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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...

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...

I buy lottery tickets. I know there is a (much) higher chance of getting hit by a car (a ratio of 1 lottery millionaire to 12 car...

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...

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

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

A client of mine, CEO of an IT services company recently had a dilemma - because of the new reality of hybrid home/office work they had...

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

20 years ago I got sacked. It started as a simple disagreement with my boss but instead of calling him and sorting it out we had both got...

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,...

All of my professional life I have been working in an office, surrounded by people. This has all changed when I moved to the UK in 2015 -...

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...