What is the small business market? How many people does it employ? What does it take to be in the top 10%. Where are the 120m US workforce employed? To really understand the small business marketplace you need to understand the key facts.
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Understanding The Small Business Market
Posted by IanDSmith under StrategyFrom http://www.portfoliopartnership.com 4309 days ago
Getting Ahead of The Curve – Some Trends Worth Understanding
Posted by IanDSmith under StrategyFrom http://www.portfoliopartnership.com 4314 days ago
What big trend will impact your sector, business domain over the next 5 years? Something will make an impact. Perhaps you could be that change. I've gathered together a range of trends from really smart people for you to consider.
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How To Work On The Right Stuff
Posted by IanDSmith under ManagementFrom http://www.portfoliopartnership.com 4315 days ago
We are all so busy. But are we working on the right stuff? Issues, problems come at us hard and fast but are we focused on the key agenda items. The stuff that will move the needle. We need to be clear on the key questions that we need to answer.
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Unlimited Vacation Time – A Winning Strategy?
Posted by IanDSmith under ManagementFrom http://www.portfoliopartnership.com 4322 days ago
There is a recent phenomenon observed in some successful companies - give your staff as much time off as they want! How can this work? This post reviews a recent FT article and suggests issues to consider.
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Innovation – Looking in the Wrong Places
Posted by IanDSmith under ManagementFrom http://www.portfoliopartnership.com 4327 days ago
Innovation inspiration can come from the strangest places. It is unlikely to come from your competition! Who inspires you? The type of innovation you are looking for will drive where you look for inspiration.
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Practice Makes Perfect – 3 Skills of Practiced Acquirers
Posted by IanDSmith under ManagementFrom http://www.portfoliopartnership.com 4328 days ago
Practice Make Perfect. Acquisitions are a graveyard of failure for most acquirers. But do the best acquirers teach us. 3 things that practiced acquirers are really good at.
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The Solution to Broken PO Promises
Posted by IanDSmith under SalesFrom http://www.portfoliopartnership.com 4331 days ago
We have all been there. The positive prospect pours out confidence. The proposal goes out and we wait for the PO. And we wait a long time. Now there is disappointment and mystery and silence. There is a solution and it's subtle but important.
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Sleeping at Night – Tips for Catching Trouble Early
Posted by IanDSmith under StrategyFrom http://www.portfoliopartnership.com 4334 days ago
We will all encounter trouble in our businesses. The secret is early detection! How can you spot when things are going wrong? What controls can you put in place to avert disaster?
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Why Positioning Drives Growth
Posted by IanDSmith under StrategyFrom http://www.portfoliopartnership.com 4334 days ago
Why Positioning drives growth is key to understanding how to succeed in this highly connected economy. Defining who you are drives everything. And unfortunately we get what we deserve when we fail to define who we are with accuracy!
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Questions & Meetings
Posted by IanDSmith under ManagementFrom http://www.portfoliopartnership.com 4334 days ago
The problem with meetings is that they become stale. How you keep them fresh. Establish what questions your meetings are trying to answers. This will produce 10 impressive benefits.
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