Aurik’s move to bigger and better offices at the end of September shows that growth is possible in a no-growth economy.

You might have noticed that it takes longer to get deals done in today’s economy. What took 6 weeks is taking 12 to 16 weeks; what took 3 months is now taking 9 months if not a year. There are many reasons for it, but the reality is that to get deals done, you have sell across three domains.

Today, you need product value propositions, mindset value propositions and economic value propositions. Missing out one of them will double up on the time it usually takes you to do your deals.

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Beware who you tie your fortunes to – they may inspire your start and hinder your end.

Why and how you start your business is deeply personal and specific to your circumstances and opportunities at that time. There are many right ways which often turn out to be wrong ways simply because plans seldom work out. Just start. But, always do so with the end in mind.

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We hear the expression used so often by business people, advisors and consultants and in the media; “I want to get to the next level”, “this will get you to the next level” and so it goes. Yet so few people understand what the jargon truly means and how to get there. The term deser ves a good, solid technical treatment and discussion since in it lies another jargonised expression: “scale”. This word is also a catch all for growth, business beyond you, profitability and more. Let’s tackle them both.