Business Planning – Choices are Yes or No!

Ever procrastinate with business or personal decisions? Just not sure whether the answer is Yes or No, or just maybe? Here is some simple advice given to me years ago by a Lady that had survived a divorce, the death of her new husband which lead to bankruptcy of their business, a new ... Read More

Organizational Structure and Planning – A must do activity!

Organizational Structure and Planning is the clearly defined pathway to where you are heading! It compliments all of your Organizational roles (Job Descriptions), Branding, Marketing, Systems design, and underpins your Ethos and business values. At Amplio we teach a quick one page business planning tool to simplify and clarify what your next steps ... Read More

Starting up a New Business – Part 2

Making the most of New Business At Amplio we have provided a business links page for some Government and private businesses which provide mainly free tools to understanding business, business planning and business development. The main aim is to ... Read More

Starting a New Business – What mindset do I need?

Ah, where do you start with a new business. You have ideas floating around your head, people giving you advice (some of which have never had a business in their life) and the more you think of it the more confused and demotivated you become. We have all heard of the statistics, you know the ... Read More

Business Marketing – Who places where?

Further to the article on the last blog, the source did not include TV or some other media or forms of advertising. What it did list in order of effectiveness: Email newsletter Networking Word of Mouth (these were all around the same mark) Website Direct emails Local newspaper advertising Printed flyers/letterbox drop Paid marketing in search engines Direct mail. They also offered ... Read More

Referral Marketing – Have we lost the plot?

Recently I came across an article about the effectiveness of different marketing methods. Surprise, Word of Mouth marketing is by far the most effective method of marketing! So why do so many businesses put so much time and dollars into other forms of advertising?  The best response is that during the business life (phases) different ... Read More

Business Planning – Timetabling Responsibility

Timetabling Business Responsibility All businesses have tasks that need to be done on time every time and are critical usually to other tasks being done effectively or even stopping other tasks from starting until the original one is completed. Timetabling is the perfect adjunct to position descriptions.  It allows you to plan the processes with ... Read More

Simplifying Telephone Contact – Using Technology

Ever wondered how to keep those telephone numbers without causing a stress attack? Technology is the answer! Forget the drawer full of business cards, rolodex and other items. The power of technology now is great for use with storing information.  Look for  a mobile phone which can synchronize with your computer or laptop.  This is ... Read More