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What drives business failures or successes - Click To Read Article
How business lifecycles and leadership behaviours contribute to business successes and failures
Creating sustainable competitive advantage; in a modern context - Click To Read Article
We are in the middle of one of the worst modern recessions in living memory and most companies are trying to focus, not just on how to survive, but on how to grow their businesses in the long term. Many companies have suffered from the effects of reduced turnover, increased costs and ever greater competition. It would be easy to be full of doom and gloom and to focus purely on survival but that would be to miss a great opportunity – how to prepare for the end of the recession and what comes next. Not all companies are doing badly! Some of those who were focused and well run have survived and come through the initial crisis relatively unscathed e.g. HSBC and Santander. Do you understand what resources you have and how they can be used to gain future competitive advantage? Can you inspire your stakeholders with your strategic messages?
Business Plans: Uses and Abuses - Click To Read Article
“Some men see things as they are and say "Why?". I dream of things that never were and say "Why not?" (George Bernard Shaw) Do you ever dream about business success and wonder how to make it happen? We all have aspirational dreams and goals but how many of us know how to turn them into reality. Many of you will have thought about writing business plans to make your dreams come true and been put off, thinking them either too hard to write, not necessary, or feeling that they are not really needed as the plans are already in your head. In fact it is important that you create plans, as they provide focus and a pathway for you to follow to achieve your business goals. In principle plans are not that difficult to write, providing some fundamentals are clearly identified and followed before you start the process.
Business Plans: Summary Format - Click To Read Article
Do you dream about business success and wonder how to make it happen? We all have aspirational dreams and goals but how many of us know how to turn them into reality. Many will have thought about writing business plans to make goals become a reality but been put off, thinking them either too hard to write or not necessary. In fact it is important that you create plans, as they provide focus and a pathway for you to follow to achieve your business goals. In principle plans are not that difficult to write, providing some fundamentals are clearly identified and followed before you start the process. The following main areas should be summarised:
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About the Author: Allison McSparron-Edwards RSS for Allison's articles - Visit Allison's website I am the MD of Consultrix Ltd. I am both a Chartered Accountant and a Business Psychologist. My company focuses on helping entrepreneurs build sustainable profits, capital value and to develop exit strategies. We work with owner managers developing their business skills and confidence.
I worked for many years in the service sector, beginning life as a Chartered Accountant with one of the top 6 accountancy firms before using my management skills in various multinational organisations and marketing and communications agencies. I have worked at board level in regional and London agencies, using strategy, new business development programmes and psychologically based management skills to improve commercial returns. I combine a shrewd business sense with the ability to understand the human issues involved in any group working together. Honest and forthright my many clients say I "tell it how it is"! Consultrix Ltd works with creative and knowledge based companies improving profits and capital value Click here to visit Allison's website   Creating sustainable competitive advantage in a modern context What drives business failures or successes Business Plans Uses and Abuses Business Plans Summary Format |
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