActionCOACH Business Coach – I often meet business owners when they have come to an impasse, with their business. The conversation often starts with at least one of the following statements:   “After so many years and so much [...]

It's that time of the year again... Love is in the air!  I firmly believe that our love of another person is something that should be constantly expressed, worked on and strengthened throughout our lives – and not just one [...]

Over the last couple of months, I have heard many people referring to the uncertain times that we live in and how that has impacted and sometimes even crippled businesses. The events of the last two years have brought the [...]

A quick story:  It was August 2009, my first year of being a Business Coach at ActionCOACH when I attended my first ActionCOACH Global Conference in Sydney, Australia.  At the conference, I met a seasoned coach from the US and made the bold decision [...]

It was great bidding 2021 farewell and here we are at the beginning of a new year full of dreams, expectations, and opportunities which we approach with a bit of a “nervous twitch” because the previous two years have been [...]