For CEO's of successful SMEs who want to scale and sell their business
Here are a couple of interesting, in an informative and amusing way, articles for the weekend. The first, from Quartz, is a fun little ‘game’ challenging you to beat random 10 years sections of the S&P 500 since 1978. You Read More
Every year Inc. lists the 5,000 fastest growing private companies in America. They also survey the CEOs from the top 500 and there were some interesting findings. The top company grew an impressive 101,000% ending at some $118 million of Read More
Serving on a board, whether a commercial or charitable organisation, can be one of the most rewarding activities a person can undertake. However, there are pitfalls. Here are five common mistakes that many people make when joining a Board of Read More
Fear not, this is not a plug for the Edinburgh Fringe. This is about closing more sales. SCOTSMAN is an acronym taking you through the eight main areas to make sure that you and your potential client are a match Read More
This useful little model takes us somewhere useful, particularly in meetings, rather than get bogged down with the same old problems of blame, failure and limiting assumptions.
Last month I had the privilege to learn about the culture of Chick-fil-A, the American chicken fast food chain, and how it has built into a $6 billion company in 1900 locations. We heard from senior management, supply chain experts and Read More
Over 50% of the UK’s largest companies have not discussed social media at board level over the last year despite this area becoming a more and more important tool for business I learnt whilst waiting at Grant Thornton from their Read More
SMEs more often than not will only put together a strategy document when the bank asks for a business plan. Big companies are more likely to have a process for the top team but it seldom trickles down effectively to Read More
Who’s the oldest and youngest CEO in the S&P 500? A little trivia for a Tuesday morning. Well, here is the answer from an article in Here is the City News Two oldest S&P 500 CEOs 84 Warren Buffett – Read More
Some $56 billion and it does not include Madoff as he ran a Ponzi scheme. Some date back to the early 1990s so goodness knows what the inflation adjusted figure is! Here is the link to the Here is the Read More