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Navigating business challenges and achieving growth

Reflecting on 2023: Navigating Business Challenges and Achieving Growth

As we say goodbye to 2023, it’s crucial to recognise the numerous challenges businesses encountered and the resilience they demonstrated in overcoming them. Throughout the year, we observed a landscape marked by the pursuit of skilled professionals, expansion dilemmas, and the exploration of new markets. The Challenge of Talent Sourcing and Skill Expansion Businesses grappled […]
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3 common blunders in sales recruitment

3 Common Blunders in Sales Recruitment

Many smaller businesses are originally set up with virtually every function depending on the owner/founder. This means that the owner also ends up being the main sales and business development person within the business. As they grow, these businesses may experience a rocky transition.  This is especially true when building their sales teams and letting […]
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Looking ahead to the future can be daunting for businesses

Planning the Future of Your Business

Planning the future of your business can be scary. Looking ahead into the unknown and trying to guess what could happen is daunting, to say the least. Nevertheless, you still need to plan ahead, navigate the uncertainty, mitigate your risk and take informed decisions. Your business should grow into something that you love and enjoy.  […]
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Managing your business can be lonely and uncertain

Running a business can be extremely rewarding but it’s not always easy! There are so many uncertainties that make doubts creep into your decision making. After all, you’re only human. It’s only natural to doubt yourself at times. With nobody to bounce ideas off and no idea who to ask for advice, it can be […]
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8 Key Considerations for Startup Success

The article below by Colin German of CMG Consulta was published on Life On Point (January 2022 issue).  Click to read it.   It’s the dream of many to start up a business. Whether inspired by one’s passion, triggered by the urge to address an existing problem or just an opportunity which happens to present […]
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ReStart 2021 Scheme (Malta Enterprise)

The Restart Scheme by Malta Enterprise aims “…to support those businesses which due to the effect of the pandemic had to terminate operations, by helping them access advisory services and providing a kick-start grant to help them restart operations.” The scheme works by enabling businesses who had to shut down or had significant downturn in […]
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Corporate Culture – Making or Breaking Performance

When a business’ performance is not satisfactory, sometimes it is not immediately clear what is impacting performance. One aspect that is sometimes misunderstood and very often overlooked is Corporate Culture.   The problem with corporate culture is that if it goes unchecked it can become toxic to the business and the results can be quite […]
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Successful Managers… at a Cost

Working with businesses has led us to meet a large number of managers who are very successful at what they do. Their staff love them, the numbers look good, customers are happy… essentially all the right messages that a business owner wants to see from his managers. However… when speaking to the manager, we get […]
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3 Stages to Develop your Business Strategy

Strategy is about finding your competitive advantage and using that competitive advantage to win. One way of developing an effective business strategy is made up of 3 key stages: Stage 1: Understanding your environment A business operates within an environment. It is crucial to understand how the environment is today and how it is affecting […]
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3 Common Pitfalls for Businesses Operating Without a Strategy

There are several reasons why businesses fail. Some fail due to bad management and weak leadership, while some others have failed because of market changes and unfortunate circumstances. However, it is also true that some businesses have failed, simply because they lacked a strategy. In our experience we come across 3 common pitfalls for businesses […]
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