STRATEGIC BUSINESS MASTERCLASS 2.0
Monday, 15 May 2017
by Tito Philips, Jnr.
The organizer of The Strategic Business Masterclass, a practical business development training program aimed at translating local business into global brands hereby announces the date for the next edition. The first edition was held in February 2017. The focus was on STRUCTURE AND SUSTAINABILITY. The facilitators addressed the following areas: Market research, Branding, Customer experience,
- Published in Entrepreneurship
The 10 Ds of Entrepreneurship
Monday, 26 September 2016
by Tito Philips, Jnr.
Entrepreneurship is like many other things – you tend to get better at it over time. It’s true of the saying, practice does make perfect. By identifying and emulating the qualities of other successful entrepreneurs who have more experience than you, you improve yourself. Since these qualities are not peculiar to them alone, their transferability
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Bootstrapping to Success: How to Grow Your Business Without VC Funding
Monday, 01 August 2016
by Tito Philips, Jnr.
The unending news of one tech startup or the other getting massive VC funding in the media is fast becoming the norm rather than the exception. Not only is this very distracting to budding entrepreneurs, it’s gradually killing the age long startup strategy of bootstrapping to success. Bootstrapping is a process whereby an entrepreneur starts
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2016 STRATEGIC BUSINESS GROWTH GUIDE: 5 Killer Activities to Grow your Business this Year
Monday, 11 January 2016
by Tito Philips, Jnr.
Welcome to 2016! To grow your business this year, for many it’s not going to be any different from 2015. But for a few, it is going to be the greatest year of their lives yet. None of these two outcomes are automatic; they both require your permission to come to pass. To have the
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TEAM BUILDING CHECKLIST: 5 Winning Qualities of the Right VISION PARTNERS
Sunday, 28 June 2015
by Tito Philips, Jnr.
Team building is a crucial part of your success story as an entrepreneur. It is so crucial that I have personally coined up two words to better convey the importance of building a team – vision partners. Team building is about creating vision partners for your business. You see, business is a team’s sport, and
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EXPOSED: The Ultimate Guide to Entrepreneurship
Monday, 25 May 2015
by Tito Philips, Jnr.
To demystify entrepreneurship, we have to start with the definition. What is Entrepreneurship? In the simplest form ever; “ENTREPRENEURSHIP is about USING your LIFE to MAKE A DIFFERENCE through a BUSINESS.” This is my personal definition of entrepreneurship. And in this definition, lies the 3 critical components that are necessary to successfully pursue your entrepreneurial
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Part 3: EXECUTION 2015!
Monday, 16 February 2015
by Tito Philips, Jnr.
Still on the issue of EXECUTION 2015 and our goal of making this year work for you and your business, permit me to go further. In my first unusual article on EXECUTION 2015, I pointed out the two kinds of execution that exists; Energy-Driven Execution and Strategy-Driven Execution. In the second installment of this series,
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EXECUTION 2015: How to Make this Year Work!
Monday, 12 January 2015
by Tito Philips, Jnr.
Welcome to 2015, so glad you made it! Breaking the silence It’s been precisely 2 months ago you last heard from me, I wish it weren’t so. But couldn’t just help it. I have been busy working on a very impact-driven project with my Vision Partners [team] to relaunch one of our failed projects since
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ENTREPRENEURIAL SUCCESS: What Does it Really Take?
Monday, 20 October 2014
by Tito Philips, Jnr.
What does it really take to achieve entrepreneurial success? From my experience as a business development consultant and entrepreneurial coach, I have seen two different schools of thought on this issue. 1. It Takes WILL To Succeed As An Entrepreneur The first school of thought believes that entrepreneurial success is a matter of determination
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BUSINESS REVOLUTION: 18 Ways to Build a Business that MATTERS!
Monday, 06 October 2014
by Tito Philips, Jnr.
Business revolution is what unusual entrepreneurs start. They don’t just Do business, they START a business revolution. How? By building a business that MATTERS! I have always strongly believed that there’s more to entrepreneurship than just business as usual. I believe entrepreneurship is a test of your life seeking expression through an idea. The idea
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