Article written by Mike Anderson (NSBC Founder & CEO) A BIG part of my passion and ongoing life task is to understand what makes an entrepreneur highly successful. Many people ask me, “what do I need to do to fast-track success and become highly successful”. The answer is simple, model the traits of the world’s most successful – that’s how. There is no need to re-invent, just do and focus on what the most successful entrepreneurs do all day, every day.
Author: Mike Anderson: NSBC Founder & CEO
Article by Mike Anderson (NSBC Founder & CEO) Getting your invoices paid quickly can make a significant difference in your cash flow.
Article by Mike Anderson (NSBC Founder & CEO) Building up to The Business Show :: Africa in September, let’s not forget that this presents the most powerful B2B networking opportunity. It’s no secret to say that the best networkers double and treble sales quickly without spending any money. To be a world-class networker is quick and easy, so let’s see how and then go for it. There is little doubt that one of the key success ingredients is to grow your business by building relationships through networking. Networking must be a key part of your marketing strategy. Business networking can…
Make sure you get your business ready and well-positioned to raise finance whenever you need it. Applying for funding takes time, and time is usually the very thing you don’t have when you’re needing finance. It makes sense then that you should do everything possible to be funding ready before engaging lenders. Good preparation on the part of the finance seeker speeds up the application process. Knowing what lenders need from you is vital to knowing what you still need to do on your side to make sure you’re ready to access finance. The funding landscape has changed forever and…
Article by Mike Anderson (NSBC Founder & CEO) Show me a business where everyone lives and works by self-managing, and I’ll bet it’s a business destined for greatness. Make sure that the first person you are managing every day is yourself. In business, we all know that management is everything. If you don’t manage your resources properly your business won’t succeed. It’s as simple as that. Needless to say, we spend a tremendous amount of time and energy on learning to manage our surroundings. Unfortunately, we live in a world that is dominated by commerce and economics; our lives are…
Article by Mike Anderson (NSBC Founder & CEO) As 2024 is closing in on us, now is the perfect time to ‘sharpen the pencil’. If your business is not doing what it should be doing and is spiralling out of control with debt, expenses, poor sales, it is now time to adopt the principle of lean and do things differently. I like to call it “the washing machine effect” – Stick your business into the washing machine and clean it thoroughly; your strategic plan, forecasts, systems, sales, staff etc. Start a new business with the one you have, before it’s…
The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found what you love to do, keep searching – deep, long, and hard. Don’t ever accept less than you deserve. Explore your likes and dislikes. Understand the things that you are good at. Then start exploring ideas and opportunities around these factors. What would you really like to do and what you are really good at doing? This is a great way to start.
Without courage and self-belief, it becomes extremely difficult to succeed. You must trust yourself and have confidence in your ability to triumph. Self-belief is an act of faith. Never allow anyone or anything to dispel that belief. It is knowing beforehand that you can do what you want to do and that you will succeed. It is an internal force which turns on the engine that allows you to manifest your abilities externally. If you want to reach the top of the game – believe in yourself! Rise to the occasion with self-assurance and take your rightful place in society.…
Over the next few weeks, I will be publishing the key chapters from the 2023 release of ‘Never Surrender – The secret to achieving greatness’. The release of this latest publication will coincide with my opening talks on both days at The Business Show :: Africa in September this year. I hope the messages within the publication will make a positive difference in your life, the way they have for me. There are hundreds of success factors, but I have focused on the most prominent ones that have been dominant in my own journey, as well as those of life’s…
Article by Mike Anderson (NSBC Founder & CEO) Building up to The Business Show :: Africa in September, let’s not forget that this presents the most powerful B2B networking opportunity. It’s no secret to say that the best networkers double and treble sales quickly on a shoestring budget. To be a world-class networker is quick and easy, so let’s see how and then go for it.