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Business Development

Business Development including Investment, M&A and Divestiture

  • Business Development,  Strategy

    Why do start-ups fail?

    Introduction It is estimated that 70-75% VC (Venture Capital) backed start-ups don’t return the funds that investors put in with 50%+ returning nothing. VC database CB Insights reviewed more than 1,000 start-ups that raised seed rounds in 2009 and 2010 and found that by the end of 2015 less than 50% had secured a second round of funding. Just 22% achieved a sale or IPO and 1% reached a value of $1 billion. Starting your own business is the big dream for many of us, the opportunity to become your own boss and make a lot of money is hugely compelling and every second three new businesses are launched (11,000…

  • Business Development,  Managed Services,  Strategy

    It’s time for businesses to use IT Operational Analytics!

    IT Ops Challenge Each layer of technology in the data centre is becoming progressively more complex to control and manage. The average server environment now has thousands of configuration parameters (e.g. Windows OS contains – 1,500+, IBM WebSphere Application Server – 16,000+, and Oracle WebLogic –  60,000+). The growing interdependence and complexity of interaction between applications also makes it increasingly difficult to manage and control business services. IT change is very much a fact of life and it takes place at every level of the application and infrastructure stack. It also impacts pretty much every part of the business! To meet these development challenges businesses have adopted agile development processes…

  • Business Development,  Strategy

    Want to build a Unicorn?

    Introduction Some small business owners can be content to continue running a small operation in return for a reasonable income. The term often used to describe this is a ‘Lifestyle’ business. Others are more driven and want to build their business, take a larger market share and realize greater levels of profitability. If you’re the owner of a business that perhaps aspires to be the next ‘Unicorn’, or ‘Deacorn’ then this post is more focused on your needs. If not then sit back and relax but bear in mind that, in a rapidly evolving business landscape, standing still might not be a safe strategy! Downsides to growing a business It’s…