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Monday, October 6, 2025
Stephen Kenwright

How do you know it's time to go it alone?

A few weeks ago, a friend of mine asked: “how do you know when it’s time to go it alone?” I’ve now been self-employed for 6 months (for the second time, after starting, growing and selling Rise at Seven) and I think there are 7 boxes you’ll want to tick (most of).

Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Stephen Kenwright

Replace SWOT with SWT

SWOT - Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats - is the industry standard for situational analysis. I learned about it in secondary school which, in hindsight, was probably the first clue that it’s not fit for purpose.