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Lola Sports Cars in Administration- A Directors Perspective.

As a motor sport fan, I was saddened to see the announcement this week that Lola Cars were to be placed into administration. For those of you who are unaware of whom Lola are, they are a specialist sport car racing … Continue reading

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Market Research Data

Whilst researching market data for a Client, I headed to one of my favourite portals namely the corporate banks. There is a wealth of information and market data available, predominantly compiled as a necessity to manage their risk but of … Continue reading

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Business Model Generation

I have often written about how the world is slowly being turned on its head and how Directors need to think long and hard about how robust their own organisations value proposition is within the market place. Last week Kodak … Continue reading

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Cambridge Elite Business Circle – Strategy and Business Planning

This weeks presentation was to the Cambridge Elite Business Circle, a monthly meeting of Directors and Senior Managers and hosted by the Clydesdale Bank in Cambridge. The presentation was intended as a discussion point and not a lecture so please do not hesitate … Continue reading

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Is A Business Plan Necessary?

The number of businesses that I come across that operate without a business plan is astonishing; that those businesses continue to survive and in some case flourish often bemuses me, but upon reflection maybe it shouldn’t, albeit it still galls me. I am coming … Continue reading

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