Aug 3, 2026 | Business Intelligence for SMEs, Data & Decision Making, Growth & Performance
Every business wants its managers to take ownership. We talk about accountability, responsibility and empowering people to make decisions, but over the years I’ve realised there is one question we don’t ask often enough. How can someone truly take...
Jul 28, 2026 | Business Intelligence for SMEs, Data & Decision Making, Growth & Performance
One of the biggest risks in business isn’t making poor decisions. It’s making good decisions based on assumptions that have never been challenged. Every Managing Director develops those assumptions over time. You spend years building a business, working...
Jul 23, 2026 | Business Intelligence for SMEs, Data & Decision Making, Growth & Performance
One of the biggest misconceptions in business is that poor performance is always the result of poor decision making. In reality, I often see the opposite. Businesses make sensible decisions every day. Decisions based on experience, data and good intentions. The...
Mar 30, 2026 | Growth & Performance
Most SME businesses don’t have a data problem. They have a visibility problem. Walk into almost any growing SME and you’ll find the same thing: An ERP system A finance system Reports being produced every week or month On the surface, it looks like everything is in...
Mar 9, 2026 | Growth & Performance
In many SME manufacturing businesses, procurement is still treated as a transactional function. Raise purchase orders. Chase deliveries. Manage shortages. Important, yes. Strategic, rarely. That mindset quietly leaves margin on the table. Procurement’s Hidden...
Mar 2, 2026 | Growth & Performance
Every SME manufacturer believes they understand their margins. They have management accounts. They have a P&L. They know turnover. They know gross profit. But ask a different question: Which products genuinely generate margin? Which customers dilute it? Which...
