What if Buffet were buying… is your business sellable?
Most business owners are so wrapped up in the many challenges of their business that when Pavlo asks them: “What lies ahead?” Their responses are very vague. The reality is…
Business success starts with clarity: Why, what and how do you do what you do in your business
As we gain hope that Covid is going to be put behind us, new thinking says it’s going to be part of us. And it’s not fair. Hope was fueled…
What is the job of a business owner and how should it change over time?
Time Time, the most precious commodity in the world. Once spent, you can never get it back. Return on time, learning too late that its too late to undo the…
3 Winning Strategies for 2021: an uncertain year ahead
This is part three of Pavlo Phitidis thee-part discussion of how to set your business strategy to cope with whatever it is that 2021 is going to hold for us.…
The 5 Biggest impacts of the Lockdowns on SMES – and what to do about them
Pavlo spent his holidays thinking about and consolidating the biggest impacts that the lockdown and Covid have had on SMEs with a view to then plotting out the remedy to…
Why are mid-size business owners committed to build, grow and dominate in such a bleak economy?
Pavlo Phitidis drew inspiration from an event he had spoken at earlier in the week, with 119 established private businesses turning over between R15million and R200million annually, probably of an…
Converting new business leads into real sales
MARKETING GENERATES, SALES CONVERTS Sales and marketing are two very different activities and should never be confused or combined. Getting customers to know about you is one of the single toughest…
WATCH: Pavlo Phitidis and Aurik business owners represent the SME voice on Business Day TV
Pavlo Phitidis was asked to update Michael Avery of Business Day TV on the SME landscape in South Africa. He invited two businesses that Aurik has worked with, to highlight…
SELECTING & SECURING PROFITABLE CUSTOMERS
Knowing how to focus your sales efforts on the most profitable customers can accelerate the growth of your business exponentially. It is a critical exercise because, with limited resources on hand, you…
TURNING THE TALK OF YOUR BUSINESS STRATEGY INTO THE WALK OF EXECUTION AND RESULTS
While the big ideas and the talk of business strategy seems easier to do, the walk of action and executing on those ideas is a struggle. On The Money Show…