News & Views

The latest information regarding Steer Your Business activities as well as small business articles of interest.

News and Views

The Stealth Margin Killers: Two Hidden Areas Draining Your Company Profits

The Cost of the Silent Siphon: Subscriptions Many entrepreneurs assume that profit leaks only occur during massive market shifts or failed projects. However, the most damaging drains are often much smaller, quieter, and highly repetitive. One of the most common places where capital quietly slips away is through unused, forgotten, or duplicated software subscriptions. In […]

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The real luxury isn’t five-star hotels. It’s time.

For many of us, time has become our most valuable asset. We spend our working lives making decisions, solving problems and juggling responsibilities, leaving very little time to plan the holidays we’re most looking forward to. Yet, with endless websites, reviews and AI tools at our fingertips, planning a trip can be surprisingly time-consuming. After […]

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Leaving Corporate Doesn’t Mean Corporate Leaves You 

When women leave a corporate career to start a business, they expect to spend time learning new skills.  Few expect the biggest challenge to be unlearning.  This is The Corporate Hangover: the invisible residue of a successful corporate career. It’s the habits, beliefs, behaviours and unwritten rules that helped us thrive in one environment but may hold […]

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Want more followers? 

  Think twice before running a competition  A social media competition can create real buzz but, if you get it wrong, you could end up in Facebook jail or killing your future content.  Know the rules  Meta’s guidelines catch out many businesses. Did you know, you actually can’t require people to like or share a post to enter? Or make tagging a friend part of the deal? What […]

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Future-Proofing Your Business: How to Keep More Profit This Autumn

Redefining Value in a Changing Market As we enter September, business owners across the country are turning their focus to autumn planning. With a fresh season comes a natural opportunity to review our business operations and ensure our foundations are secure. In the business world, growth is often associated with chasing new sales and increasing […]

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The Relationship You Forget to Notice 

You manage relationships all day, at work and at home. There’s one you rarely stop to notice, and it sets the tone for every other.  Ask a leader how things are going and you’ll usually hear the same words: “I’m very busy.” And it’s said like it’s a badge of honour.  What’s running underneath is a quiet, unacknowledged, and unspoken exhaustion. It shows itself when you […]