by Kevin Appleby | Feb 22, 2020
Scanning the horizon – PESTELO or PESTLE? PESTELO analysis isn’t common in small businesses. There are plenty of situations where it should be. PESTELO adds an extra element to PESTLE analysis. PESTELO makes you look at whats happening in organisations on...
by Kevin Appleby | Oct 2, 2014
Which part of ‘no’ don’t you understand? Working toward your Business Goal requires focus. If you want to go from good to great then very quickly you have to recognise that you must make tough choices. To be brilliant at the one or two things your customers...
by Kevin Appleby | Sep 18, 2014
In the last post we looked at the Hedgehog Concept, and how it could be used to develop the vision, or Big Hairy Audacious Goal for your business. One of the elements of the hedgehog concept is the economic engine. Lets consider how we can start linking KPI to your...
by Kevin Appleby | Sep 11, 2014
For most businesses, carrying on the way you have always done things is no longer an option, you need to change and adapt to survive. In this article we take a look at the hedgehog concept and see how that can help us . The world changes very very quickly. New...
by Kevin Appleby | Sep 4, 2014
When I ask small business owners about the challenges of taking their business to the next level there are usually three standard answers I need help setting goals that will get me there I need more sales, can you help me? I’m too busy keeping the business going to...
by Kevin Appleby | Aug 21, 2014
Over the past few days I’ve been giving a lot of thought to values, and how they need to form the basis of your business plan. This has mainly been due to a paper I’m writing for a client. However, It occurred to me that I’d never actually written...
