Louise Pengilley

Business development consultant

Strategy & Execution

  • The importance of planning when running a business

    Whether you’re focusing on your business, team development or a personal project, do not underestimate the importance of planning if you want to achieve your goals. Here are eleven of the best reasons I know to start 2024 with a well-written, fully thought-through plan. 1.     A sense of clarity The very process of writing a […]

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    Planning for success? Learn how to write a plan with these 5 tips

    Did you know that we are 42% more likely to keep to a plan when we write it down? Amazingly, if we share that plan, our chances of sticking to it increase to 65%. Even more impressive is the fact that if we then share our progress, that increases again to 95%! As impressive as […]

  • Business Growth A-Z by Louise Pengilley
    The A-Z of Business Growth

    As a business coach and mentor, I cover a LOT of different topics. So, just for fun, here’s an A-Z of business growth. Ready? Let’s go… A. A plan – Fail to plan and you plan to fail!  Ensure you have a plan that details your goals, how you will measure success, and in what […]

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    How differentiation can provide a competitive advantage

    As you’ve decided to read this blog about differentiation, I’m going to guess you work in a highly competitive profession where there are a lot of other businesses offering something similar to you and competitive advantage is key. Knowing and exploiting your points of difference can form the basis of your competitive advantage. However, you […]

  • Fear of Selling, Sparkler
    7 ways to make sales sparkle in your business

    Do you have fear of selling? Some people are afraid of appearing pushy. Maybe you’re not completely confident about what you are promoting or the price you are selling it at. You might have had a dreadful experience with a pushy salesperson as a customer and it’s stayed with you ever since. Or perhaps you […]

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    How to love selling absolutely anything

    If I told you I could help you learn to love selling almost anything, you might think I was exaggerating. Perhaps it seems like a promise too far.

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