Business Growth Articles, Vlogs & Blogs by Jay Allen

30 Apr

What is an elevator pitch?

By Jay Allen
In 6. Sales & Negotiation

Within business as in life, we are continually communicating with others, some we have one-off short interactions with, whereas others become lifelong friends! In this blog, we’ll look at whether your first interaction with anyone is likely to create the

18 Apr

I’ll give you a year!

By Jay Allen
In 1. Vision, Value, Culture, Purpose

I’m not sure about you, but I’ve always been a fan of ‘The Apprentice‘ (even though I’m not sure where on earth they find some of the candidates! and shocked at some of their lack of business prowess prior to

31 Mar

Limiting beliefs

By Jay Allen
In 3. Mindset & Motivation

I had a REALLY interesting conversation with a client recently: Client: Nobody is a 6 Figure X in the UK Me: Your right, there is nobody in the UK currently running a 6 figure business in the UK doing X…..YET!

21 Mar

The purpose of business

By Jay Allen
In 5. Money & Margins

I am constantly amazed how some business owners fail to prioritise making money… After all, that is the ultimate purpose of a business (whether you want to dress it up with ‘to provide for your family’ or ‘to provide employment

19 Mar

8 Essentials to SCALE, Podcast

I’m a huge advocate for sharing the real essentials with other business owners to help and empower them achieve their Big Fat Hairy Audacious Goals! One of the ways I do this is agree to be interviewed by podcasters, YouTubers,

05 Mar

How to feed a superhero!

By Jay Allen
In 8. Team

How to find, attract and feed a superhero! “Until you have an employee, you are one!” It may sound harsh, but the reality is, until you have at least one employee, automatically it means you are the only

05 Feb

How to achieve a WIN-WIN

By Jay Allen
In 6. Sales & Negotiation

Job descriptions often list negotiation skills as a desirable asset for job candidates, but the ability to negotiate requires a collection of interpersonal and communication skills used together to bring a desired result. The circumstances of negotiation occur when

25 Jan

NOBODY wants to buy your product/service

By Jay Allen
In 6. Sales & Negotiation

There is something salespeople do that makes selling more difficult. They don’t mean to do it, and many still don’t know what they should do differently and why what they’re doing makes selling more difficult. What they are doing is

25 Jan

12-1

By Jay Allen
In 3. Mindset & Motivation

Were you one of the hundreds and thousands of people that, at Midnight on the 31st December made a New Years Resolution? Did you make some kind of pledge or promise to yourself, your family and your friends that “This

10 Jan

8 Steps to take back control of EVERYTHING

By Jay Allen
In 3. Mindset & Motivation

Like it or not, we are all gladiators. We go to sleep and wake up in a social arena from which there is no escape. Challenge upon challenge confronts us, walls restrain us, and a mob of spectator’s mocks, sneers,