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Cash – once the king of consumer payments – has been losing market share to electronic payments methods that deliver fast and secure experiences for consumers and merchants.  Any business that sells goods or services to consumers -- online or in person -- must decide what forms of payment to...

Top B2B sales performers have thirty to forty per cent larger internal networks than average. In particular they have wide and deep relationships with support staff, have strong links with management and invested time proactively cultivating their internal networks. (reference, Volometrix Study, published Harvard Business review 7/2015) Here’s a quick...

So, you’re the CEO of a consumer brand – especially a big consumer brand – and you don’t want to miss out on the social impact bandwagon. You want to be an activist CEO. You want to be on trend. Big hint: If that’s your motivation, you’ve already missed the bandwagon.  At...

More and more businesses are expanding internationally. In 2017 alone, a survey by Frost & found that the market for cloud computing grew by 18% to $35 billion. Tied up in this was an increase in infrastructure as a service (IaaS). Seeing 38.7% growth in 2017, the market for virtualized...

It wasn’t too long ago that having a business coach was like having a scarlet letter on your professional suit. Back then, most coaching was remedial—there was a problem that needed to be fixed. Today, having a coach has been elevated in status. Business leaders have realized what professional athletes...

Running an entrepreneurial business is very different than running a large company. You get to enjoy first hand and close up the thrills of independence, the challenges of the unknown, and the great joys of bringing successful products to market. These thrills and joys are similar to riding a motorcycle....

Every CEO knows the importance of people to their business. No matter how supported it is by technology, and no matter how far we advance with artificial intelligence, there is no substitute for human intelligence, and the power of teams when they work seamlessly together. Human beings remain human beings,...

Despite weakening economic growth and Brexit clouds, the labour market in the United Kingdom boomed - the total number of unemployed people slid to 1.38 million in 2018, which was 100,000 lower than a year ago. To identify the number of unemployed people in the United Kingdom from 1976 to...

The realm of business management is one wrought with pressure. The more you are put in charge of, the greater the burden that you must bear. And with that said, it goes without saying that you’re going to need to conserve your energy for the things that matter most —...

Founding and building a business in the Middle East (MENA), can be an extremely challenging task. Many entrepreneurs and investors have preconceived notions of the MENA region’s receptiveness to entrepreneurship and business development. However, studies and statistics show that businesses of all sizes and sectors, if they make the proper...