Alignment – the key ingredient of success
Alignment sounds easy but to articulate a vision that attacks a gap in the market and is then executed with a business model that works is deceptively difficult. In the year to July 2009 only 1453 UK private companies were acquired out of around 1.3 million. They...Checklist for Maximizing Post Tax Exit Proceeds – Required Time, 5 Years
The US Census Bureau considers baby boomers to be those born between 1946 and 1964 or aged 45 to 63 in today’s currency! Many of these folk own businesses and will want to realize their life’s work over the next 5 years. A remarkable few will achieve their goal. Below...Freemium – Have we lost our way?
This post is inspired by a recent Jason Fried of 37 Signals post. It seems astonishing to me the amount of stuff that we now have at our finger tips that’s free – software tools, platforms, white papers, blog entries, Wikipedia, email, images,...Acquisitions – Target Contact & Assessment of Value
This is the second paper in a series offering some advice on a better acquisition process. The Acquisition Approvals Process is a six phase process covering: strategy, identifying targets, target contact and assessment of value, negotiation, legal completion and post...Strategy Evolution
I’ve just read a great little report by London based Stanton Marris. It documents some recent intelligence into the challenges of executing strategy in difficult times. It’s based on the interviews of 45 leaders. It covers 4 main topics: Uncovering the...Operational Excellence For Exits
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