Importance of Organic Growth

I read an excellent article from McKinseys recently about the importance of organic business growth, as a critical adjunct to M&A activity. The article can be found here:...

Win – Win Deals in a Resource Constrained Economy

What is a “good business deal”? Is it one where there is a winner and a loser?Where we define the economy in monetary terms and in terms of scarce resources, then essentially we have a finite pool from which to draw. To simplify, if a deal is done by two players...

A Proper Mandate

A Proper Mandate. No – that’s not dinner and a movie with a male companion….. It is an instruction from a client to execute an assignment. Sounds simple enough. However, the challenges are in the detail.In our work as intermediaries, particularly in the area of SME...

Buy yourself a business……

Great podcast attached from the Harvard Business Review ideacast series. Whilst it is a US based piece, the discussion around the process of searching for, evaluating and buying your own business is very relevant in the Australasian markets. The “HBR Guide...

The Economics of Innovation

The attached podcast from the London School of Economics & Political Science public lecture series presents fascinating views on the economics of innovation, and the role of the public sector in driving the agenda. Some great quotes and data for start ups,...

CPE – The more the merrier!

The attached article was published recently in the Economist magazine. It highlights the changing face of education as it pertains to employment opportunities. More particularly, it discusses the need to continue learning throughout your career in order to keep pace...
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