With so much happening now and so much information circulating, it’s difficult to gauge what is going on and how to deal with it all. Something that is always important and straight forward to do to help understand the situation, is to pick up the phone and make contact with all your clients, suppliers, service […]
Why staff capacity is so vitally important right now Practically every business one looks at has to deal with various factors which will limit company growth in a number of different areas. However, there is usually one factor that is dominant – one “finite limited resource” which in the final analysis determines how far your […]
Now is the time to reimagine your business As we enter the ‘next normal’ for business it is important to spend time reviewing your business strategy. Not sure how to reimagine your business? Don’t know where to start? Try to think of it as developing a road map — with it, you’ll determine the direction […]
The current business environment has never been tougher or more uncertain. Whilst a lot of businesses have been in survival mode, many businesses are now looking at how they can progress and prosper as the Covid constraints show the first signs of easing. Control and forecasting of cash is key, not only to ensure survival, […]
‘The new normal’ of today’s pandemic has very quickly added Zoom and Microsoft Teams to our lexicon. While we have gone past (thankfully) from the earlier days of hoarding toilet paper from a supermarket run, we also seem to be forcefully embracing online ordering (online grocery sales increased 75% in May 2020 and added 1.6 […]
Every time the world goes through some sort of major change there will be a few companies that do very much better than the rest – historically one out of every six business will grow substantially through recession or upheaval. So how do you ensure that your business is one of the lucky ones? At […]
Small business owners are looking to ease out of lock down and start to broadcast to the world that they are still in business. Many believe that they can communicate with their immediate contacts and their wider world solely using social media and emails. Having been out of the office and working from home, some […]
It is great to see a return to economic activity in parts of Europe. Inevitably my mind turns to what relaxation of ‘lockdown’ may look like for the UK. Many of us will be struggling to visualise what that may look like for our firms. This blog will help you find your ‘start-up’ mojo. Remember, […]
