YOUR VITAL INDICATORS ... Posted: 22/05/2013 How healthy is your business? On: www.ec-mkb.co.uk

Whether you're in business or not, you need to be aware of the 'vital indicators' around what you are striving to achieve. Failure to keep a watchful eye on progress could seriously damage your outcomes and even your life ...

CLAIM THE SPACE Posted: 21/05/2013 And you will sparkle ... On: www.vickimasters.com

Have you ever thought about different people in business and wondered ''What's their secret? Why are they so successful? What's the magic formula?'' What makes some people stand out from the crowd?

DEADLINES GET STUFF DONE ... Posted: 15/05/2013 Are you being smart? On: www.ec-mkb.co.uk

This is one of Nigel Botterill's rules from is his best-selling book ''Botty's Rules'' and I've been reminded by several incidents over the last week or so as to exactly how important it is. It's all about being SMART ...

CONFESSIONS OF A FEEDER ... Posted: 14/05/2013 Or Cleavage, Cup-Cakes and Bangers! On: www.vickimasters.com

I've always loved to cook and to be the proverbial 'hostess with the mostest'. My sister Emily lovingly calls me Monica (the well known slightly neurotic female from Friends). However, truthfully it isn't just the process I love ...

AGGREGATION OF MARGINAL GAINS ... Posted: 08/05/2013 What can you improve? On: www.ec-mkb.co.uk

The cycling teams of Sky and Team GB really dominated European and world cycling in 2012 and the head coach, Dave Brailsford, puts most of the success down to the aggregation of marginal gains ...

SHINING A LIGHT ON YOUR BUSINESS Posted: 07/05/2013 And making you visible ... On: www.vickimasters.com

I love running my own business. I've learned so much over the past few years. One of the most important lessons is the need - above all else - for visibility. In a nut shell, spending time every day finding and keeping customers ...

WHAT QUESTIONS ARE YOU ASKING? Posted: 01/05/2013 Seeing into the future ... On: www.ec-mkb.co.uk

A couple of weeks ago I mentioned the guest speaker at an Entrepreneur's Circle national event - Olympian gold medal winner Ben Hunt-Davies . Ben began questioning everything with "will it make the boat go faster?"

THE DAY I GOT THE TWEAK Posted: 30/04/2013 A big thank you to Jules ... On: www.vickimasters.com

I had the pleasure of being spotted and tweaked recently. It was a very satisfying experience all round. I feel it only fair I share it with you but shhhh, it's Northampton's best kept secret ...

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE THIS MONTH ... Posted: 24/04/2013 And was it enough? On: www.ec-mkb.co.uk

So what have you done this month to move your business nearer to being successful? My guess is not enough! I know; you've been too busy what with the Olympics, holidays, kids off school; I'll take a day off as it's sunny ...

ALL ABOUT BLUESPOT SOLUTIONS Posted: 17/04/2013 Fulfilling your potential ... On: www.ec-mkb.co.uk

This week I want to talk about my other business, BlueSpot Solutions, a specialist consultancy for people at work, in life or sport who want to really excel and fulfil their potential! ...

SPANISH NIBBLES ARE GOOD FOR YOU Posted: 16/04/2013 And your business ... On: www.vickimasters.com

You don't have to be a member of thebestof to benefit from some of the great things we do! We really are a local force to be reckoned with now, particularly if you want to promote your business ...

THE MOST CRITICAL THING FOR SUCCESS Posted: 10/04/2013 My Take On Botty's Rule No 12 ... On: www.ec-mkb.co.uk

The first thing successful business owners do is the most important thing for the success of their business - MARKETING! Nigel Botterill, the very serious entrepreneur, spends 90 minutes every morning working ON his business ...