Minimising costs is crucial for any business, but is it everything a company needs to drive it towards growth? Cost reductions need to be strategic to support and launch a business to the next level. In this article, Director at Engenesis Ventures and startup advisor Ariya Chittasy looks at effective strategies to selectively minimise costs and why they are so important to consider.

How important is it to reduce your costs as an entrepreneur?

There are many reasons for startup failure, but up to 42% of failures result from a single cause. In this article, Director at Engenesis Ventures and startup advisor Ariya Chittasy discusses the three most common pitfalls that lead to this one cause of failure and what you can do to avoid making the same mistakes, giving your startup the best possible chance of success.

One reason why up to 42% of startups fail

Many entrepreneurs unknowingly ignore the most critical factors to success, which can lead to the failure of their venture. In this article, Director of Engenesis Ventures, Ariya Chittasy explains the four crucial layers of venture building used by highly effective entrepreneurial teams and how to adapt these concepts to work for your business.

The Four Layers of Venture Building: Are you taking them all into account as a startup?

If you are a coach about to start a business, you might be wondering where to start, especially if you have never established a business before. Even if you have run a business, setting up a coaching practice has its own unique challenges. The fact that the coaching industry is rife with noise and myths about what it takes to be successful adds to the confusion. In this article, Lucy Faulconer, an established leadership coach who runs a thriving coaching practice, shares a comprehensive checklis...

The definitive guide to starting a coaching business (21-point checklist)

Most sales leaders want to continuously grow, meet and exceed their KPIs while making a difference in the world. For many, however, the assessment of risk on the journey to sales growth can get out of hand. A combination of over-analysis, seeing the worst-case scenario in everything and poor time management typically lead to frustration and stagnation. In this article, Markus O. Winzer, a former sales leader and now effectiveness, leadership and results coach, shares the key factors that led to ...

How an infrastructure services sales leader grew company revenue 10x

As a sales leader, be it an individual sales director, account manager, business development professional or sales manager, you are constantly interacting with and leading people, whether they are reporting to you or indirectly supporting you to win your next deal for the company. Empowering clients and supporting them with solutions to their problems always comes back to interpersonal relationships. And we all know what every relationship needs: trust. The question is, how can you build trust r...