Strategic leadership is vital for important business growth. Learn more about strategic leadership in these blog posts.
Back in the nineties, interim managers were selected for their broad business experience, managerial ability and agility. One writer on the subject even went so far as to suggest that successful interim mangers were generally thinner and more athletic than the norm. While you can’t get away with such sweeping generalisations about the BMI of […]
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The reality of business today is that organisations are much more widely dispersed. Even smaller organisations might operate from multiple sites that make justifiable business sense. Whilst there may be good reasons for having staff dispersed, people management becomes more of a challenge for those leaders that that have responsibility for performance and development. For […]
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According to the International Monetary Fund’s ‘World Economic Outlook’, Britain will be the best performing of the world’s largest economies in 2014. A key contributory factor to Britain’s expected 2.9% GDP growth this year is the strongest rate of growth seen in the manufacturing sector for three years; anticipated at 3.8%. The manufacturing sector in […]
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guest blog by Peter Rogol of Goodman Jones LLP. You have an idea that might work. The more you think about it, the better it seems. You’re convinced – people will love it! It’ll sell itself, it’s going to break the mould, it’s hotter than hot cakes, you’re more Zuckerberg than Zuckerberg himself. You talk […]
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As consumer demands continually evolve, so too does the SME landscape within which these consumers procure goods and services. There has been a noticeable shift in consumer attitude to what is expected from a business; winning the price war alone is no longer enough, so businesses have to think differently. It’s not just consumers whose […]
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The modern business environment is more competitive than ever, and this has forced many SMEs to take a long hard look at their overheads, and trim them where possible. The wage bill can often be one of the largest overheads that a small business has to manage, and a large number of SMEs are now […]
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21st century businesses are operating in an environment never before seen by SMEs. Globalisation, the speed at which technology is changing, and the empowerment of customers are all factors which have made modern business arguably more competitive than ever before. These are not problems exclusive to large firms; SMEs are also affected. SMEs can however […]
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A Guest Blog by Alex Canham of Herrington & Carmichael. A number of businesses now look to outsource non-core functions, particularly in creative areas, to third party contractors. This may be in the form of marketing design work (such as a brochure or an article), software development/maintenance work or a musical composition. However, are commissioning […]
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Many business owners simply see their accountant as a cost and someone to whom they send a bag of paperwork at the end of their financial year – some even refer to them as the “necessary evil”! Whilst this may suit some business owners, those with growth ambitions should consider their accountant as an investment. […]
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Every business, regardless of size or sector has one thing in common – that is the need to effectively manage the relationship with their bank. Banks have been heavily criticised in recent years over mis-selling scandals and an apparent reluctance to lend to small businesses. However following conversations that we at Tectona have had with […]
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