Part one of an eight part documentary, Passive Investing: The Evidence, describes how the £4 trillion invested by UK fund managers more often than not produces a below-average return. You can view the video here

You can read part 1 of this article here. Profitability ratios Profitability is an area that firms seem to struggle with. When asked what their profit is most owners I speak to can’t tell me and will defer to or blame their accountant who is often simply trying to reduce …

By Brett Davidson Most firms can produce loads of so called management information (MI), but in my experience what they actually produce is loads of numbers. It only becomes MI when it tells you something useful about your business and let’s you make better decisions for the future. Typically, the …

By Brett Davidson As you know I really love good marketing and I saw something recently which I am sure you will find fits that description. Take a look at the video on the home page of Dollar Shave Club (DSC) at dollarshaveclub.com. This is another great example of a …

By Brett Davidson I’ve read some great stuff lately and wanted to share it with you. One is a book called “Beyond The Obvious: Killer Questions That Spark Game Changing Innovation”, by Phil McKinney. McKinney used to be the innovation manager at Hewlett Packard and has some great questions for …