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To become a Billionaire you need to act like one!

by Alexander on March 15, 2013

Right, most of us aspire to become super wealthy in our businesses and some of us want to become Billionaires in our lifetimes. Interestingly though, more Billionaires are now being produced than ever before and it doesn’t seem to matter what industry you are in. This article is taken from Forbes’s article on: If you [...]

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Incubate your business idea for enhanced success!

by Alexander on February 27, 2013

Often times when I speak with Entrepreneurs they have amazing business ideas and are very eager to get them off the ground and into the market place. In most cases I suggest that they use the mindset of investors on each business concept. Before any idea gets put into the market place, there are many [...]

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How vital is paying attention to your competitors?

by Alexander on February 26, 2013

At school in your debating, athletics or a soccer team you strive to become number one. Outsmarting your opponent can really be of good benefit particularly in a soccer team with the dribbling moves strikers or anyone in a team does. Companies also play in the same field to gain the market share and ultimately [...]

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10.5 Tips to closing your next sale

February 22, 2013

The old adage in sales is very true. A sale is always made, either you close him on the sale or they close you! Either way someone closes the sale, so make sure that it is you! Selling is the pinnacle of all business. Without sales no company can exist, therefore the sales professional is [...]

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Start your own business while your still working

February 20, 2013

Do you want to start your own business but have a job? Like most people the security of a Job is very important. It would be, considering that your salary pays the bills! Gone are the days where you could go ‘gunho’ and just jump into a start-up. Like most people I started my firm [...]

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Are you charging what you are worth?

February 19, 2013

I came across and interesting discussion the other day that gave me pauses for thought. In this discussion, one of my family friends who run the World Burn Foundation in Canada relayed an interesting story to me that happened to him 20 years ago. The consequential outcome of his experience gave him insight into our [...]

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Use business planning templates properly!

February 18, 2013

Further to my previous article “Business Plan Templates – Lets check em out“ , which generated a massive amount of commentary and opinion on LinkedIN. I decided to post this article with respect to the usage of business plan templates to help you understand what to include IN CASE your business plan template doesn’t have [...]

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Business Diagnostics – Do you need this?

February 17, 2013

Within the context of SA and the growing need and therefore growing application of business activity there comes certain phases for the business owner that need to be addressed in order to continue its [ business ] growth and development. Essentially business growth represents whats known as a bell curve. A growth line followed by a peak [...]

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Business Plan Templates – Lets check em out

February 13, 2013

The current SME market is buzzing with ever growing anticipation for new business growth and development. Our current research showed that from 2010 – 2013 the need for and inquiry for business plans climbed from 90 000 searches to 110 000 searches. This is purely online searches. This research indicates that the need to start ones own [...]

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Critical impact points of a solid business plan

February 12, 2013

Having several years of business planning experience behind us, we were often asked why our business plans seem to garner better results for our clients as opposed to the normal turnaround rate of 5% in the market place. At that current stage we didnt investigate until an enlightening lunch meeting with one of our investment [...]

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