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The Problem with Business Targets

Posted by Greg on Dec 17th, 2008

We often hear about targets and deadlines being set by organisations and governments that are never met. Most recently, there have been targets set for CO2 emissions reduction. The initial target equates to 34% per person reduction, and yet others are demanding targets double that. Even the initial target is heroic. (For example, 90% of [...]

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The ABC Sneers at Small Business

Posted by Greg on Sep 14th, 2008

As the self appointed mouth piece of state enterprise (is that an oxymoron?), it is well known that the ABC deeply dislikes big business. Now it is showing what it thinks about small business in their new program “Very Small Business”.
This is a missed opportunity. The program could have shown how the little guy puts [...]

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A Vission for Success

Posted by Greg on Sep 1st, 2008

Many small business owners go into business by accident. They saw an opportunity and grabbed it. The original excitement of the opportunity and even some early success may have sustained them for a while, but sooner or later, the need for hard slog becomes necessary. What happens next can make a huge difference to your [...]

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Buying and Selling on Price

Posted by Greg on Aug 29th, 2008

All businesses should endeavour to create points of differences for their product or service, but what about if you are selling an undifferentiated product, something that is truly a commodity, such as petrol or even bottles of Coca Cola (which of itself is not a commodity, but you will get exactly the same product whether [...]

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