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Bored with your Board? Then fix it!

Posted on September 26, 2013 by This Week in Business

Which of the following adjectives would you use to describe Board meetings at your company? Dull? Dreary? Disappointing? Dire? Dysfunctional? Entrepreneurial? Enlightening? Enthusiastic? Exciting? Effective? My suspicion is that many owner managers, managing directors or CEOs of small and medium-sized … Continue reading →

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What makes a great CEO? Ask Steve Ballmer.

Posted on August 28, 2013 by This Week in Business

The balmy days of August were livened up, corporately speaking, with Steve Ballmer’s announcement that he would step down as CEO of Microsoft sometime in 2014. The race begins to find the individual who will take on this epic leadership … Continue reading →

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Make time for Offline – BusDev and the SME #7

Posted on July 30, 2013 by This Week in Business

At its most simple there are three business development objectives: Keep existing customers (retention) Add new customers (conversion) Increase the base of prospective customers (generation) A well designed and built website, coupled with effective online marketing, will keep users coming … Continue reading →

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