Abigail Ahern's Blog

MAKING YOUR BUSINESS PART OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

Listening to the news, you might think retail is in a bit of trouble. Trading figures are down, many retailers are predicating tough trading times but I don’t think it’s all doom and gloom, especia...

LOOKING BACK ON 2016

This has been one crazy ass year. I think that’s safe to say of the whole year in general, but I feel I may not be qualified to talk about the whole wide world, so I’ll keep it to a year in the lif...

BEST OF THE BIZ 2016

This is me (almost) wrapping up the biz column so this year. I say almost, because it’s been a crazy ass year for us. Read Abigail Ahern's blog post with the all the best bits of her biz column for...

Lessons From Running My Own Business

I’ve learned a lot about myself through running my own business. I’ve learned that I’m not a quitter, I’ve learned that I am obsessed and passionate and completely intoxicated with and about interi...

HANDY SALES TECHNIQUES FOR YOUR RETAIL STORE

It’s Friday so it must be biz day! Although I’m actually taking a day out and doing no business thinking what so ever today as I’m taking my two nieces (aged 3 and 5) to see the Gruffalo, have lunc...

THE POWER OF CONTENT FOR YOUR BUSINESS

It’s Friday yay hay – planning on actually taking this weekend off. Had the same plan last weekend and then ended up working both days.  It’s gone bonkers with the new collection of botanicals in, ...

HOW TO SURVIVE RETAIL SLUMPS

Gem and I have pulled two massively long days this week getting in all the newness into our cabin at Heal’s and our flagship at Essex Road. Both stores now look the best they have ever done. The br...

HOW YOU CAN TURN YOUR HOBBY INTO A BUSINESS

Do you have a talent that you dream about turning into a business? Opening your own bakery, launching on online store, throwing pots? How do you know if it will be sustainable, worth pursuing or ju...

HOW TO RUN A BUSINESS WITHOUT IT RUNNING YOU

I don’t know about you guys but I find it at times quite hard to regain any sort of work/life balance. When you work from home and it’s your own business there’s no divide so to speak between a wor...

MAKING YOUR BUSINESS UNIQUE

Crafting your business identity is fundamental if you want to survive. Without trying to scare anyone here, most businesses die within the first 12 months. Everyone is starting a business these day...