A good idea is not enough: how to tell whether a business can really work
A good idea is not enough. Find out how to check market, target, competition, prices, costs and sustainability before you invest.
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Ideas and strategies to make a company work better
Analysis, experience and practical tools for entrepreneurs who want to take clearer decisions, organise people and processes better, evaluate new openings, handle growth phases and build companies that are more solid, autonomous and governable.
How much does it really cost to open a business? The expenses forgotten in the business plan
Works and furnishings are not the only costs. Find out how to budget for contingencies, staff, stock and cash for the first months.
Continue readingDoes your business still depend too much on you? 7 signs it is time to reorganise it
Slow decisions, constant stress, staff who never act alone? Here are the 7 signs your business still depends too much on the owner.
Continue readingHow to reorganise a growing business without bringing operations to a halt
How to reorganise a growing business: people, priorities, organisation chart and procedures to change without halting daily operations.
Continue readingOutsourced COO: what the role actually involves and how it works alongside the business owner
How I work as an outsourced COO alongside the business owner: people, priorities and practical solutions to improve daily operations.
Continue readingWhy the people inside a business often stop seeing what is not working
Habits, urgency and personal ties can hide a company’s real problems. Here is the value of an outside point of view on your business.
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