Aligning finance with operations – and why it matters
Note: Join our B2B Community here if you like this post. CEOs must go beyond traditional financial reports and integrate financial insights with operational realities in today’s data-driven business landscape. This strategic alignment enhances growth, maximises profitability, and ensures business operations run efficiently. By bridging the gap between finance and operations, organisations can optimise resource allocation, […]
Inventory Management: From Just-In-Time To Just-In-Case And Implications On Your Cash Flow
Note: Join our B2B Community here if you like this post. From a supply shock caused by a pandemic to ships getting stuck in the Suez Canal, the last several years have seriously strained the conventional “just-in-time” (JIT) inventory approach. Given the inability to build a Second China to serve as a backup, what […]
Why Integrating Procurement into Operations Drives Business Resilience
Note: Join our B2B Community here if you like this post. Many businesses still view procurement as a standalone function. Yet, integrating procurement within the operations remit presents significant strategic benefits, especially for organisations aiming to increase agility, control costs, and strengthen supply chain resilience. Recent global events, from pandemic-related disruptions to incidents like the […]
Building Resilience: Why Every SME Needs a Comprehensive Operational Risk Strategy
Note: Join our B2B Community here if you like this post. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) must navigate many operational challenges. With the potential for significant disruptions lurking around every corner—from cyber threats to supply chain vulnerabilities—creating and maintaining a robust operational risk strategy is critical for every SME. Such strategies shield against potential downturns […]
Optimising Processes For The Future Of Remote Work
Note: Join our B2B Community here if you like this post. Today, remote working is quickly becoming a norm in SMEs. As digital transformation continues transforming all industries, many SMEs are embracing the flexible, remote way of working. Remote working does more than give employees greater flexibility and a chance to work from home. […]
How The COO Is The Secret Ingredient To A Successful Company
Note: Join our B2B Community here if you like this post. The chief operating officer (COO) is an executive team member responsible for managing a company’s people, culture, and processes. They are number two at a company, reporting to the CEO, and are virtually like a CEO’s right-hand person. As second-in-command, they serve as […]
Five Ways Businesses Can Effect Radical Change During An Economic Downturn
Note: Join our B2B Community here if you like this post. Everyone knows the business world is constantly changing. New technologies, new markets, and competitors are just a few challenges businesses face. Change is a constant you can always count on. But what does it mean for companies in times of economic decline? What […]
Forget Digital Transformation: Data Transformation Is What You Need Now
Note: Join our B2B Community here if you like this post. Digital transformation is a new mantra for organisations looking to stay ahead of digital-age competitors. Companies must look at ways to modernise and optimise operations to keep up. There has been much hype about digital transformation in the past few years. It is […]
Is There A Case For Appointing A Digital Transformation Officer?
Note: Join our B2B Community here if you like this post. When looking at the C-suite, one can tell what direction the business is going with the appearance of new positions like the chief transformation officer, chief change officer, and digital transformation officer. These jobs respond to fast-moving market and customer trends and the […]
4 Tips to Reduce the Spiralling Cost of Employing Staff in SMEs
Note: Join our B2B Community here if you like this post. With increasing living costs, businesses are looking for ways to lower operating costs and improve profitability. Many small-to-medium businesses find they can do so by cutting the costs of hiring employees. However, with the rise in minimum wages and staff benefits like holidays […]
4 SME Priorities To Ensure Business Growth And Success
Note: Join our B2B Community here if you like this post. The years 2020 and 2021 will be remembered for a long time by many UK-based small and medium-sized businesses as a period when they regrouped and redefined how they did business. As we head towards the halfway point in 2022, those businesses enjoy […]
Innovation And Productivity Risk: What Are The Impacts On The Workplace
Note: Join our B2B Community here if you like this post. The world is changing so fast that even established businesses must operate as startups. Operational effectiveness and flexibility have become the prerequisites to long-term success. B2B companies need to prove to their end customers that they can provide quality products today while also […]
