Managing change or riding the wave? – Lessons from a futurist

Are we managing change or adapting to it?  Success in the future will be determined by your ability to ride the wave of change. Not on the false premise you create change. That was my big takeaway from an inspirational session with David Houle – self claimed futurist, at an open TEC event this week. [...]

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GMC Business Model Canvas

Often business owners get distracted by the complexity of their own business and end up wasting time and energy working on the wrong stuff. The business model canvas is a technique that documents your business model with a simple diagram. I have found it invaluable in helping businesses gain greater clarity about what activities add [...]

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Must do financial basic analysis.

Do not ignore your accounts… My experience is that most business owners who are “not interested” or “not motivated” by accounts are in severe danger and major unpleasant surprises, often too late. It’s amazing how some costs just creep up and before you know it, you are loosing money. So, you are not a financial [...]

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Loyal – Trusted Networks Don’t Just Happen

Have you ever sat back and analysed your business network and assessed who gives you referrals that result in clients – one’s that pay. Building a collection of names – Easy Building relationships – Good Fun! Building a powerful referral network that results in $ales – ???? In my case, excluding existing and previous clients, [...]

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