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16/01/2025 No Comments

4 Trends Influencing the Growth of SMEs in 2025


Running a small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) has always required adaptability and resilience, but 2025 presents a landscape of unique opportunities and challenges. As the global economy evolves, SME business owners must stay ahead by recognising ... Read More

02/01/2025 No Comments

Happy New Year Summit SCALE® Coaching


Happy New Year from Summit SCALE® Coaching! Wishing you growth and success in 2025. Let’s make this year your best ever. If you’re like most owners, you’re probably thinking about your goals and plans for the new year. Here are som... Read More

19/12/2024 No Comments

Merry Christmas from Summit SCALE® Coaching


Merry Christmas from Summit SCALE® Coaching! We are sending you our warmest thoughts and best wishes for a wonderful holiday and a happy new year.   If you’re like most owners, you’re probably thinking about your goals and plans for the ne... Read More

12/12/2024 No Comments

The Big Picture Challenges Faced by Small Business Owners


Running a small business is like juggling flaming torches while riding a unicycle—you need focus, resilience, and a solid strategy to stay balanced. While the journey can be incredibly rewarding, the challenges small business owners face are often ... Read More

05/12/2024 No Comments

5 Steps to Develop an Inspired Annual Plan


As this year draws to a close and we get ready to ring in the new year, it’s a very good time to develop your plan for the upcoming 12 months so that you hit the ground running in the new year. The purpose of your Annual Plan is to align your team ... Read More

28/11/2024 No Comments

7 Steps to Building a Self-Managing Business


Running a small or medium-sized business is exhilarating—but also exhausting. As a business owner, you’ve likely worn every hat: CEO, sales rep, marketer, bookkeeper and even cleaner. But what if you could step back from the day-to-day grind and ... Read More

21/11/2024 No Comments

How a Business Coach Can Help You Move to the Next Level


If you’re a business owner considering hiring a business coach to help you get to the next level then it’s really important you do your research to find the right match. There are a lot of different styles of coaching and a lot of people out ther... Read More

07/11/2024 No Comments

The Three A’s to Sales Success


There are three key parts to sales success (and probably business and life in general), and they all start with the letter A. Attitude, Activity and Acumen. Any of these three areas can sabotage the sales effort, but get these three things right, and... Read More

31/10/2024 No Comments

How To Become A Better Business Owner


How To Become A Better Business Owner Many people are driven to open their own small business because of a specific passion. Not from the desire to actually “do business.” Which means that very often you have business owners who are quite talent... Read More

24/10/2024 No Comments

Journalling for High Performance


What you focus on expands! Have you heard that before? There are many examples of this in our daily lives. For example, if you wake up feeling sad and down, the day usually serves up many events to make you feel even worse. Not good for boosting perf... Read More