SIMPLE STEPS TO INCREASING YOUR COMPANY'S VALUATION

The goal of any startup business owner or venture capital investor is to turn a profit on the investment of their time and money. However, a harder question to answer is how exactly they will go about making that profit.

GREAT LEADERS DON'T HIDE THEIR STRUGGLES FROM THEIR TEAM

COVID-19 has highlighted the importance of flexibility and the companies who embody it have been rewarded.

THIS IS THE SKILL YOUR BUSINESS MUST ADOPT TO THRIVE

Many studies, like this one from Accenture, reveal that notably agile firms are more than twice as likely (55%) as the average organization (25%) to achieve top-quartile financial performance; however, most companies still struggle to make agility a priority.

3 WAYS CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS WILL CHANGE FOREVER IN LIGHT OF COVID-19

The crisis has disrupted more than global markets; it has changed peoples’ lives, needs, priorities and spending behaviors.

10 GREAT REASONS TO HIRE A BUSINESS COACH FOR YOURSELF

Some entrepreneurs who want to scale their companies and fast-track their growth hire a business coach to help them get there.

WHY THE BALANCED SCORECARD IS NOT A KPI MEASUREMENT TOOL?

There has been much criticism of the Balanced Scorecard by organizations that have attempted to implement it. They hoped to quickly manifest a meaningful suite of KPI that has everyone focusing on what matters most in fulfilling the mission, vision, and goals. But did not.

THE TOP 12 SOFT SKILLS WORKERS NEED IN 2021 - AND 3 WAYS TO GET THEM

Soft skills are not as soft as they sound. In fact, they can make or break your career—especially when it comes to remote work.

USING A BALANCED SCORECARD TO MEASURE YOUR KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are commonly used to help companies effectively manage and guide their progress. Take the case of Blue Frog, for example, where we were able to use accounting KPIs to help quadruple the company’s profits. The whole concept of key performance indicators and a balanced scorecard is to align workers’ performance with the long-term strategic objectives of the company. Like a compass, the key performance indicators help you determine if you are moving in the right direction.

HOW TO MAKE BIG DECISIONS WHEN FACING AN UNPREDICTABLE FUTURE

Business owners are being asked to create a vision and a strategy for an uncertain future. Many entrepreneurs are struggling to predict what the next 6 weeks might have in store for them, let alone having a strategy is for 6 months or several years. In times like these, we need to examine our thinking style. Let me introduce you to two ways of thinking:

WHY SMART COMPANIES BUILD EMPLOYEE TRAINING PROGRAMS?

What’s key to establishing powerful training for your employees? Building employee training programs that plan from A to Z what your organization should be doing, that’s what.

5 QUALITIES OF A CEO THAT MAKE THEM AWESOME AT THEIR JOB

If you were to narrow down the ideal qualities of a CEO to five items, what would you choose to include? Many would consider leadership, confidence, or communication: these are certainly important CEO qualifications. But do they make a good CEO? Maybe not: for example, according to research published in Harvard Business Review, confidence will make a CEO twice as likely to get hired, but it does not seem to impact how well they do the job.