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Business Model Generation

Working on Growing Your Business? Read this. – Week’s 5 Best Posts

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photo via Wikimedia Commons This week my 5 favorite business and strategy post cover: Leveraging a business’ network to develop better solutions to wicked problems Business model generation, the who (putting together the idea target market profile), the what (your point of excellence), and

Why Some Businesses Almost Always Make the Right Moves – Week’s 5 Best Posts

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This week my 5 favorite business and strategy post cover: Better business modeling, the why (capture an unfair advantage), how (…to maintain it), and when (6 signs that you need to rinse and repeat). The art of a sweet science; financial modeling it’s not just about the numbers. The Business

Retooling Your Business Analysis Perspective; 5 Posts to Get You Started

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This week my 5 favorite business and strategy post cover: Why a retooled FP&A (Finance Planning & Analysis) is retaking a prominent seat at the at the leadership table. Gaining business activity clarity by leveraging your CRM process to fuel accurate sales projections. New

Sharpen Your Reception with Valuable Content

10:08 pm

Here is why two scary insights for wireless / mobile network service providers are a golden path for you and I.  First the setup. Bad news for some; Good for others

New Product Launch; Why Some Businesses Almost Always Nail It

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The secret is that they don’t… It just seems that way because they have assimilated the art of experimentation into their DNA. And why have they adopted this mentality? To validate learning because what often seems like a no-brainer really isn’t. Intrigued? Market penetration strategies; from my

The Truth About Starting a New Business Successfully

1:54 pm

Okay, it's that time of year again where lists of how to close out the year right, get a jump on the next year, and how to leverage the holiday social scene pop-up like… well they are everywhere. So much so that it forces your brain to tune out and everything starts to sound like the teacher from

Value is Job #1

5:17 pm

Ran across the post below on the Wisconsin Technology news site WTNNews.com. It debunks (one of my favorite words) the myth that professional service businesses need not worry about being perceived and treated as a commodity. I know that this is something I've always circled back to several times

5 Fav Business and Strategy Insights #38

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picture: Flickr.com Commons As, always I’m looking to share with you quality information that helps increase our business development skills, enhance our level of business model innovation, and ultimately the quality of our professional relationships. While I never going into depth about the finds,

5 Fav Business and Strategy Insights #36

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As, always I’m looking to share with you quality information that helps increase our business development skills, enhance our level of business model innovation, and ultimately the quality of our professional relationships. While I never going into depth about the finds, I encourage you check them

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Insights for entrepreneurial leaders that help them answer two fundamental questions "Where should we play?" and "How do we win?".

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