4 Ways You Can Improve Your Business Performance

By Paul Gibbins on Jul 20, 2022 9:30:00 AM

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How To Improve Business Performance in 4 Steps To improve business performance, you need determination, tenacity, and resilience. But you also need a clear plan with corresponding actions that you can implement with your team that go right to the heart of the way your business operates. Understandin …

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How To Write A Business Exit Strategy

By Paul Gibbins on Jul 6, 2022 8:45:00 AM

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An exit strategy is essential for all business owners to maximise value and achieve the best possible return whilst ensuring a smooth transition to new ownership. However, an exit strategy isn’t something to be left to the last minute; instead, it should be developed well in advance to keep the busi …

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Business Turnaround

By Paul Gibbins on Jun 29, 2022 10:30:00 AM

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Business Distress When a business is in distress a clear plan with urgent, decisive action is needed. Independent external skills and expertise are essential in driving through the turnaround plan with energy and impartiality to save the business. This success story showcases how this was brought to …

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How To Improve Your Business's Efficiency

By Paul Gibbins on Jun 28, 2022 11:00:00 AM

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Improving Business Efficiency Business owners are continually seeking ways to improve their organisation’s profitability. As a business grows, inefficiencies may emerge organically (and largely unnoticed) that can reduce profits, so it’s imperative that managers engage with their team regularly to i …

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5 Critical Ways To Improve Your Business Management

By Paul Gibbins on Jun 24, 2022 8:00:00 AM

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Effective management is an essential element of all successful businesses. However, high levels of competition and a challenging external environment make it imperative that leaders of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) implement dynamic ways to hone their management techniques. As an MD or b …

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Topics: Strategy

Exit Strategies For A Small Business

By Paul Gibbins on Jun 20, 2022 8:15:00 AM

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Effective Exit Strategy All business owners need an effective exit strategy, even if you expect this to be many years in the future. It is important to remember that plans can change suddenly and there are many reasons why an owner of a small or middle-sized enterprise (SME) may need to sell. When y …

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Why Is It Important to Develop Your Team as a Business Owner?

By Paul Gibbins on Jun 17, 2022 8:30:00 AM

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Developing An Effective Team Many businesses invest significant time and money in developing their teams in an effort to build cohesion, improve motivation, and achieve greater commitment from their staff. Research consistently demonstrates the benefits of effective team building, for example: Conne …

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How to Control Costs in Your Business?

By Paul Gibbins on Mar 28, 2022 12:45:00 PM

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Controlling Business Costs In the current climate of inflation every company owner and director must urgently look at business cost control as a means of improving profitability and preserving cash. In this article we examine how to control cost in business. Prepare a budget The important first step …

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Advantages of Strategic Decision Making For a Small Business

By Paul Gibbins on Mar 4, 2022 9:00:00 AM

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Make Time To Think Strategically Running your own business can be all-consuming. The daily pressures of meeting customer needs, managing cash, supporting staff and 101 other urgent things mean that time for strategic decision making can get squeezed out. However, every so often you should take a ste …

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Topics: Strategy

10 Ways to Improve Your Business Operations

By Paul Gibbins on Feb 28, 2022 8:45:00 AM

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Gaining Competitive Advantage Slick business operations that are perfectly aligned to deliver to your customers’ demands and expectations are one way of creating competitive advantage. So business owners should seek continual improvements in their processes and operations to not only stay one step a …

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