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As a business owner/manager you have loads on your mind. There are the daily tasks that fill up your to-do list but also bigger ticket...

I have recently read Michael Lewis’s Premonition. It is about the people who back in the Bush administration created a nationwide...

Earlier today I had a conversation with a CEO of a company that paid through the nose for a shiny new strategic plan. The plan worked...

Many SMEs run for the hills when they hear the word "strategy". It's small wonder considering the fact that it is derived from the Greek...

The title above is a famous quote from Mike Tyson. It also happens to be true – just ask the #homeoffice about their #refugee...

Looking at a Business Plan that has been written some time ago (even as little as a year for new and expanding companies) is like looking...

Creating a plan without an execution element is a waste of time because without it very little is going to happen, and probably not...

Continuing with the road trip analogy, the next thing your GPS does after you enter your desired destination and find your current...

A company broker I met recently told me that oftentimes business owners who approach them have unrealistic expectations in terms of...

For the third time in a year, I have now been approached by a customer whose business is in a bind. It is a bit frustrating to see a...

A while ago a client of mine decided to enter the online retail market. They are manufacturers of bespoke, large and expensive products,...

Strategic planning is often described as planning a road-trip. Using this analogy, just as your car GPS will firstly identify your...

Let me make myself clear – budgets are essential to business. They set the finanical framework and goals for the nexy year. The problem...

Strategic planning is often described as planning a road-trip. Using this analogy, just as your car GPS will firstly identify your...