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Top Tips For Starting A Courier Business

Strategy Driven

Whether you are new to the delivery industry or have been working for another courier company are have the experience to consider starting up a company of your own, follow some of these tips to help you make those all-important first steps to get started on your new business and your courier delivery service. Make A Business Plan.

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How to Grow Your Ecommerce Startup in Year One

Strategy Driven

In this article, you’ll learn about your priorities in year one in order to make a sustainable and profitable business that scales effectively into your second year of operations. Operational Efficiency. The only physical part of your ecommerce business is delivering parcels to customers. It’s really that simple. Deliveries.

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The Importance of Risk Assessment in Business

Strategy Driven

Risks are part and parcel of everyday life. Legal liability is reduced, and the stability of your operations increases. Tips for Buying Risk Management Tools. One last tip is to read as many risk management software reviews as you can. You might not realize you’re doing it, but you assess risks throughout your normal day.

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Unlocking the Mystery Of Successfully Managing Organizational Change

Strategy Driven

A few years ago when shipping giant United Parcel Service (UPS) adopted the clever marketing slogan “Moving At The Speed Of Business,” it resonated well with the public because keeping up with the pace of change can be incredibly tough. So how do you manage change at the fundamental organizational level?

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Psychology of Time – The Impact on Your Orientation

CO2

Gary Cohen grew the company from two people to 2,200 employees Currently, he is Managing Partner of CO2 Partners, LCC, operating as an executive coach and consultant. About the Author As President and Co-founder of ACI Telecentrics, Inc., His book Just Ask Leadership - Why Great Managers Always Ask The Right Questions (McGraw Hill 2009).

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How to (Gradually) Become a Different Company

Harvard Business Review

Acquisitions are part and parcel of a transformation. While M&A transactions absorb much of senior management’s attention and attract great interest from financial analysts and the business press, the company’s operational performance will ultimately make or break the transformation. Go for the occasional mega-acquisition.

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What to Do When Your Future Strategy Clashes with Your Present

Harvard Business Review

MedStar operated nine hospitals, but realized that its long-held objective of increasing revenue and profits at those venues was unsustainable, given the outcries over runaway medical costs. These new ventures would operate separately from the core hospital assets and would compete in new ways in the health care marketplace.