Oct 2026
Business Coach vs Mentor: Which Does a Business Owner Need?
Business coach vs mentor: a coach helps you find your own answers, a mentor has done it and tells you what worked. Which an owner needs, and when.
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Advice for business owners Answers first, from the owner’s seat.
Each article answers one question owners ask me. Most come from an episode of the Mentor Business Podcast.
Oct 2026
Business Coaches for Entrepreneurs: How to Find the Best Business Coach or Mentor in the UK
The main types of business coaching and mentoring in the UK compared: what each costs, who it suits, what to ask and the red flags to watch for.
Oct 2026
Business Exit Planning: How to Build a Business Someone Will Buy, Without You In It
Business exit planning for owners: when to start, what buyers really pay for, the five things to fix first, and the exit routes compared, by an owner.
Oct 2026
How Much Does Business Coaching Cost in the UK?
UK business coaching usually costs £250 to £3,000 a month. What each type of coach costs, what you get, and how to tell if it's worth it for your business.
Episode 127 · Oct 2026
What Is Split Testing?
What is split testing? How A/B testing works, what a small business should test first, how to run a split test, and how many people a valid test needs.
Episode 126 · Oct 2026
How to Start Email Marketing for a Small Business (Stop Sending Newsletters)
Email marketing for small business: why it isn't dead, how to build a list from people who know you, how emails win leads, and where to start this week.
Episode 125 · Oct 2026
What Is a CRM? How to Build One for Your Small Business
What a CRM is and why every small business needs one: what it does, how to build a simple CRM for small business, which to choose, and your first step.
Episode 124 · Sept 2026
How to Build a High Performing Team That Runs the Business Without You
How to build high performing teams: why good people leave around month six, what teams that perform share, and how owners stop being the bottleneck.
Episode 99 · Aug 2026
Sales vs Marketing: How to Get Your Sales and Marketing Working Together
Andy Bounds and Peter Boolkah on sales and marketing alignment: why teams blame each other, what customers want, and how to fix the handover.
Episode 68 · Aug 2026
How to Pay Yourself as a Business Owner
How to pay yourself as a business owner: start with your number, then work back through profit, margin, revenue and price so your pay is planned first.
Mar 2026
Fractional CMO: When One Will Grow Your Business, and When It Won't
What a fractional CMO does, when hiring one makes sense, how it compares with an agency or a full-time hire, and how to choose one in Birmingham or beyond.
Jan 2026
The Customer Loyalty Ladder: What It Means for Your Business
The customer loyalty ladder explained: the seven stages from suspect to raving fan, why each rung matters for growth, and how to move customers up it.
Dec 2025
How to Do a SWOT Analysis for a Small Business
How to do a SWOT analysis for a small business in six steps: what strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats mean, and how to turn them into a plan.
Nov 2025
AI for Business: The Best AI Tools for Growing Your Business
AI for business, sorted by job: the tools for content, productivity, marketing, sales and analytics, what each saves you, and how owners pick one.
Oct 2025
How to Write a Business Plan: What It Is and What to Include
How to write a business plan: the 10 parts every plan needs, from market analysis to financials, the six types of plan, and why owners need one to grow.
Jun 2025
How to Get More Clients Without Paid Ads: Peter Boolkah's Strategy
Business coach Peter Boolkah on how to get more customers without paid ads: find where they are, master one channel, hire well and invest in content.
Apr 2025
Pacesetting Leadership: Why Leading From the Front Stops Working as You Grow
Pacesetting leadership explained for owners: what it is, when setting the pace yourself works, why it burns teams out, and what to do instead as you grow.
Apr 2025
Qualities of a Good Leader: The 10 That Matter When You Own the Business
The qualities of a good leader from an owner's side of the desk: the leadership traits that build a team, and a business, that can run without you.
Mar 2025
Time Management Tips for Business Owners: Where Your Week Really Goes
Time management tips for business owners: audit your week, protect what matters first, delegate what others can do and stop being the emergency fixer.
Mar 2025
How to Increase Sales: What Works in an Owner-Led Business
How to increase sales: go back to existing customers, fix conversion before marketing, get referrals, protect your price and measure every stage.
Mar 2025
Servant Leadership: What It Is, and When It Works for a Business Owner
Servant leadership for business owners: what it is, its principles, the pros and cons, and when serving your team builds a business that runs without you.
Feb 2025
What Is a Buyer Persona, and How Do You Create One From Your Best Customers?
What is a buyer persona? A profile of your best customer: who decides, what problem they have and why they buy. How to build one from your own data.
Feb 2025
How to Write a Sales Pitch That Sounds Like a Conversation
How to write a sales pitch: start with the customer's 'after', ask before you present, show you've done it before, and agree a next step.
Jan 2025
Sales Closing Techniques: Why the Best Salespeople Don't 'Close'
Sales closing techniques for owners: ask for the decision, surface concerns, agree next steps and protect lifetime value. Why 'always be closing' costs you.
Jan 2025
Sales KPIs: The Numbers a Business Owner Should Track Every Week
Sales KPIs for business owners: start with the outcome, track the inputs that drive it, keep it to a handful of numbers, and review them every week.
Dec 2024
Cold Calling Tips: How Business Owners Win B2B Work on the Phone
Cold calling tips for B2B owners: call the right people, open with their problem, ask more than you pitch, and agree a next step. The old way is dead.
Nov 2024
What Is Personal Branding, and What's the Point for a Business Owner?
What is personal branding? For an owner, it's what people trust you for: your values, your proof and how you show up. Why it wins work and attracts people.
Oct 2024
How to Improve Sales Skills: A Business Owner's Guide
How to improve sales skills as a business owner: sell by solving, ask better questions, follow up, and build a sales process your team can run without you.
Oct 2024
Sales Funnel Stages: How the Process Works in a Small Business
The six sales funnel stages, from awareness to repeat business, how a funnel differs from a pipeline, and how to find the stage that's costing you sales.
Oct 2024
The Best Sales Podcasts for Business Owners (2026)
The best sales podcasts for business owners and sales teams in 2026: ten shows still publishing, who each one suits, and how to get value from them.
Aug 2024
When and How to Hire Employees: 5 Signs You're Ready
How to hire employees for a small business: five signs you're ready for a new hire, and the hiring process from defining the role to the interview.
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