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There’s no time to waste Growth

There’s no time to waste

Will it be calmer under Starmer? “There’s no time to waste.” Several members of the Cabinet have used this phrase since Friday including the PM himself… It’s a simple, subtle message you may have missed, but the fact it’s been repeated so many times means it’s been planned by some smart

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Downturn in VCs, Upturn in M&A Growth

Downturn in VCs, Upturn in M&A

While stagnant VCs have been stalled on investments for the last 18 months, M&A conversations have been ramping up. Small to medium-sized US tech companies are shopping for bargains in Europe. There’s some great IP and without funding, founders are more likely to move straight to exit. A

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Growth Blockers Q2 Growth

Growth Blockers Q2

We decided to hold off on launching the Growth Blockers Survey until after the election this week. A lot of business decisions have been delayed until after the election, so we would like to get a sense of what’s next after this. It’s not too late to add your questions or ideas to the

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Growth strategy: the UK needs one. Growth

Growth strategy: the UK needs one.

A report from the London School of Economics’ Centre for Economic Performance highlights one of the biggest macroeconomic issues few are talking about in the run up to the election – productivity. The report says: * GDP per capita has experienced weak growth over the past 14 years. Its

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Growth Blockers Q2 Growth

Growth Blockers Q2

Morning everyone I hope you had a great Father’s Day. I’ll tell you about mine in another post… This week, we’re building the Growth Blockers survey for Q2. The feedback on our Q1 Growth Blockers report was great. One fintech CXO even said: “I read your report and it was exactly what is

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72% of UK tech and services firms struggled to hit Q1 sales targets Growth

72% of UK tech and services firms struggled to hit Q1 sales targets

Hi guys As promised, today we’re launching Growth Blockers UK: Q1 – What is stopping top-line growth in tech & professional services? So the headline executive summary for you: * 72% of CXOs said their companies were not hitting targets in Q1 * The majority cite slow buyer decisions and

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Darth Vader & the Contribution Chain Growth

Darth Vader & the Contribution Chain

Vision, Mission & Purpose are Outdated How do you drive internal engagement? Ernest Hemingway said: “When people talk listen completely. Don’t be thinking what you’re going to say. Most people never listen. Nor do they observe.” It’s often the case companies don’t listen to themselves.

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Beating the Big Four Growth

Beating the Big Four

And other major consultancies… Hi guys, Taking out the incumbent can seem overwhelming, but if you don’t try, you’ll never know. I’ve led a number of projects either in brand comms or bid sales – to replace the existing supplier to a customer. Often big, hefty organisations that look

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Biting the hand that feeds you Growth

Biting the hand that feeds you

Paws for Thought: Insights on Pet Care Pricing A month ago, I had to take my dog to the vet. She had an infection of the womb called Pyometra. The vet looked at me and said: “This is very serious. We need to operate on your dog now to remove her womb or she could die. Pyometra kills a lot

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Is private equity about to change course? Growth

Is private equity about to change course?

Investors look for greater revenue potential A shift in value creation priorities is changing investment decisions… Private equity investing is based on majority share ownership of companies where the investor – or general partner – can make active decisions in the company they have

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What mining means to your business Growth

What mining means to your business

Supply chain stories Morning there While renewable energy investment hit $358 in H1 this year, manufacturers require higher amounts of the metals required to build those new energy technologies. This means while mining for fossil fuels could slow, mining rates are increasing and will

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