Using Buyer Personae to drive collaboration in B2B
Note: Join our B2B Community here if you like this post. As you probably already know, Buyer Personae play a decisive role in the marketing strategy of your B2B company. Beyond that, their use can become a unifying force that helps your company’s resources work together to achieve optimal results. Buyer personae are not just a marketing […]
Behind any successful digital transformation is a data-driven culture
Note: Join our B2B Community here if you like this post. Today’s enterprise operations are intrinsically linked to the IT systems and infrastructures that sustain them. Yet, many businesses are not seeing their expected returns for all their investments. Over the last several years, there has been a massive movement toward digitising business processes and […]
How SMEs Can Develop Effective Strategies in the Industry 4.0 Age
Note: Join our B2B Community here if you like this post. Today, leaders are faced with the task of switching to Industry 4.0 and driving their organisations forward. The market is changing at an astonishing pace, product lifecycles are becoming shorter, innovation is accelerating rapidly, and C-Suite executives in SMEs are struggling to keep up. The transition […]
Why Organisational Resilience Is More Crucial Now Than Ever
Note: Join our B2B Community here if you like this post. Organisational resilience has emerged as a critical differentiator between thriving and struggling companies. The pandemic and other global crises have highlighted the importance of resilience — not just as a reactive strategy but as a proactive business imperative. What Is Organisational Resilience? Organisational resilience […]
When is the Right Time to Fulfil Your Dream of Starting Your Own Business?
Note: Join our B2B Community here if you like this post. Starting your own business can feel like a massive leap into the unknown. Many people dream of the day they will launch their own company, but often wonder: when is the right time? This question looms, especially for those balancing careers, families, or education. […]
How Relevant Today Are the Three Generic Strategies of Focus, Cost, And Differentiation?
Note: Join our B2B Community here if you like this post. Having lived, worked, and explored various parts of the world, I’ve noticed a common thread that unites people across continents: their love for burgers. Burgers, for many, represent the epitome of fast food. This global appeal of burgers is not just a culinary phenomenon […]
Digital workforces: Automation processes in workforces for SMEs
Note: Join our B2B Community here if you like this post. We have already seen how the digital workforce, from automotive robots and CNC machines to the IoT, has integrated into the supply chain to its current incarnation as RPAs, chatbots, and digital assistants. A critical factor in using digital workers is that robots […]
Competing in a digital world – SMEs find their feet
Note: sign up to our B2B Community here if you like this post. Digital transformation is different for small and medium-sized companies. Or is it? In this article, we take a look at the current state of digital in SMEs and look ahead to see what is in store. “Changes in business operations, and in the […]
Going Digital? Five Safe Steps for Tech-Hungry SMEs
Note: sign up to our B2B Community here if you like this post. Purchasing the right digital technology can transform a small company’s performance – but making the wrong choice can be disastrous. It’s also easy to make the wrong choice when you’re under pressure, so tackle your big IT decisions in a planned and positive […]
AI for small businesses and how to best optimise it
Note: sign up to our B2B Community here if you like this post. Are you intimidated by the words “artificial intelligence”? Maybe you’re thinking of Internet algorithms spying on you — or robot overlords from movies? However, if you’re a smaller business, AI can be good news and make you a master, not a slave. Artificial […]
Company Strategy? I’ll have mine “to go”, please …
Note: sign up to our B2B Community here if you like this post. Do you hate boardroom brainstorms— with those over-excited colleagues, the bizarre ideas and a whiteboard covered in random words? The great news is that strategic decision-making is changing for the better at smart companies. Most of us have lost many hours of our […]
The Five Common Pitfalls to Avoid When Expanding Abroad
Note: Join our B2B Community here if you like this post. For fast-growing businesses, international expansion often seems like the natural next step. Whether the idea has been long in the making or driven by the sudden discovery of a lucrative opportunity, moving into new markets can unlock substantial growth. However, it also presents significant risks. Expanding […]