As an SME grows the nature of the business becomes increasingly complicated, particularly if manufacturing or distribution are involved. In the early stages, most businesses manage with the back of an envelope or an Excel spreadsheet, but at some point, the...
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How to Create a Flexible Strategic Plan for SME Growth Introduction
As a digital strategist and marketer I have found over the years that strategic planning is essential for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) aiming to grow. Now research shows that SMEs with formal strategic planning processes experience significant benefits,...
How AI is Transforming Everyday Tasks and Empowering Business Advisors
Picture this: An AI opening an internet browser, developing a '90s-style website, fixing code bugs, and automating tasks a human developer would handle. Sounds futuristic? Well, it’s happening now – watch the video! And while it may not be perfect (yet), the sheer...
How AI will transform your small business
AI is a money tree. Jim Simpson, chief executive of Ziptech, a London-based IT services company, used it to draw his own money tree (above) in the blink of an eye. While large enterprises are promising to transform the world using AI—Apple’s stock price jumped by 24...
If you don’t improve, you’ll lose out. Here’s a quick fix!
Remember, however good your business is today, tomorrow it will need to be better. Make no mistake, if you don’t respond to the improvement challenge your productivity, profitability and people's experiences will suffer. Your competitors will benefit at your cost....
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