1% Better Every Month: The Simple Formula Behind 81% Profit Growth

by Michelle Buzzard | 17 Apr, 2026 | Financial Focus Fridays

Most business owners assume growth requires big changes. In reality, steady, manageable improvements – even as small as 1% per month – can create an impressive cumulative result. Here’s what happens when you make tiny monthly improvements across the five...

Missing the Daffodils: A Reminder About Time, Goals, and What Truly Matters

by Michelle Buzzard | 10 Apr, 2026 | Business Coaching

I went for a walk with my dogs in the woods this week after being really, really busy – the kind of busy where your head feels full, your inbox feels loud, and you feel as if every minute belongs to someone else. And then, in the quiet of that walk, I realised...

What Easter Quietly Reveals About Your Business

by Michelle Buzzard | 2 Apr, 2026 | Financial Focus Fridays

Easter doesn’t behave like the rest of the calendar. It moves. It disrupts. It arrives either slightly too early or inconveniently late. And in doing so, it exposes something many businesses don’t often examine closely: How well they operate when conditions aren’t...

Beyond Work–Life Balance: Designing a Sustainable Year

by Michelle Buzzard | 27 Mar, 2026 | Financial Focus Fridays

“Work–life balance” sounds sensible. Equal time. Equal energy. Equal attention. But if you run a business, you already know that isn’t how life works. Growth is uneven. Deadlines cluster. Opportunities demand immediate focus. Financial decisions rarely arrive at...

The Hidden Power of Increasing Prices

by Michelle Buzzard | 25 Mar, 2026 | Financial Focus Fridays

In our last article we looked at the real cost of discounting – how small price cuts can quietly damage profit, cashflow, customer behaviour and long-term business value. Now we turn that thinking on its head. If discounting is one of the most dangerous habits...