Whenever I sit down to write an article my mind goes blank and all the great things I wanted to write about seem to evaporate from my memory. In effect the message I want to convey does not easily translate itself easily to the written word. When I finally find my ‘muse’ and start . . . → Read More: Planning to plan
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This is a guest blog entry from David Jenkins of i2i Management. Click here for David’s blog page. This article as it eloquently explains the importance of brands, both positive and negative and reflects on how well a company embraces its brands throughout the organisation. START QUOTE Anyone who reads this blog and/or knows . . . → Read More: Brands and Values – are they the same? I heard an interview on Radio 4’s Bottomline programme recently when Evan Davis was joined by Luke Johnson, chairman of Risk Capital Partners; Vincent de Rivaz, chief executive of EDF Energy; and Jacqueline de Rojas, UK and Ireland vice president of McAfee. One of the subjects being debated was how best to grow . . . → Read More: Organic Growth or Acquisition – How should I grow? Well we did it 230 miles in 3 days and what an experience!!! When John, my husband, asked if I wanted to see Paris in June I happily said yes then he announced we would be cycling all the way! Up to March this year although I owned a bike I rarely rode it. . . . → Read More: 230 miles 3 days – we did it Running your own business can be extremely demanding, with so much to worry about, it’s easy to get engrossed in day-to-day problems and forget the bigger picture. However, successful businesses invest time to create and manage budgets and business plans and regularly monitor performance. Business planning allows you to focus on the objectives, targets and resources that need to be employed to help your business grow. A structured plan can indicate areas requiring focus and improvement and can also assist in giving you greater confidence in your decision making process. To prepare a plan you need to focus on areas including: It is a well known fact that more businesses fail due to lack of cash rather than lack of profit. While profit may be flexible, there is nothing flexible in the amount of cash you have, or do not have, in the bank. It does not matter what size your business is, small, medium . . . → Read More: Cash Is King! |
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