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Barometer Check Shows that the Kiwi Business Failure Rate is On Par with that of Other Countries

In building a case for Kiwi business leaders, educators and government to stop advocating the traditional SME business model as being best/ right model (structure) for budding business owners, I have performed some research to understand how the Kiwi business failure rate compares with that of other countries. I’m somewhat relieved to discover that overall, the Kiwi business failure rate is on par with that of large western world countries, as can be seen here: Comparison Kiwi Business Failure Rate…

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Critical Commercial Knowledge: the Relationship Between “Strategy” and “Operational Delivery”

This file:  Strategic-Operations Planning Relationship  contains vitally important information that all business owners should be well aware of. I have written extensively on the same subject matter in my first book.  Lack of understanding of the functional relationship between strategy formation and operational delivery is (in my view) a major reason why so many Kiwi businesses are failing. The importance of practicing both disciplines and the logical connection between these disciplines is explored in a good amount of detail in …

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