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144 Cash flow and working capital In today’s current economic climate cash flow management has become an essential tool for business survival. The business owners who take the time and effort to manage this process will undoubtedly have success in the future. Gareth Jones is a director of business advisory services for Mazars LLP. In his current role he advises predominantly small and medium-sized businesses on business planning and strategy.
145 With over 42 years of publishing, more than 80 million people have succeeded in business with thanks to Kogan Page www.koganpage.com You are reading one of the thousands of books published by Kogan Page. As Europe’s leading independent business book publishers Kogan Page has always sought to provide up-to-the-minute books that offer practical guidance at affordable prices.
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i THIRTEENTH EDITION THE GROWING BU
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iii The perfect property for your
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v Contents Part One Planning for gr
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Contents vii Patenting costs 49 Wha
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Contents ix Part Four People and pe
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Contents xi 6.3 How to find your id
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Contents xiii 9.3 Licensing 233 Ton
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Part One Planning for growth 1
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3 Business models and competitive a
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11 How to compete against fastmovin
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17 How to build a growth plan 1.3 A
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How to build a growth plan 19 Next
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How to build a growth plan 21 Opera
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23 The SME economic outlook 1.4 Gra
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The SME economic outlook 25 ●●
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27 The growth opportunity 1.5 Manuf
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The growth opportunity 29 To make t
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31 Managing setbacks and turnaround
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Part Two Ideas and innovation 37
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39 Whole company innovation 2.1 Inn
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Whole company innovation 43 create
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Whole company innovation 45 Incenti
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47 Innovating out of recession 2.2
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Innovating out of recession 49 expe
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53 Exploring patent information 2.3
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59 IP challenges for technology ven
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65 Making open innovation work 2.5
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Part Three Gaining market share 71
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73 Taking your brand to the next le
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77 With over 1,000 titles in printe
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79 Market intelligence 3.2 Nick Hag
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Market intelligence 81 table 3.2.1
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Market intelligence 83 but also tha
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85 Web marketing 3.3 What’s the p
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Web marketing 87 considerable amoun
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89 Winning new business 3.4 In a do
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Winning new business 91 back away),
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Page 127 and 128: Employment policies 113 information
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Page 131 and 132: 117 Taking on an employee 4.3 Help
Page 133 and 134: Taking on an employee 119 employee
Page 135 and 136: 121 The sharpest minds need the fin
Page 137 and 138: 123 Training for growth 4.4 David G
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195 With over 1,000 titles in print
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197 Ethics and the growing company
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Part Eight International expansion
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Part Nine Structures for growth 221
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223 Partnerships and collaborations
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229 Acquisitions that work 9.2 Stra
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233 Licensing 9.3 In finding the be
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239 Preparing a business for sale 9
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Part Ten Growth capital 247
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265 Index of advertisers A.Steele A
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