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

Growth Planning

How to secure the foundations of your business

Here, we look at the fundamental procedures that entrepreneurs need to observe to ensure a strong basis to their business.

Leadership

Increasing your business value by thinking strategically

Kevin Uphill, chairman at Avondale, argues that creating a well-trained second tier that drives a company will free up business owners to focus on strategy.

Growth Planning

Businesses must constantly evolve or risk being caught out

Jill Pinner, founder of Fizz, explores how even traditional businesses have to be nimble and evolve to survive in a 21st century post-recession landscape.

Entrepreneurs

How to avoid ‘group think’ in established companies

The ability to make big strategic decisions is an important part of any company board. Mike Robson, director at advisory firm Azure Partners, looks at how business must avoid the 'group think' mentality.

News

Switching operations to purely business-to-business

Focusing on the right customer base is important for businesses – and for Omnifone CEO Jeff Hughes, it was a case of B2B is best.

Opinion

What is a ‘proven business model’?

Determining what is a quantifiably sound business model is hard work for both entrepreneurs and investors.

News

Focusing on company development, not client wins

For aTech Media founder and managing director Adam Cooke, the decision to stop taking on new clients and focus on developing his company's offering has borne fruit in the long run.

Growth Planning

Corporate inertia in a challenging economy

Jon Hughes, head of Ernst & Young's transaction advisory service practice, outlines how businesses can avoid the trap of 'corporate inertia'.

Entrepreneurs

Expanding a business into a recession – Best business decision case study

With the recession at its height in 2008, Steven Hancock, managing director of hospitality provider The Zest Group, decided to embrace the downturn and tackle it head-on.

Entrepreneurs

Learning when to pivot

Finding the right niche market to target is often a big decision, and for Giles Palmer, CEO of social media monitoring company Brandwatch, it took more than one pivot.

Entrepreneurs

Knowing when to change a business strategy – Best business decision case study

Samantha Sida, co-founder of out-of-home adverting network Limited Space, discusses how a business strategy shift for the business in its early years lead to significant successes.

Entrepreneurs

Going from paper to digital – Best business decisions case study

Making the move away from traditional paper printing to digital formats has allowed Altaimage to move with the times: managing partner Robert King explains why.

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