Last week the WSJ highlighted a fascinating study published by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). The study claimed: Adjusted for productivity, US average labor costs by 2015 will beat Japan by 18%, Germany 34% and France 35%. It details how declining energy...
On Aug 27th the WSJ published a great little article –“Bosses Say Pick Up the Phone”. It highlighted the dangers of our younger generation failing to use the landline phone especially in a sales role. The Millennials obsession with the smartphone has created a...
Verizon are trying to buy out their 45% partner Vodafone for $130 billion. Now that gets the headlines. But what about the small mergers and acquisitions that take place below the headlines? Most VC and PE backed businesses consider small bolt on acquisitions to help...
Boston, Mass. – August 20, 2013 – The Portfolio Partnership (TPP) a new practice that specializes in scaling private companies, announces some early successes only 2 years after being formed. We are proud to announce that 3 client companies have been included on the...
As the CEO of a business you will suffer some or even most of these symptoms. You could be flat lining on the sales front or aggressively growing but if you notice these symptoms you’re probably not scaling. If you are not scaling then you are not building a...