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Latest news and industry updates from the business coach team at Tenfold

Getting from A-B: How split testing can strengthen your small business marketing efforts
Do you know what kinds of offers your customers are likely to respond to? Can you pinpoint the optimal day/time ...
When it hits the fan, what’s the plan? How to build resilience into your team and your business
In my last blog, I explored the topic of resilient leadership and put forward some ideas for how small business ...
Have a cup of concrete: six qualities shared by resilient business leaders
For business owners, stress is a constant companion. As the head of the table of your own business you ...
It’s easy being green: 10 ways to decrease your small business’ environmental impact (without lightening your wallet)
In the 12 years that have passed since Al Gore shocked the world with his famous climate change documentary, the ...
The best defence is a good offence: a two-tier strategy for responding to disruption in your industry
In our two previous blogs on disruption, we explored the impact of disruption on small business owners and how to ...
Increase your creativity tenfold: 10 ways to spark great ideas in your small business
It’s amazing how many of my business coaching clients believe that they “don’t have a creative bone in their body”. ...
Networking: It’s not just a game for suits
If you are a business owner who walks into a room feeling confident and makes 10 new connections easily before ...
Check yourself before you wreck yourself: 9 ways your ego could be holding your business back
I recently came by some interesting feedback from a fellow Tenfold coach’s client. He told us that the most valuable ...
Spotting the iceberg: three ways business owners can detect disruption early to avoid a collision
In the early hours of April 15th, 1912, the RMS Titanic hit an iceberg and sank to the bottom of ...
12 binge-worthy podcasts for small business owners
“When I'm drivin' in my car, and the man come on the radio He's tellin' me more and more about ...
Once upon a time… A small business owners’ guide to telling their brand story
Humans have always responded to storytelling. It creates a sense of belonging and connection to the past. For as long ...
8 fear busters to help you fail your way to success
Ability to master fear would make the top 5 of any entrepreneur’s list of most important skills – in fact, ...
Bridge or a bunker: How should small business deal with ‘disruption’?
Google, Amazon, Uber, Airbnb, Airtasker, Netflix… what do these brands all have in common? They are disruptors in their industry. ...
9 Fool-proof Time Management Strategies for Small Business Owners
One of the first things I work on with my Tenfold coaching clients is time management. It isn’t something which ...
Breaking Bad (Habits): 6 actions you can take today to break bad habits
It all starts with a simple cup of coffee. And a cheeky biscuit, just to tide you over until dinner. ...
9 Super Useful Tools to for High Performing and Converting Websites
It's one thing to have a website for your small business, it's another thing entirely to have a website that ...
Maximise the App-ortunities: The best 14 apps for Australian small business owners
Meeting clients at their workplace, working remotely, visiting your team onsite; there are so many advantages to not being stuck behind a desk. It’s no wonder that Australian small businesses are conducting more business on their mobile devi...
Solo: A Small Business Coach?
“A long time ago, in a galaxy far away…”
As a Star Wars fan since seeing The Empire Strikes Back on the big screen in 1980 (I was in primary school and begged my mum for a Princess Leia lunchbox), I am super excited about the new ...

