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The benefits of a Business Mentor
The benefits of a Business Mentor In the fast-paced world of running a small business, having a Business Mentor can make all the difference between success and failure. A Business Mentor plays a multifaceted role in guiding and supporting the growth of your business. Let’s dive into the three essential aspects of their roles as […]
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The importance of future-proofing for an SME Business
I was with a high growth client earlier this week discussing systems and team performance. In high growth SME businesses, systems run the business and people run the systems.We were discussing recruitment and agreed that any recruiting should be done so, not with 2023 needs in mind, but with the (turnover, profit, product mix, efficiency […]
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The benefits of a Business Plan to achieve a successful exit
Less than 95% of SME owners have a business exit plan which is surprising, given that every one of them will exit. So surely it is better to have a plan of when you’d like to exit, how you would like to exit and hopefully put a few quid in your pocket?Exit is a conversation […]
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Why business planning is important
Read on to find out exactly why business planning is important… The UK’s 5.5 million SMEs are the backbone of the economy, contributing significantly to job creation, innovation and GDP. However, 95% ultimately fail, which is a heart breaking statistic.With less than 25% of SMEs having a written down, shared Business Plan, it doesn’t take […]
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Why it’s better to have no Business Mentor, than to have a bad one
About a month ago I posted a poll on LinkedIn asking which is the worst option. Unsurprisingly it came back with compelling results from the 130+ people who voted – 88% suggested that it’s worse to have a bad Business Mentor than not have one at all. I thought I’d explain why. In the world […]
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Happy Birthday to Tendo – 13 things I’ve learned in the last 13 years
Within the last week, Tendo turned into a teenager. Yes, 13 years young. Think stroppy, disrespectful and insubordinate teenager. Not bad for a guy told he wasn’t great at strategy by his peers in corporate huh? Statistically, if you are beyond five years old, you are one of a minority that make it this far. […]
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Why you need to lose the brilliant jerks
I was chatting with a client recently about brilliant jerks in their business.The business wasn’t growing and they were losing good people. The crux of it was, a couple of team members that were in post due to delivering great results in previous roles, had a disruptive influence on their teams and those around them, […]
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How to sift out the tyre kickers
I was a host on a podcast yesterday (watch this space for details when it is released) and was asked the question: “Is £199 the world’s most expensive coffee – tell me more!”. It is a blog I wrote some time ago and continues to divide opinion. We all get asked from time […]
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Business growth: what gets measured, gets managed
In the fast-paced world of SMEs, business growth is the usually the ultimate goal. But how can you achieve rapid expansion if you are not tracking the progress of the team and the business regularly. You can’t. The answer lies in a simple adage: “What gets measured, gets managed.” The power of measurement for business […]
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