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Your greatest competitive advantage isn't in your balance sheet. It's in your people. Sadly, too many business leaders overlook this fact.
Your people are the driving force behind every milestone, every success story your company achieves. This makes investing in your workforce much more than a strategy to reduce turnover. Dare we say, it is the secret to long-term growth.
Investing in Your Greatest Asset: Your People
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Asking what your business is worth is asking the wrong question
Your business valuation is not simply an accounting formula. It’s the culmination of a series of strategic moves to grow your business as an asset and to connect with your personal goals.
Pulling in the same direction: how to develop a winning business culture
If you want to be successful, it's not enough to just have a great business idea. You also need to have a winning business culture that makes employees feel like they're part of something special and encourages them to do their best work.
Are your employees hurting?
Without a doubt, you've now heard the phrase "the great resignation". But, is it just the over-hyped symptoms of an employment market in flux, or does it point to broader issues and lessons, particularly for small- to medium-sized business owners?
How SMEs can thrive rather than survive in a turbulent business environment
It's no secret that the business environment is more turbulent than ever. Markets are constantly shifting, labour force shortages are becoming more common, and Covid-19 is causing disruptions in supply chains. So how can small to medium businesses not just survive, but thrive in this environment?
What you sell and how you sell is the foundation of success: building profitability and equity value
What products you sell, how you sell them, and why customers buy them is often misunderstood. Here is how you can better understand the product foundation of your business and drive equity value in your business.
Time is money: where are you spending yours?
Don’t let business growth drain your most valuable resource: time.
What’s in your toolkit? Having the right tools makes lighter work of tough tasks.
Same with carpentry, running a business requires takes more than mere knowledge in the field. An effective business leader would have access to the proper tools and experience in maximising their use.
Brand vs branding: what most get wrong about the art of making a name for your business.
What exactly is branding and why is it vital for your business success?
Your business won’t succeed without a roadmap. Here’s how to find the path forward.
Frustrated? Overworked? Slow business growth? Welcome the Second Wall, the biggest barrier to sustainable, profitable growth.
Understanding your why: knowing your purpose and rallying others to the cause
A clear and defined purpose provides clarity and power for fast-growth businesses. Here’s how to create yours.
Deal with the sickness, not the symptom in your business growth
How to uncover the real issues that are consuming your energy, and how to stop wasting time on them.
Key observations - past, present and future - on the current business environment (Oct 2020)
In this video conversation, we discuss key learnings from this past year, current market insights and impacts, and look to the future as we uncover market opportunities, actions SME owners can take and long-term financial implications.
Funding update with Holly Stiles, Corporate Finance Partner, Grant Thornton
How has COVID-19 and the economic impacts affected funding markets and appetite? What should we expect over the next 12-24 months and if owners think they might need capital, what should they be doing now to prepare?
How to improve your business asset and achieve profitable growth
On behalf of ILF, join Grant Thornton and Stellar Business Consulting’s webinar, discuss ways in which businesses are looking to, once again, drive growth and value of their business.
COVID-19 and its impact on business - An international (UK) perspective. Plus series roundup.
What insights can we glean when looking at business experiences from the other side of the globe?