How secure are your forecast revenues and profits? In the last blog I dealt with the question of Forecast Gross Margins. Another hard lot of questions you will have to answer will be to do with your historical and forecast sales and profits. The hardest part of any...
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How to Define your Unique Selling Points (USPs)
If you came to me and asked me to help you to grow your business, the first thing I would ask is: ‘What are your unique selling points?’, or to put it another way, ‘Why, in your opinion, do your clients purchase your product/service from yourself and not from your...
How SMEs can use Cloud Computing to punch above their weight in business
Having a well thought through business strategy is key to keeping ahead of your competition. Adopting cloud computing technology as part your strategy, can be an important factor in striving for excellence. Cloud computing can enable SME businesses to compete with...
Selling a Business – Avoiding an own goal in due diligence – Part 4
How secure are your forecast gross margins? In the last blog I dealt with the question of Employee claims. Another hard lot of questions you will have to answer will be to do with your historical and forecast gross margins. This is based upon an actual case. The...
7 reasons why your business is not attracting customers
Are you wondering why you are not attracting and engaging customers as well as you might? Here are seven common reasons why many businesses fail to sell and what you can do to create more successful results. You’re Selling In The Wrong Place If you have to compete...
5 Ways to Get Past the GateKeeper
New recruits making sales via ‘cold’ sales calls often struggle to take their generic sales training and put it into practice. If they are not trained professionally on how to make the pitch, they will lose calls and burn leads. Worse, they often make their company...
Selling a Business – Avoiding an own goal in due diligence – Part 3
Any troubling employee issues? In the last blog I dealt with the question of Intellectual Property. Another hard lot of questions you will have to answer will be to do with your Employees. You have maintained good employee records and everyone has signed an Employment...
What makes for a good Financial Model? Part 2
In part one of this blog, I introduced financial modelling and how it could help your business. Now I move on to the important qualities of a good financial model. So, what makes for a good Financial Model? No two financial models can be exactly alike, and one size...
Selling a Business – Avoiding an own goal in due diligence – Part 2
How secure is your intellectual property? In the last blog I dealt with the tricky question of contracts and “change of control clauses”. Another hard lot of questions you will have to answer will be to do with your Intellectual Property. You have searched for all...