11 Feb 2015
I often get asked: “Do business plans work?"
Written by Doug D'Aubrey
Over the years I have been posed the question "do business plans work?" from all sorts of people; small business owners, academics, other consultants and business advisers, however there is only one answer that fits all scenarios and the answer is 'only when they are implemented'. No matter what size...
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11 Feb 2015
How to implement your business plan
Written by Doug D'Aubrey
I have often seen business plans with great vision statements covering their sales, marketing, delivery and ambitions along with a complicated financial forecast that looks and sounds great however they lack a broken down target by target action plan, incorporating all the visions statements into easily doable activity. So, make...
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11 Feb 2015
Your employees and you: the tricky road
Written by Doug D'Aubrey
Managing people is a very interesting subject and potentially quite complicated. Once you get over the emotional response around the fact that most humans don’t want to be controlled or manipulated. We all want our free will and self-determination but when it comes down to it unless you manage your...
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