Welcome to the grassy corner of the Allotment where our blogs are grown. Read about how to grow an ideas pipeline, how to make a business more creative, what the power growth questions, how to get over creative block and a whole field of other ideas…

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Stop working to grow your business

Running and growing a small business can sometimes feel very much like a hamster on a wheel, where the hamster has to wear 68 different hats, carry 32 bags with important stuff in whilst talking with authority on a subject of choice in a calm and authoritative manner, not yet realising that there’s a used tissue stuck to the sole of its foot.

You’re the hamster, just in case that wasn’t clear.

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Why drawing is your strategic superpower

Creativity has nothing to do with drawing. I say this frequently, when people profess to not be creative because they cannot draw.

Pfft. As if that has anything to do with it.

But wait.

Your drawing capability may not have any bearing on how creative you are, but can drawing help you be a more creative business owner?

You bet your 2B shading pencil it can.

Here’s how to create a business strategy with doodles…

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How to write a business strategy (ready, steady, Post-It)

Wondering how to create a business strategy? Not sure how to create a business plan? Before you start your planning for 2022, read our blog that takes you through the five growth stones that will provide a simple, robust foundation for business growth.

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