Matchbox Associates Ltd https://www.matchboxassociates.co.uk/ Achieve Fast and Sustainable Growth Thu, 05 Oct 2017 09:08:59 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2 Building effective performance https://www.matchboxassociates.co.uk/building-effective-performance/ Thu, 05 Oct 2017 09:08:59 +0000 http://www.matchboxassociates.co.uk/?p=248 People are our greatest asset – right? It’s a simple question that every manager faces – are your people doing what they should be, as effectively and efficiently as they could be? All the time? The latest figures from the Office of National Statistics showed that labour productivity fell by 0.5% in Quarter 1 (Jan […]

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]]> Managing risk https://www.matchboxassociates.co.uk/managing-risk/ Tue, 18 Jul 2017 13:14:09 +0000 http://www.matchboxassociates.co.uk/?p=246 No matter how good our strategy or business plan, a key factor in whether or not we achieve business success is the way we deal with uncertainty or risk. Risks are generally unplanned events that can have a positive or negative impact on business performance, and they can arise as a result of a whole […]

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]]> Great strategy? Now make it work for you. https://www.matchboxassociates.co.uk/great-strategy-now-make-work/ Sun, 14 May 2017 16:25:49 +0000 http://www.matchboxassociates.co.uk/?p=242 Strategy is simply about working out which jobs need to be done by whom, and in what order, then getting on and doing them. So why do so many management teams find the whole process so difficult? Lots of organisations work hard to develop the strategies required for success and they invest serious amounts of […]

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]]> Thinking of selling or taking a step back from the day to day running of your business? https://www.matchboxassociates.co.uk/thinking-selling-taking-step-back-day-day-running-business/ Sun, 29 Jan 2017 21:09:55 +0000 http://www.matchboxassociates.co.uk/?p=138 If you’re thinking of selling or taking a step back from the day to day running of your business; follow these tips to ensure you are Exit-ready. The Exit-Ready Checklist You’ll need:   1. A fully functioning management team that’s used to making key decisions. 2. A clear strategy and Critical Success Factors in place […]

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]]> What big companies can learn from SMEs https://www.matchboxassociates.co.uk/big-companies-can-learn-smes/ Mon, 21 Mar 2016 09:22:53 +0000 http://www.matchboxassociates.co.uk/?p=123 Here in Matchbox Associates we take processes and procedures and concepts and models developed in big organisations, and we chop them back and we help smaller companies use them. We do this because whilst lots of the things that big companies do are enormously valuable, smaller companies simply don’t ….

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]]> Leadership and teamwork https://www.matchboxassociates.co.uk/leadership-and-teamwork/ Sat, 20 Feb 2016 15:30:31 +0000 http://www.matchboxassociates.co.uk/?p=115 Brilliant business owners employ brilliant people to build brilliant businesses. Because – despite the complex technology that provides us with so much data and so many options – ultimately most businesses are still people-based. So just choose the best people, tell them what their job is and let them get on with it? Of course […]

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]]> Measuring performance https://www.matchboxassociates.co.uk/measuring-performance/ Sat, 20 Feb 2016 13:28:10 +0000 http://www.matchboxassociates.co.uk/?p=113 “What gets measured gets managed”. It’s only when you see current and accurate performance data and track trends that you can fully understand your business. With the benefit of that data your decisions will mostly be based on fact rather than best guesses or gut instinct. So they’re more likely to be better decisions. There’s […]

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]]> Want to grow but can’t let go? https://www.matchboxassociates.co.uk/want-to-grow-but-cant-let-go/ Fri, 22 Jan 2016 08:14:45 +0000 http://matchbox.smwebdesigns-development.co.uk/?p=103 An early stage entrepreneur leads, inspires, sets things up and makes things happen.   He or she is the driving force behind the business, knows everything about the company, about its products, and about its customers.  Sleeves rolled up, down in the detail, working hard to get the sales in and the products out.  It’s […]

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]]> Who needs strategy? https://www.matchboxassociates.co.uk/who-needs-strategy/ Mon, 07 Dec 2015 13:18:11 +0000 http://matchbox.smwebdesigns-development.co.uk/?p=1 A good corporate strategy describes how a company plans to get from A to B.   It’s not a Vision – that’s a separate piece of work that describes what you want to become, how you want to look and feel.   And it’s not a Mission Statement – that’s what explains why the company’s […]

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