Shaun Stenning | Investor | Serial Entrepreneur

As a new business owner, there is plenty to learn when it comes to running your business not to mention managing your business finances. Most entrepreneurs who start a business of their own don’t come from a finance background and have to learn the basics, bookkeeping, funding, and what actually matters to lenders and investors as they journey through the unknown. Wouldn't it be great if someone could give you a "to do" list when you were ready to start your company that would guarantee your success? Even better, what about a "to-don’t" list of things to avoid at all costs? According to Shaun Stenning , “There’s no one thing all entrepreneurs have in common; there’s diversity in the type of mindset it takes to be a leader. “ “However, there are certain qualities and traits that will certainly make the path to success easier for you, and everyone around you. Leading a company is for your customers and about your customers.” Shaun Stenning said.  Even though we a...

We hear it said a lot that money can't buy happiness. Of course, we all need money to provide food, clothing, shelter, and life necessities. And having money is better than not having money by almost any measurement. But how much money do we need? How do we know we have enough money? Like a lot of things in personal finance, the answer is different for everyone. According to Shaun Stenning , “For some, the goal is to become rich. But why? Does being rich bring happiness? When making money is the goal, it often gets in the way of being happy rather than offering joy.”  “I've said it many times that our values should guide our decisions about making money and how we spend money. The time spent on activities that are most important to us.” Shaun Stenning There is way too much focus on money and material things. So here is my list of 5 More Important Things Than Money 1.  Put your health and wellness above everything else  There is an old saying: “If you don’t have your healt...

Shaun Stenning was recently interviewed by a well-known publication and was asked about the Covid19 Pandemic and what businesses could be doing that have been affected by Covid 19.  Shaun's answer was simple and direct.  "The Answer Is In The Numbers."  What Shaun Stenning went on to explain was that businesses that had trading operations affected by Covid 19, for example, tourism businesses, should be studying past, current, and future financial predictions to see where they should be focusing their time.  One example that Shaun gave was that if a business studied where they acquired customers from they could spend downtime from Covid 19 strengthening their position in the lowest cost acquisition marketing strategies.  This was they were utilizing the time to grow the business and the potential of the business rather than just sitting stagnate and waiting for international borders to re-open.  In addition to that, they could take the time to build mar...

According to Shaun Stenning , Thailand will go ahead with a plan next month to reopen to vaccinated foreign visitors starting with its most popular resort island Phuket, as it tries to revive tourism while battling its biggest coronavirus outbreak so far. This is a government initiative to open the Island of Phuket to international tourists to try and alleviate some of the economic pressure on the local community. The island has been closed now for about 15 months and the plan is to open the island, with restrictions, to international tourists from July 1st. If you are fully vaccinated, have insurance, and follow the guidelines you can visit the beautiful island of Phuket and help the local economy recover. Shaun Stenning in the tourism business. This reopening for international tourists has a big impact on his business. For almost 15 months Phuket has been closed and it has caused a lot of damage to the tourism industry.  Phuket plans to reopen on July 1st. Shaun Stenning is rea...