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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...

You may be familiar with Simon Sinek’s TED talk and book. Here’s another WHY angle. A client of mine who is the founder of a small...

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...

A good mentor does not tell their mentee what to do. Mentoring is first and foremost about listening, asking questions, and providing a...

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...

At times, business owners may consider a merger with another business, taking on a partner, or an investor. While any of these...

In my 35 years in the corporate world I participated in dozens of ODT (outdoor training) activities. They were all designed to add...

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...

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...

https://bmmagazine.co.uk/in-business/one-in-five-sme-owners-planning-to-sell-part-or-all-of-business-by-2025/ Selling your business is...

Back in my days in the corporate world, my family knew that from the end of September until the end of October I will barely be home. The...

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