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Business strategy

“However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.” — Sir Winston Churchill

Growth Planning

Lessons from busy bees and beehives for businesses

There's a lot that businesses can learn from the industrious bees. Jez Rose writes.

Growth Planning

Why failing is for winners

Aurecon’s Julieanne Saxty argues that if you’re not failing, you’re not learning. In business, if we want to get things right, we need to get comfortable with failing, fast and cheap, she writes.

Growth Planning

Strategy, innovation and the fall of SWOT

Nottingham Business School's Professor Simon Mosey explains why a good old fashioned SWOT analysis may no longer cut it in business.

Entrepreneurs

How to minimise your chances of business failure: A foundational guide

There are a huge number of reasons why so many businesses fail in the first year. This guide from Company Formation MadeSimple's Joseph Hurst will help you build the foundations for the greatest chance of business success.

Entrepreneurs

6 business mistakes to avoid in your first year

Xero's Gary Turner outlines six 'don’ts' to ensure success in your first year.

Entrepreneurs

Green & Black’s co-founder on 7 ways to future-proof your business

Green & Black's wasn't always the internationally renowned chocolate brand it is today. Co-founder Josephine Fairley outlines the seven ways SMEs can future-proof their business.

Human Resources

Turning the tanker: When strategy meets culture

Cornerstone OnDemand's Christine Chenneour on how to develop company culture to transform your business.

Growth Planning

Why your enemy could be your best friend: collaborate to compete

Large-scale corporations, professionals, and even nations, need to think about working with their competitors in order to win, writes Aurecon's Tristan Ilich.

Growth Planning

Preparing for 2017’s four biggest business trends

Phil Foster, managing director at business energy comparison site, Love Energy Savings highlights the four key trends to prepare for in the new year.

Growth Planning

These are the top 3 critical risks facing businesses today

A new study reveals the top three risks that impact businesses the most.

Growth Planning

12 unconventional business rules to live by

Sue Nelson, CEO of Breakthrough Funding, outlines powerful lesser known business tips you need to read when you want to grow.|Sue Nelson, CEO of Breakthrough Funding, outlines powerful lesser known business tips you need to read when you want to grow.

News

Can a digital detox make you better at business?

An Ofcom study of over 2,500 Brits reveals that a break from all things tech could be beneficial for business. Is it viable for business owners in our 'always-on' culture?|An Ofcom study of over 2,500 Brits reveals that a break from all things tech could be beneficial for business. Is it viable for business owners in our 'always-on' culture?