How do Google do it?

In this week’s article, Karran Bonner (Brightside) examines how Google have built one of the fastest growing empires of the digital age and discovers how we could all develop our own version of the Google success story. Google’s success story is fascinating. Starting out as a small team working out of a garage conversion to now employing over 40,000 people …

Oil prices rise, but what have we learned?

Karran Bonner, MD at Brightside (Training & Coaching Experts) examines the lessons we need to learn from this period and how the recent decline can make organisations stronger. No one can argue it has been a challenging year for the city of Aberdeen due to the decline in oil prices but let’s learn from this and create new opportunities. Communication  …

How do you set your prices?

Price, cost, money, investment, hard earned cash – however we coin the phrase – pricing for many people is a contentious issue, especially in the training industry, it has for years been very cloak and dagger. Few training providers put their prices on their website and this was something when we rebranded in January that we we wanted to challenge. …

What key lessons do you learn running a business?

In today’s blog I reflect on some of the key lessons that I have learned along the journey of running Brightside. Today marks the beginning of my third year in business so it felt timely wanted to share some of the key learns from the journey so far. Commit to Getting Started Taking the leap of faith to start a business …

Four colours that changed my life, will they change yours?

You will know if you have read any of my posts before or seen some of the inspirational quotes I post that I believe in taking ownership for your own destiny and creating a positive life for yourself. Life can be hard, sometimes bricks are thrown at us along the way, but most of the time if we take the …