“Is it really that simple?“ asked Caroline We were working through her financials and figuring out just how much her business was really making and calculating how much money she needed to make in order to pay her expenses and pay herself. “If I knew this, I wouldn’t feel so broke all the time” Every day when I […]
READ MOREDecisions decisions! Do you suffer decision paralysis?
I have a huge confession to make – there are some occasions when I am so indecisive that I almost get nothing done! Decision paralysis! “No way!” I hear you say. “That cannot be true. Ingrid – not YOU!!” Admittedly it happens to me very rarely – thank goodness! I’m a great one for taking whatever […]
READ MOREHow many cup cakes does it take to pay the rent?
So many clients ask me about leases and the pros and cons of signing a commercial lease. Of course it applies to pretty much any cost/ expense in the business – what does it take to pay for it? There’s a lot of talk about “greedy landlords” and maybe it’s true. Rent certainly is a […]
READ MOREMore stories from Michelle Obama
Welcome back for 2019. We’re back after being unplugged for a couple of weeks. The weather was so lovely in Sydney, we managed to get to the beach pretty much every day. I just had to try to get my beach shot with the wave wiping out 2018 and in fact had a lot of fun […]
READ MOREInspiration from Nick Cave, cult legend
Nick Cave is a cult legend and is currently touring Australia “In Conversation” – an evening combining conversation as he answers audience questions, interspersed with his playing piano and singing. His wisdom is timely. An early question: “I’m a writer and wonder where do you get your creative inspiration?” Nick Cave: “I sit down every […]
READ MOREI Didn’t Come This Far to Only Come This Far
How are things going in your part of the world? We’re heading into summer here in Sydney as the rest of the northern word heads into winter, I’ve just had my birthday and that it’s not far to next year and the future looks bright for small businesses pretty much everywhere in the world. My […]
READ MOREKayla Houlihan and Tribe Skincare share their success story
Recently we featured a podcast interview with Kayla Houlihan to coincide with the first birthday of Tribe skincare. Kayla has created a pretty fantastic business and recently posted her success to a FB group we are both part of. As you can see in this screen shot/image she made more than $91 000 in sales […]
READ MOREDo you think that your clients ever feel lonely?
This week I received a terrific question from a student who was doing my So You Want to Start a Pilates Business online program. I thought others might benefit from my response because everyone has clients, customers and/or patients to follow up. Claudia writes: Hello Ingrid, I’m working through your online program and I need your help please. […]
READ MOREAn interview with Scott Pape, The Barefoot Investor
I’ve been a huge fan of Scott Pape since I first met him about 5 years ago. There’ a good reason that “The Barefoot Investor” has sold more than 1.3 million copies here in Australia. It is terrific in so many ways – easy to read, straightforward language, well explained actions to take – that pretty […]
READ MOREInaugural Virtual “Business Shower” and Live Q&A
This week we launched the first of our Live Q&A sessions and named it “Virtual Business Shower” You’ve heard of Baby Showers and Wedding Showers …. well this is a Business Shower and this one was Virtual. We’ll get to the live Business Showers one day … meanwhile here is the recording for the one […]
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