In response to the prompt 'hands up if you love a good pie chart', this image contains a fan of four pages from a fully-illustrated survey, with pie charts and statistics. Over the top is a panel of text that reads. "Win a half-day 1:1 coaching packages worth £540"

Brave & The 2026 Brave & Brilliant Business Owners Survey

How have mindset, self-value and self-belief shaped your business in 2026? Add your voice to the annual Business Bravery Survey. Anonymous, two minutes, and a prize draw.

Mark Franklin

Oct 202 min read

A photo of multicoloured hundreds and thousands (tiny pieces of candy). Over the image is a text panel that reads "Tiny unnoticeable things", referring to the small business wins we often overlook.

Tiny unnoticeable things: the small business wins your brain is ignoring

Your brain is ignoring your small business wins. Discover why Tiny Unnoticeable Things (T.U.T.s) matter more than you think and how a smile file changes everything.

Mark Franklin

May 55 min read

A young white woman with long blonde hair is pictured to the left of the image. She is stood in front of a yellow background and is wearing a blue an white stripey top. She is looking surprised and is pointing with both hands to her right to some words that read "Getting in your own way: the real reason your creative business is stuck."

Getting in your own way: the real reason your creative business is stuck

If your creative business isn't growing the way it should, the problem might not be what you think. Discover why getting in your own way is more common than you realise – and what to do about it at a free live session on 28th April.

Mark Franklin

Apr 214 min read

Brave & The 2026 Brave & Brilliant Business Owners Survey

Tiny unnoticeable things: the small business wins your brain is ignoring

Getting in your own way: the real reason your creative business is stuck

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