Are you looking for new tools that can drive your business forward? And to make you be able to manage all the tasks you have? We found one great list loaded with tips for you.

We very often hear that we need to learn a new language to take the step to a new market in a new country. To be fluent in several languages is of course a great advantage in making business with other countries. The more secure you feel in both understanding and make your self understood - the better situation do you have in a meeting or a negotiation situation. 

You will also feel more comfortable in other situations like when you travel, book a room, orders at a restaurant etc... 

Our recommendation is that you consider a new language for your business relations as a tool to use to achieve the goals you have set up for the New Market. To be able to communicate, to listen and to deliver a message that is correctly understood is the Key. 

I have collected some of my best tips and advises in an e-Book. I can´t promise they will work for you as they did for me - but it is worth a try to get out of the negative spiral.

Avoid to reach the point - use the tips and situations described to learn how to stay out of the negative stress zone.

Just think about the opportunity to work from bed.

Either you can't sleep, waking up in the middle of the night or your eyes are crystal clear in the early morning. You don't need to get up to release your ideas or to share your decisions with partners.

This blog post is written using my iPad and the Weebly app. Weebly is the Tool we use for SMEBOX.

As owners of small businesses we are often fighting with our priorities - our must do, should do and could do. Running a business is not a regular job that you go to and come home from - running a business is a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week , activity.  You are never really free and no matter how much you work and results you manage - you could always do a bit more and there is always something calling you from your shop, desk or screen.

Even if the family is happy with a successful entrepreneur as mother/father, husband/wife, what they actually want is to spend more time with you. They want to travel, go to the beach, go to the mountains for some skiing or other activities they would appreciate.  Every time they bring it up - you are torn in two pieces and feel guilty to the one you abandon, the Family or your Business.

We have a solution for you - a combination of Work and Vacation:

"Worcation".  A perfect thing to do in order to take good care of yourself and the family - without the business suffering - on the contrary even the Business will be a winner.

Depending on what kind of business you are running and if you are alone or have some employees you will create a worcation that suites you - but actually all can do it. If you want to know more and find out how it could work for you download the e-Book "Worcation" and you will find a number of tips and techniques that helps you to get the most out of your worcation.

Happy Worcation!

• Identify your Set points and enter them
• Decide how often you should measure them
• Find out on how you can get back on track if you need
• Set a time frame
• Print it and put it there you can see it every day

Don´t look to much on my Set Points – they are just examples… and YES – I do my very best to keep them! Good Luck with your Set Points!

Kenneth OE
 SMEBOX