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Achieving your Ambition

As an independent company grows and becomes more successful, so the day-today demands on the owner-manager increase and the emphasis on the here and now can become the focus of the entire business.

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Effective Supply Chain Management

Supply chain management and effective logistical planning have always played a significant role in business success. Right now we are experiencing one of the most turbulent times in supply chain management...

Have you got a plan?

Have you got a plan for what you want your business to look like in the next 1, 3 or 5 years?

This is often one of the first questions I ask a prospective new client and am often surprised about how...

Successful succession planning

We are told that no one is indispensable or irreplaceable, but some people are much harder to replace than others. For key roles in any organisation, it is vital to have a succession plan. Sometimes such...

Make setting your budget a priority for 2021

I am surprised by how many ambitious businesses don’t prepare a detailed budget each year. In our experience unless you have a roadmap you are unlikely to reach your planned destination.

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Do you make a profit on every product or service you sell?

If not, is this deliberate (such as a loss-leader strategy) or accidental? Or do you have no idea but just hope that generally it all works out sort of ok?

In business we need to do more of what is...