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September 23, 2021

What really killed the retail energy companies?

As gas prices have risen rapidly in August and September of 2021 due to a post(ish)-COVID resurgence in demand a number of retail energy suppliers in the UK have folded and many more are facing the same fate.

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Business Strategy

September 22, 2021

How shareholders and executives screw up efforts to increase profitability – Part 1

There is a tendency to think that operational managers have more tools to affect profitability than executives but is this true?

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Business Strategy

February 19, 2021

Being Different Attracts More Crowd-Funding But Less Venture Capital

A new study demonstrates that when it comes to crowd-funding, being different is essential. This is important, because it had been assumed that being very different could be a disadvantage -

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Business Strategy

September 14, 2020

Testing and Measuring for Business Success

Do you know where your next customers are coming from? How do your customers hear about you? Which of your adverts brings you the most revenue? If you can't answer these