What makes a great mentor? What do you need to get right? I gave my thoughts to Natwest, as they spoke to experts and SME owners, who are mentors to other businesses, to find out why we do it and what we get out of it. Read the full article here.

Not a very cheerful topic – certainly not British, we barely talk about money, never about sex and never in my experience about death. Yet death is something that will come to us all, sooner or later. I do remember my grandmother making it very clear that she saw funerals as a complete waste of […]

Stress is a major issue these days; it does affect everyone, no matter who they are or what they do. Stress can be positive and I know personally there have been times where I have benefitted from being in a stressful situation. Intentionally putting myself into uncomfortable and challenging situations have grown my abilities and […]

When you run your own business, no matter the size, it is important to also take time for yourself. Work-life balance can feel like a bit of a joke when you’re trying to keep a business going, but it’s important to remember that if you don’t cultivate some form of work-life balance now, you may […]

Last week’s blog was a guest post from Nicola Cook. I’ve asked several of my friends and colleagues to answer some questions on my blog recently, so I thought I would answer the questions myself and let you know a little more about me… A brief introduction to me… Lara Morgan: serial entrepreneur and investor […]

When you are running your own business, whatever its size, it’s really easy to be so busy with your business that exercise takes a back seat. I have sometimes quoted in the battle of balance which I have never mastered if I am fat and happy with the business even the family know who I […]

Watch entrepreneur Lara Morgan reveal why taking responsibility is key to owning your success in business. Special thanks to Investec Private Banking.

If you don’t know ask. If there is one piece of advice I can offer you, in business as well as in life, it is this: ask for help. Indeed run your own “ask three people” system and then make an educated decision regarding how best to proceed – or buck or beat, or indeed […]

The one big question in any business that simply cannot be ignored is this: Where is the money? The main reason most businesses fail is not lack of customers, but lack of cash flow. As business owners we need to know exactly where the cash is at all times, and where it will be tomorrow. […]

Delegate before you combust or indeed damage that which you worked so hard to build…avoid the cycle of boom and bust… When you’re running a business, especially when it’s a business you’ve started on your own, it’s tempting to just do everything yourself. When I started Pacific Direct it was me, a brand new fax […]