Business coaching

A’ve hud tae pit the observational standup idea oan the backburner for the noo as nane o the trawler boys could agree on whit tae pit in the softies and fa wis gonna pay fir the petrol. But something else has come up. I’ve started as a business coach at the Portknockie community centre.

The ideas are flowing since ave no had to spend ma mornings pickin up Harrison Ford II’s doings aff the pavement.

One quine comes up tae me an say’s, “So I’ve finished ma correspondence MBA fae Penn State and am ready tae go it alone in the world o business, but I’ve nae idea fit kinda business tae set up.” ‘Well see that checks oot, cos an MBA course is generally where y’ll find yer average entrepreneur that hasnae an idea atween thir lugs. So a decided tae divulge a rare oppertunity that I’ve been thinking long and hard a boot and that involves all youse Doonhamers.

So ah tells her aboot how yis have nuthin proper for breakfast doon here and there are folk that eat scones fir breakfast in cafes in Dumfries. She thought ah wis huvvin her oan so ah phoned ma Doonhamer cousin and did some lean customer surveys ower the phone.

She couldnae believe that there’s a place where the folk dinnae hae proper softies and buttries. And that’s how I convinced her tae start a buttries and softies export business targetted specifically at Doonhamers with a phase 2 plan to expand in tae the wider Dumfries and Galloway market.

Of course after the initial flush o excitement doubts started tae set in and she was worried aboot how tae take on the cartels of Big Scone and the organised tray bake syndicates. Understandable as they’ve most folk in Dumfries convinced that scones are an essential food group of their ain. But we’re working on that.

So dinnae fret Doonhamers, y’s’ll soon hae proper breakfast food tae go wi yer cuppa tea in the morning. Ah might even visit a bit mair often then.