Whilst starting your business will bring about excitement, this might also come with a healthy dose of anxiety. Making sure your business is compliant isn’t that hard so, to get you started, here are some tips that will help you and your business get on track with their compliance plan.

Let’s be honest, it’s probably time to refresh your business plan. In fact, even if the end goal has not changed, taking the time to refocus and plan ahead is guaranteed to be a valuable exercise. The reality is, it doesn’t have to be difficult or boring!

While setting up a small business may bring your dreams alive, get your juices flowing, energise you and put in place your passion and commitment to serve others, having a vision and being armed with a few key strategies will help grow your chances.

Prompted by COVID-19, the “stay at home” orders have created some challenges for managers and HR, at a time when many companies were implementing remote work policies for the first time. For some, this is the first time they will be managing remote employees – creating uncertainty on how to navigate and maintain both productivity and engagement.

As businesses and the wider community embrace the uncertainty that is inherent with living with COVID 19, you may begin to wonder whether now is the right time to start a business.

To be a successful entrepreneur, you need to be prepared to invest in your success upfront. Embrace change as an integral part of your strategy and always ask yourself “who else” you need on your team and “what else” you should be considering.

Our actions today will determine our future so let's look inwards and identify how we can be part of the change we so desperately want to see in others. Look past the KPIs and recognise your people.

Have you ever looked at the impact language has on you?

As consultants, we can leave those around us in a better place when we say goodbye, compared to when we first met them, emotionally and in business. Although it’s not a precise plan - and it shouldn’t be, as every client is different - it is a call to action for those of us who recognise the truth behind what we do.

Comparing yourself to others does not create the footprint you are wanting to make. Believe in what you are doing and provide yourself with a path forward. Your journey is ahead of you, leap out and take charge knowing you will succeed.

Allowing people to share in the journey, gets "buy-in" and makes them feel trusted and valued and when we do that we also have loyalty.

If you have clarity, people will know what you want to achieve and they can be part of that journey with you. It’s what people want, it’s what Millennial’s want. They want to know they are making an impact and that you value them… They want to contribute.

If we fear that having a different opinion will lead to rejection, we are likely to give up our voice, we stay silent. And in many ways, it makes us become inauthentic.

Something to remember when you are setting out in business or looking to scale is that it does not matter if you are selling a product, a service, providing training or membership subscriptions. The process is the same.

Remembering that you are in business to serve always helps, however, what makes us stand out from the competition is to know your client’s “pain”. 

Have you ever wondered how some people seem to get better outcomes even when they appear to be saying the exact same thing as you?

So proud to be part of this professional line up of speakers. This year’s National IFA Strategy Day is about “getting “Into Action” . It will inspire delegates to take responsibility for their success and gain new strategies to support them rise through challenges and help advisers drive productivity and profitability in their business.

Have you ever felt that there may be something that you may have missed, or that someone else knows something and they are not sharing?

Research shows us that when we support our people and refrain from constraining them, they feel encouraged and supported. They feel empowered and they will step up and be exactly what you are seeking from them.