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Growth While Shrinking? It's Called Optimization, and It's Possible

Discover how businesses can achieve growth while reducing costs by optimizing people, processes, and technology. This article explores why cutting expenses without a clear strategy can backfire and provides a step-by-step approach to aligning your operations with growth goals. Learn how even modest growth can translate into gaining market share in a competitive landscape.

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Eisenhower was Right: Plans are Nothing, Planning is Everything

This article explores why businesses may stop growing, often due to people and process issues rather than website or technology failures. It emphasizes the importance of having a clear plan, ownership, and alignment within teams to overcome growth barriers in eCommerce. Expect practical insights into diagnosing and resolving these challenges for sustained business growth.

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No One Truly Wants to Hire a Consultant And 8 Other Laws of Strategy Consulting

Uncover the fundamental laws that govern the realm of strategy consulting. Explore how trust, client options, problem-solving, and marketing play pivotal roles. Delve into insights about when and how to bring up critical issues, billing practices, and the essence of being a trusted advisor. Understand the nuanced dynamics of the consulting world through these nine laws.

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The First 6 Critical Questions to Ask Of Any B2B Marketplace Business Plan

This article outlines key factors that contribute to the success of marketplace entities, whether they are B2B or other types of marketplaces. We emphasize the importance of traffic generation, understanding the actors involved, establishing a payment system, leveraging existing relationships, identifying actors with financial capacity, and setting a realistic launch date to gain initial traction.

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