by The Osborne Group | Aug 27, 2015 | Osborne Insights Blogs
Most business owners think selling their business is a sprint. The reality is it takes a long time to sell a company. The sound of the gun sends blood flowing as you leap forward out of the blocks. Within five seconds you’re at top speed and within a dozen your eye is...
by Jane Rounthwaite | Aug 19, 2015 | Osborne Insights Blogs
This has been a summer full of sports. Starting in early July, with the Pan Am Games in Toronto and, more recently, with the Parapan Games, I’ve had the privilege of watching so many exceptional athletes across a broad range of sports, many of which I had never seen....
by Christy DeMont | Aug 11, 2015 | Osborne Insights Blogs
Many of us have been reading about things like “Big Data” and the ability of automated tools to search through enormous volumes of data to find relationships, insights and business opportunities. These technical developments have raised the importance of treating data...
by The Osborne Group | Jul 28, 2015 | Osborne Insights Blogs
Pricing Professional Services Mastering New Business Skills for Profitability Consulting, legal, accounting and other professional services firms have traditionally been driven by a “trifecta” of economic measures – hourly rates, billable hours and recovery ratio....
by Harold Hay | Jul 7, 2015 | Osborne Insights Blogs
Inward Bound A world filled with leisure time that was anticipated not too long ago has not arrived. The machines and appliances that were envisioned are here and, in many cases, perform far better than we could have imagined. The cell phones we all carry contain far...
by The Osborne Group | Jun 23, 2015 | Osborne Insights Blogs
With the Advent of Digital Technology, has Marketing and Sales Changed? Before the introduction of the Internet and the World Wide Web 20+ years ago, it took sales and marketing organizations years of dedication, energy and usually quite a few mistakes before they had...
