John B. D. Colley - The Six Minute Strategist

Episode 67 – Interview with John Lee Dumas Founder Entrepreneur On Fire

jbdcolley — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 07:27:23 +0000

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6MS Episode 66 – Interview with Eliot Jones

jbdcolley — Fri, 24 May 2013 15:59:55 +0000

In this Episode, I interview Eliot Jones, a young English entrepreneur and President of the Salisbury Chamber of Commerce at the age of 25. We discuss the benefits and challenges of local business and some of his recent achievements as President of the Chamber. This is a great show case of the energy and potential of doing business locally.

Six Reasons You Have to Join a Mastermind

jbdcolley — Sat, 18 May 2013 11:24:45 +0000

How can you get a fresh perspective and new ideas for your business with confidentiality assured? The Answer: Join a Mastermind Group

How to Identify A Small M&A Deal in the UK Technology Sector

jbdcolley — Wed, 01 May 2013 11:25:15 +0000

I have been doing some thinking about how to screen for small M&A deals in the UK technology sector and have been working on creating a short list of potential targets. I thought I would share some of this work with you to help you with your own acquisition searches. My starting point was to [...]

Are You Strategic about Social Media?

jbdcolley — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 10:36:31 +0000

This has been a busy week with a speaking engagement at Salisbury Big Business Event. I would like to thank everyone involved for making it a great event and I really enjoyed meeting a wide range of business people, exhibitors and other speakers. Karren Brady, an eminent British business woman and Deputy Chairman [...]

Buy Side M&A – An Art or a Science?

jbdcolley — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:18:28 +0000

Working on the Buyside in M&A can be like searching for a needle in a haystack, particularly if your responsibility is the deal origination (often the most difficult). I thought it would be helpful to share some of my thoughts and my approach to the problem.

6MS Episode 65 – Accelerating Growth with GrowthAccelerator

jbdcolley — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:50:24 +0000

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Small Business Growth? Its Time to Accelerate!

jbdcolley — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:01:32 +0000

This week’s post is all about the GrowthAccelerator Programme which English SMEs really cannot afford to ignore! I recently attended a Seminar to learn about the programme and I have come away very enthusiastic about the Government/Private Enterprises Partnership. Enthusiastic about a Government backed programme – that really is a FIRST for [...]

6MS Episode 64: Podcasting, Launch, Promotion and Syndication

jbdcolley — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:26:46 +0000

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How to Podcast? Part 2: Launch, Promotion and Syndication Strategy

jbdcolley — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:00:53 +0000

If you are producing a Podcast, are you reaching as wide an audience as possible? This post is all about Launch, Promotion and Syndication for your Podcast! Episode 64 – A Conversation with the Six Minute Strategist Podcast Launching Your Podcast For advice on a launch strategy, I can do no better [...]