Catandra Articles

During challenging times, the innovators position themselves for long term success. Business owners are often in a lonely place and when companies are facing challenging conditions such as economic uncertainty or recession they are not sure what to do. Everything is...

During uncertainty businesses typically: - Stop investing - Make knee jerk decision - Miss hidden opportunity  Explore 5 opportunities to create growth at this time: Opportunity Number 1: Product Innovation “Are we still selling the same products, in the same way and...

Business Succession Planning How to create a business that can run without you Succession planning enables you to exit your business; whether through retirement or sale. For many people this is the opportunity to realise their life’s work; the process injects a huge...

In an up-economy businesses tend to drive sales and in a down economy focus on cutting costs A very broad statement I know but eerily consistent with some of the conversations I have had in recent times. They go like this, we know we need to look at such things as our...

“How did Nick Jenkins sell Moonpig for £120m and achieve a 10x multiple in the process?” Valuing a business is a complex process, this article introduces concepts that impact company valuation and explores why some businesses appear to sell for more than they are...

Have you evolved your management systems as you increased your revenue? We recently introduced the concept of growth management systems; a trend we see is for these systems to be overlooked as businesses focus on growing revenue. For many companies this trend comes...