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To go alone – you need a team

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Thames1

The market in the United States for management consultants grew from $107 billion in 2011 to $133 billion in 2016, according to Statista.com, and that market is projected to top Read more about To go alone – you need a team[…]

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If you want to succeed you need to fail

Posted on February 1, 2018 by Thames1

The Super Bowl is this weekend and at the end you’ll have one team and its fans celebrating while the other commiserates over what might have been. If you’re trying Read more about If you want to succeed you need to fail[…]

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Sales of businesses setting records despite lack of planning

Posted on October 31, 2017November 1, 2017 by Thames1

BizBuySell.com is the Internet’s largest business-for-sale marketplace and it just had its busiest quarter ever. In the third quarter of 2017, 2,589 companies listed on the online marketplace changed hands. Read more about Sales of businesses setting records despite lack of planning[…]

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Leaders set the tone when tragedy strikes

Posted on October 2, 2017October 2, 2017 by Thames1

Monday, Oct. 2, was a horrific day in America as reports tumbled forth about the senseless mass shooting in Las Vegas. The event was big enough and so many people Read more about Leaders set the tone when tragedy strikes[…]

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A ton of businesses sold in 2019 – are you ready?

Posted on May 18, 2017January 10, 2020 by Thames1

According to BizBuySell.com, the largest online business-for-sale markeplace, a the number of businesses sold continues to be high. BizBuySell.com stats from prior years: 2019- 9,742 businesses sold 2018 – 10,356 Read more about A ton of businesses sold in 2019 – are you ready?[…]

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The best cost to eliminate is the cost of poor quality

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Thames1

Entrepreneurs always look for opportunity – it’s why people start businesses in the first place. Running a company takes discipline. Sometimes that discipline means learning when to not pursue an Read more about The best cost to eliminate is the cost of poor quality[…]

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Exiting a business? Here’s how to be a 40 percenter

Posted on February 9, 2017February 14, 2017 by Thames1

There are two roles to transitioning a business, the one getting out and the one getting in. The process of striking the deal so that there will be a change Read more about Exiting a business? Here’s how to be a 40 percenter[…]

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More than half of U.S. companies don’t know their own numbers well enough

Posted on December 10, 2016January 7, 2017 by Thames1

An annual survey of small businesses in the United States uncovered this remarkable stat – more than half of the 1,100 businesses surveyed don’t track assets and nearly half don’t Read more about More than half of U.S. companies don’t know their own numbers well enough[…]

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A winter movie list for entrepreneurs

Posted on November 6, 2016January 6, 2017 by Thames1

Thames Management Resources is based in Illinois – so we have our days and weeks where you just have to hunker down and wait out sub-zero temperatures and many, many Read more about A winter movie list for entrepreneurs[…]

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