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10 Most Common Pitfalls when Growing Your Business

10 Common Pitfalls In Your business

It is the dream of most small business owners to expand eventually. However, you need to plan carefully and avoid some common pitfalls when designing your growth strategy. When it comes to growing your business, many things can go wrong. If you’re not careful, you could make some common mistakes that dramatically set your business … Read more

5 Ways To Examine Your Marketing Strategy Closely.

5 Ways To Examine Your Marketing Strategy Closely.

No matter how good you think your marketing strategy is, there’s always room for improvement Harvard Business School Professor Michael Porter says about the marketing strategy that, “The creation of a unique and valuable position that is both difficult for competitors to mimic and desirable to customers”. Marketing strategy takes into account market needs and … Read more

‘Understanding the market with tips from one of the best!’

After Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen walked back on the verge of a no-deal Brexit, City investors are bracing for an incredibly volatile week. The decision to go the “extra mile” and resume talks past the weekend avoided the imminent danger of the breakdown of UK EU trade talks on Sunday, which on  Friday struck stocks and the pound hard. In the spotlight this week is Peter Lynch, one of the most successful and well-known investors of all time. Lynch is the legendary former manager of the Magellan Fund at the major investment brokerage Fidelity. At age 33, Lynch took over the fund running it for 13 years making it the … Read more

Business Waterwheel™ – REMAINING ADAPTABLE IS KEY TO SUCCESS

Remaining adaptable and being open to new ideas is key in business

Remaining adaptable and being open to new ideas is key in business. And this is exactly what Arlete Turturro knows.   Her journey also shows us how a flexible and approachable mindset can lead to success.   Arlete Turturro graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology with a degree in merchandising and a real estate licence from … Read more

Defying the odds

MaryBeth Hyland founded Spark Vision to assist organisations in establishing collaborative, inclusive workplace environments. In particular, they specialise in millennial workforce engagement, providing courses to assist businesses with building cooperation and improving relationships among employees.  Hyland; sadly a child of abuse; has often struggled with her self-esteem and confidence in her life. She has sought … Read more

The art and science of selfless giving 

The Art and Science Of Selfless Giving

It’s not enough to have a fantastic concept, your venture won’t thrive if you don’t have the resources to make it a reality. This tricky conundrum inspired Danae Ringelmann to create the successful crowdsourcing platform Indiegogo, with partners Eric Schell and Slava Rubin. Their aim was to let anyone who isn’t breaking the law and … Read more

Make Your Business Thrive Like The Collisons

make your business thrive like the Collisons

John Collison was just 27 years old when he became the world’s youngest self-made billionaire. Prior to dropping out of Harvard, John and his brother Patrick founded Automatic, a firm that offered back-end technology to eBay. In 2008, the team then sold the firm for a whopping $5 million! Pursuing John’s objective to revolutionise the … Read more