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  • Numbers Don't Lie; Interpretations Might

    Numbers Don't Lie; Interpretations MightBy: Gary Patterson"A full 17% of respondents admitted that their CEO's had pressured them to misrepresent results at least once" per a 2002 Electronic Business article. How comfortable are you with the financial results used to manage your business?This articl...
  • Business Plans are for Wimps!

    Business Plans are for Wimps!By: Dan NicholsBusiness Planning is for Wimps!After 20 years of self employment and the last 4 as a small business consultant and coach helping people to start or grow their businesses, I can say with no shame I used to feel that business plans were only for wimps. That ...
  • Minding Your Global Manners

    Minding Your Global MannersBy: Lydia RamseyTo say that today's business environment is becoming increasingly more global is to state the obvious.  Meetings, phone calls and conferences are held all over the world and attendees can come from any point on the globe.  On any given business da...
  • To Invest in a Qualified Business Plan is a Fundamental Strateg

    To Invest in a Qualified Business Plan is a Fundamental Strategy   By: Elsa Hedenberg Before you start reading any arguments about why you should have a super professional Business Plan for your new venture, you might as well first take a look at those lean statistics.Only 400 out of 40.000 ...
  • Business Competition Best Practices: Win Loss Research

    Business Competition Best Practices: Win Loss ResearchBy: Celeste BishopFrequently I am asked "how do you get information about the competition?" Most people are surprised when I tell them that getting useful competitive intelligence is actually the easiest part of managing successful business compe...