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The challenges of building an online business from the ground up are really no different than the challenges of building any kind of business from the ground up. The primary question you have to ask is: how am I going to reach my customers? In the world of online business,...

A recent study identified key new business development skills of high-growth professional services firms, defined as those achieving 20% or greater annual growth over at least a three year period. Perhaps not surprisingly – at least not for a category that sells thinking – four of the seven top skills...

There’s never been a better or indeed busier time to be a CFO. When I first started out in the world of finance almost two decades ago, the role of the CFO was completely different to what you see today.There’s been a definite and pronounced shift from the more traditional...

From artificial intelligence to blockchain advancements, 2018 ushered in a lot of great things. You know what else this calendar year brought with it?A rise in identity theft victims, roughly 16.7 million to be exact. And that added up to a staggering sum. McAfee and the Center for Strategic and...

For busy leaders, team bonding is often an afterthought that is ignored or postponed due to an ongoing, ever-growing workflow. Team bonding often seems like an unnecessary use of time. However, leaders that underestimate the value of team bonding miss out on powerful benefits that enhance productivity and retention. Here...

A large number of individuals travel from the United States to Europe every year to get an essence of that rich history, however, don’t get stuck in the past — these well-known European cities have a lot more to offer. European countries are loaded with lively cities are known for...

The world today is increasingly interconnected.  This is particularly so in the case of business. At first glance, the fact that immigration and market protective barriers are coming down worldwide can be taken to imply the reverse.  However, this is far from the case. The very fact that immigration is...

For small businesses struggling to gain traction in the marketplace, there are two common options: continuing to forge ahead or quitting altogether. But there is a third option: pivoting your business to embrace a new strategy for success. “To pivot” entered the business vernacular thanks to Eric Ries, an entrepreneur...

Somewhere along the journey, we’ve lost our way when it comes to authentic, values-based leadership in our organizations. Employees have grown cynical of over-promising and under-delivering. Executives have lost trust for saying one thing, and doing another. Integrity, honesty and leadership from the heart is always what employees are looking...

Much is being made of working remotely. The internet is rife with articles that espouse the benefits of having a completely remote workforce, touting everything from higher levels of productivity to less overhead costs. But while many are tipping remote work as the new trend that the best and brightest...