Want to design the breakthrough business year you truly want? If right now there is a gap between the business you have and the business you truly want then obviously you’ve got work to do. Growth can happy at varying…
A key part of annual planning is annual profit planning, but it is a step that not every micro business owner covers when annual planning. Calculating your predicted annual profit means digging into the numbers of your business in the…
Want to know what the ultimate yearly planning checklist for micro business owners is? As a micro business owner, your resources (time, money, energy) are precious and to ensure you are using them as efficiently and effectively as possible you’ll…
Want to know how to manage seasonality in your business with annual planning? Experiencing seasonal fluctuations is completely normal, but just because something is normal doesn’t stop it from being frustrating. Swinging being moments when sales are pouring in and…
“Annual planning isn’t just for big businesses”. It’s a sentence I’ve had to say many times over the years because, for some reason, some small business owners seem to have got it into their head that annual planning is corporate…
If you want year-on-year growth for your business, then you need to do annual planning. Year-on-year growth, especially the kind that you can continue to build on, does not happen by luck. It is the result of having a clear…
Want to know why annual planning is the best investment you’ll make in your business? All too often, solopreneurs and micro business owners will skip annual planning because too busy working in their business to work on their business. However,…
Want to know how to create your first annual plan for your business? Most small business owners know that they need to be planning for the future. They know the importance of having an annual plan, but if you’ve never…
On Thursday 2nd October 2025, Small Business Britain put on the very first Small & Mighty LIVE at the Science Museum in London. I was booked as a speaker for this event. But I’m not one of those speakers who…
So you know planning for your business is essential, but you are trying to weigh up annual planning vs quarterly planning. Well, you probably aren’t going to like this, but it shouldn’t be one or the other. You need to…