If you want to apply some innovative thinking in your business, the “7Rs of Innovation” is a framework in which you can work in with...
The Benefits of Family Business
The term "Family business " usually refers to a small or mid-sized company that has a local focus and is plagued with a familiar set of dilemmas...
Kanban Flow
If you find yourself overwhelmed with all of the stuff you need to do, here’s a great productivity tool I found on the web that...
Business Failure
The flipside of "success” is "failure” and it’s the latter that every business owner and manager strive hard to avoid. By definition, the term "business...
Tailoring your Marketing to your Consumers
I recently posted about an interesting ad campaign from Canada using Porsches in a wealthy suburb in Toronto. Let's expand on this concept of really...
The Process of Hiring a Virtual Assistant (VA)
The process of searching for a VA for your business is fairly easy (it worked well for me!) and is similar to recruiting an assistant...
Reducing Waste in your Business
Waste in most organisations accounts for between 15% and 30% of the total operating cost of the business and is often higher than this in...
3 Stages of Improving your Business
The 3 Stages are illustrated in the diagram below. Stage 1: Structure Most people are aware the first stage in a business improvement process is to...
Using Improved Communication Technologies
Are you working with clients, suppliers or staff at a distance? How can you improve the interactivity of your distance communications? Broadband speed internet access...
The Machine that Changed the World
What is Lean Production? The best way to describe this innovative production system is to contrast it with craft production and mass production. Craft production...