Posts Tagged “business development”

Are you a big picture or detail-oriented thinker? Your business needs both to thrive

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21st Sep 2012Blog, , , , , , ,

In business they say that there are two types of people – the “big picture people” and the “details people.” The big picture people tend to be creative, strategic, and visionary, but they can also be messy, disorganized, and forgetful. On the other hand, the details people are conscientious and exacting but can… Continue reading

Strategy does it really need to be so boring?

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30th Mar 2012Blog, , , ,

The smart observer should be on red alert whenever hearing the words “strategy” or “strategic”. If not completely meaningless, “strategy” is typically used to dignify a business policy, and roughly translated means “what we intend to do” or, even worse “the carefully crafted phrases our PR experts have cobbled together to sound impressive… Continue reading

New business start-ups need more than just advice

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8th Jan 2012Blog, , ,

One thing the local business development departments do well in this region (Quinte, Ontario) is provide excellent advice for new business start-ups. Central Hastings for instance provides an Enterprise Facilitator who has proven to be a great asset and as already helped many new businesses through the red-tape, business planning stages and marketing… Continue reading