
Starting a Balloon Business – What you Need to Know!
Welcome! Hi there! I am so excited you are here! The fact that you are reading this means you are looking at starting or have just started your own balloon business and I want to congratulate you on taking the first steps on what will be the most amazing...

10 cost busting tips for helium use in your business!
I don’t know if it’s worldwide or just here in the U.K. who have recently seen the BIG hike in helium prices? I am hearing price increases of up to 30%. Whether you have recently seen a price increase or not there is no denying that helium is a REAL cost to our...

3 Reasons Why Your Social Media Reach is at a Low Right Now
Recently I was reading a thread where a couple of balloon businesses with mega large audiences on Instagram were complaining about a lack of reach and engagement on their social media. Some other businesses with smaller audiences were also experiencing the same issues...

Can You Create a Full-time Income From Balloons?
This is one of the key questions I frequently get asked by people growing their balloon businesses. It's also a question all balloon business owners ask themselves at some point. For some it’s before they start their business for others it comes a little further down...

Outdoor Balloon Decor – Top Tips
With outdoor celebrations more popular than ever, lots of balloon businesses are currently getting requests for outdoor balloon decor installs. In this blog post, we are going to look at the challenges of creating balloon decorations outdoors in warm or hot weather...

Start Thriving instead of Just Surviving!
April signals the start of the new financial tax year here in the UK so I thought it would be good to do a series of mini-blogs on how to inflate your income so that you have the best financial year ever! This blog looks at how you can take your business from survival...

How to grow your business when you don’t have time to make any more balloons
April signals the start of the new financial tax year here in the UK so I thought it would be good to do a series of mini-blogs on how to inflate your income so that you have the best financial year ever! There comes a point in all successful balloon businesses where...

5 steps to create consistent cash flow in your business.
April signals the start of the new financial tax year here in the UK so I thought it would be good to do a series of mini-blogs on how to inflate your income so that you have the best financial year ever! This first blog tackles the sticky issue of creating consistent...

Social Media – Are You Putting All Your Eggs In One Basket?
With all the recent rumblings around Facebook and Google having to pay a tax to be commercially active in some countries and the overnight blackout in Australia it got me thinking about how fragile our relationship with social media really is! I did a LIVE...

Pricing For Profit In Your Balloon Business Video Series
Welcome to the Pricing for Profit Series! SIX FULL TRAINING VIDEOS TO GET YOUR PRICING SORTED One of the biggest difficulties for balloon business owners, both new and experienced, is pricing. Our industry is like no other in that items don't come with a recommended...

Big Announcement!
Hi there! I hope this finds you keeping well! I am so uber excited - I am about to burst! I have some fantastic news I can't wait to share with you! BAPIA - The Balloons and Party Industry Alliance have asked to support The Balloon Biz Academy! Oh my! I have had...