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4 Red Hot Tips To Improve Your Business Nothing ever stands still and the line between a successful and unsuccessful business is often down to the way in which the entrepreneur works to modify and refine the business model. This drive for development and enhancement of the initial idea or strategy often makes us nervous, …
Pocket-Sized Management Strategy For Every Day Much has been written by many about strategy – what to do, how to do it, when to make changes etc. The List goes on and on. It is time to boil things down to their basics and get a simple, but fresh, perspective that works for you and …
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The New Business Mantra Post Covid-19 Growth of the organisation, however you might want to measure this, is always the number one challenge facing any organisation, even in times of economic growth, strong market opportunity, ample available skilled labour and readily-accessible and cheap financial support available. In difficult times, uncertain times and times when the …
How To Run A Successful Business We all want to be successful and regardless of whether you are a business owner or a manager running a Department or Function, the ingredients for business excellence remain the same. They are as follows: Do what you said you would do, when and how you said it would …
Is Long-Term Planning Dead And Buried? Long-term planning was born out of the chaos of the economic, social and political chaos arising from the end of World War Two and was the brainchild of mainly American organisations that recognised the need to plan for the future. This was a difficult task for many because it …
How To Write And Deliver A Successful Strategy Many a much-heralded strategy has remained a well-kept secret, rarely stumbled upon by either staff or customers, let alone any layer of management below the Board. A key responsibility of management is to ensure that the message penetrates at every level. Ironically the staff dealing with customers …
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Engineering Your Business Or Team For Success Today, businesses operate in markets that are increasingly complex. Consumer preferences are dynamic and traditional business models are frequently challenged by disruptors. Internally, technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), present promising opportunities to transform every corner of the business, from sales and marketing to human resources. There are …
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Business Strategy Checklist - Key Self-Assessment Questions There are no magic bullets or cures, templates or spreadsheets that can tell you how your organisation or department is delivering against the competition and the wider environment. This is something that you have to do for yourself, taking into account as a starting point your sales and …
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Seven Golden Rules Of Business Success To really make your business stand out from the crowd make sure that you follow the Seven Golden Rules outlined below: It is your business and it looks and functions the way it does because of your input. Become a better leader and manager to make your business unique …
5 Simple Rules For Business Success The single, most important aspect of running a business is having CASH!! It is impossible to trade without cash – it is very difficult to trade if you are not profitable but without cash your business will die, and die quickly. Keeping your head above water is not that …
