http://annholman.co.uk/2008/06/25/playing-field-more-level-for-small-business/ Thoughts and ideas for small business development and growth Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:29:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://annholman.co.uk/2008/06/25/playing-field-more-level-for-small-business/#comment-59 Mark Brewerton Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:10:29 +0000 http://annholman.co.uk/?p=29#comment-59 Good post Ann, couldn't agree more with you that instead aspiring to look like big companies SMEs should focus on those things that give them competitive advantage like being nimble and fleet-of-foot when it comes to change and jumping on market opportunities and when it comes to have a close knit team who can easily all pull in the same direction to great effect if they share a common sense of purpose about what they are doing and are passionate about being in the organisation that they are in - which lets face it if you are an SME you shouldn't have anybody in your team who isn't passionate about being in your business - you can't afford it. Good post Ann, couldn’t agree more with you that instead aspiring to look like big companies SMEs should focus on those things that give them competitive advantage like being nimble and fleet-of-foot when it comes to change and jumping on market opportunities and when it comes to have a close knit team who can easily all pull in the same direction to great effect if they share a common sense of purpose about what they are doing and are passionate about being in the organisation that they are in - which lets face it if you are an SME you shouldn’t have anybody in your team who isn’t passionate about being in your business - you can’t afford it.

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