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Business Development

Business Development including Investment, M&A and Divestiture

  • Business Development,  Strategy

    Thriving Post-Pandemic

    The COVID-19 pandemic is, predictably, changing lives around the world, both in the short term and, almost inevitably, in the longer term as well. The way we live may never be quite the same again and, while that may seem daunting, it also represents an opportunity for businesses to get ahead of the game and put themselves in the best possible position to take advantage when we get back to a semblance of normality. Ways of doing things will change. The modern workplace will have learnt lessons from this period of lockdown and businesses will be left with no alternative but to alter their standard practices. Business leaders who adjust…

  • Business Development,  Investment,  Strategy

    Innovate

    The global COVID-19 pandemic is a human tragedy that is also having a growing impact on the global economy and has fundamentally changed our experiences as customers, employees, citizens and humans. Companies across the world are struggling to deal with these unprecedented changes, and it’s worth noting that many global businesses actually rose out of tough economic times. General Electric, General Motors, IBM, Disney, HP, Microsoft, FedEx, Electronic Arts, Burger King, CNN, Hyatt Hotels, AIRBNB, Groupon & WhatsApp were all launched in a recession, and Google, Salesforce, and Facebook were launched shortly before a recession. A study released by the Kaufman Foundation in 2009 found that over 50% of Fortune…

  • Business Development,  Investment,  Strategy

    Start-ups have reason to be positive!

    Introduction We are in a very weird place, social isolation, death, illness, and a declared national emergency have had an immediate impact on industries that cluster people; conferences, trade shows, airlines/cruise ships and all types of travel, the hospitality industry, sporting events, theatre and movies, restaurants and schools. Large companies are telling employees to work at home. Large retail chains are shutting down their stores. We all know local businesses that may not be around when the dust settles! If you’re about to launch a new business, or running one, this is going to be a stressful and discombobulating time. It’s also a time of huge opportunity, and that is…