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Did you know space-time is available at all leading retailers?

Posted by steve on 25/01/2012

If you want to make a strong case for your products to be listed by a retailer, or if you’re a retailer and want to understand how to use key financial information to increase profit, then read our latest paper. Request a copy.

Wise words

Posted by steve on 31/08/2011

Anyone trying to build a business should read this blog post by David Hieatt who learnt a lot in starting and building howies and is now putting all that he learnt to good use in building the Hiut Denim Co.  As the Chinese proverb says ‘not until you do something will you understand it’.

You need more than passion to create a recipe for success

Posted by steve on 31/05/2011

So far we’ve had about 100 requests for our paper on the profitability of service businesses and I’m pleased to be able to say the feedback has been excellent.  We’ve now turned our attention to the other sector we specialise in and produced a paper that will help businesses selling food and drink improve profitability.  Read more…

The value of seeing the impact of time

Posted by steve on 29/03/2011

Our last paper on raising money from business angels proved to be very popular.  We’ve followed that up with a paper for service providers.  If you’re selling time, it shows you some things you can easily measure to improve the profitability of your business. Request a copy.

So you think you need an external investor? Think again.

Posted by steve on 26/01/2011

We’ve just produced a paper on the pitfalls of (and alternatives to) raising money from business angels at the request of a firm of lawyers who wanted to share our thoughts with their clients.  Request a copy.