N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2024

“The modern CFO is not just a finance expert—they’re a strategic partner, playing a critical role in driving innovation, digital transformation, and growth. The best CFOs today are those who can bridge the gap between finance and technology, turning data into actionable insights that steer the company forward.”

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The CDO’s mandate extends beyond mere technology implementation; it encompasses the development of comprehensive digital strategies and the cultivation of a culture that embraces continuous innovation. This includes fostering a culture that values innovation and agility. Prioritizing customer experience is crucial.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 20, 2024

Navigating the entrepreneurial landscape demands innovative thinking, strategic planning, and a keen understanding of the market. Here are some key strategies for creative entrepreneurs to achieve business success while maintaining their artistic integrity.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

For instance, a study from KU Leuven University and the European Central Bank found that large companies do understandably innovate more often and more successfully than SMEs. In relative terms, this may be a small number, but when set against the 20 million or so SMEs operating across Europe, it’s a vast number of innovative firms.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The Engage for Success (EfS) UK Employee Engagement Survey 2023, conducted with Nottingham Business School at Nottingham Trent University, received over 3,000 responses.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

However, the research also highlights the significance of diverse educational, industrial, and organizational backgrounds among managers and board members in fostering innovation in research and development (R&D), thereby generating both economic and social value. ” . ”

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The Chief Sustainability Officer is a dynamic force driving a company’s success by seamlessly blending profitability with purpose. The CSO shapes business strategies that balance economic growth with ecological and social impact, turning sustainability into a powerful lever for innovation and brand strength.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

In today’s dynamic and competitive business environment, the role of the Chief Commercial Officer has become integral to organizational success. Such leaders craft overall strategies, make critical decisions that define the organization’s structure and future direction, and foster an environment conducive to growth and innovation.

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Sales Wolf Blog

AUGUST 29, 2024

Teaming: The Non-Negotiable Imperative for Founders and Leaders “Not finance. Teaming eats strategy and finance for lunch. It is the stark choice between deliberate, intentional success or the slow, insidious descent into mediocrity. This choice is not merely about strategy, market positioning, nor product innovation.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 23, 2020

While there are several contractor financing options available, credit card limits are many times too low on limits for your needs (especially for larger commercial projects) and traditional lenders are known to require blanket liens on your business just to work together. How Does Contractor Material Financing Work?

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2024

A COO’s role is integral to any enterprise’s success, serving as the right hand to the CEO and ensuring the seamless functioning of business operations. The COO is often tasked with translating strategy into action, leading critical functions ranging from operations and finance to sales and marketing.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

As organizations navigate a rapidly changing business environment, HR leaders must possess unique skills and attributes to effectively guide their organizations toward success. By understanding the unique needs and challenges of the business, the CPO can develop and implement effective HR strategies that drive organizational success.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Even though many are still behind the curve, there has been a considerable technological evolution of finance function. With CFOs having to supervise their company’s digital activities and resolve issues outside the traditional finance function, the number of their direct reports is on the rise.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Today, they provide strategic insights, drive innovation, and enhance organizational resilience, playing a crucial role in guiding companies toward sustainable success. Technological Innovations Impacting Risk Management New technologies are reshaping risk management, introducing promising opportunities and significant challenges.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

This role demands a strong grasp of how different elements work together, blending leadership strategies with technology, diversity, equity, and inclusion to achieve organizational success. Outstanding CROs demonstrate a talent for innovation, change management, and strategic decision-making.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2024

Key Responsibilities of a Chief Procurement Officer in Enhancing Excellence The Chief Procurement Officer role has become increasingly important in driving organizational success. The CPO must engage with suppliers to establish mutual trust, foster innovation, and drive continuous improvement.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

It is now expected that a CMO strikes a harmony between pioneering innovation and maintaining commercial acumen, a balance intrinsic to the realization of substantial business growth. Today’s CMOs are not just marketers but visionaries who strategically leverage creativity with technology to drive commercial success.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The Importance of Supply Chain Leadership Starts with the Chief Procurement Officer Supply chain leadership plays a pivotal role in driving organizational success and resilience in today’s dynamic business environment. Furthermore, successful CPOs are exceptional leaders who inspire and motivate their teams to achieve excellence.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 3, 2021

Darrin had spent the last decade reinventing this sleepy bank—revamping the bank’s finances, providing liquidity to investors, raining new capital, and doubling down on operational efficiencies—and turning the organization into a regional bank that people truly admired. It was a model for the future. And it caught Professor Henderson’s eye.

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Skip Prichard

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Leaders know that culture is often the key to their organization’s success whether they’re trying to enhance employee satisfaction, boost productivity, or launch a new initiative. If you’ve created a tribe of tribes, it will be much easier to harness the forces that drive your organization’s success.” That’s where innovation comes in.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 9, 2019

If so, you may be concerned about how your business will impact on the personal and family finances that you are responsible for. How can you finance your business? However, there are many ways to finance a business without dipping into your savings. How can you keep business and personal finances separate?

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

As a result of our conversation, I decided to dust-off an old post, give it a few updates, and pass along my thoughts, which can be best summarized as “ Ideas Don’t Equal Innovation. “ It is my hope to help dispel the myth that ideas are inherently good things.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Although digitization has a significant catalytic effect on these processes, a successful diversification strategy would still need a solid basis and a set of scalable growth patterns that could apply to target markets. To do so, successful management of their expectations is essential.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 24, 2024

Distinguishing the Traits of Successful Revenue Leaders In a competitive market, revenue leaders play vital roles, often exerting influence across the entire organizational hierarchy. As a result, certain traits distinguish successful revenue leaders from the rest of the crowd.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

This covers not only understanding how digital platforms work but also appreciating their strategic value and harnessing them effectively to drive innovation and change. Through automation, tasks such as data analysis, finance management, and even performance tracking are being efficiently conducted by automated tools.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 30, 2022

Creating and running a business, let alone a successful one, is demanding and takes a lot of patience, planning and funding to get right. It won’t be easy, but to help assist, here are 5 top tips to get you started and run a successful business. To be successful, you’ll want your brand to be the first choice for consumers.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Success in business can be a difficult concept to grasp. Success means different things depending on your industry, your products, your market and, most importantly, your goals. But just because it’s a broad concept, doesn’t mean there’s not a methodical way to measure success. Sales metrics. Net income.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

Understanding the Role of a CRO In today’s volatile business environment, the Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) has emerged as one of the most indispensable positions in a successful organization. Under their stewardship, the CRO implements innovative revenue generation techniques and ensures effective business model operations.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 7, 2022

It’s well known that women struggle to attract their fair share of venture capital finance. The study finds that when using crowdfunding, female entrepreneurs can especially benefit from using innovative language when launching their campaigns, with this found to work even when launching in traditionally male categories.

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Mike Cardus

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

The finance team in a Health Care Company. The finance team in groups of 3 flip charted those responses. We discussed who is getting expenses and reports in on time AND specifically how the finance people made that happen. 5 people shared stories and successes and how they navigated getting work done.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Complicating matters further, I believe few successful people actually make the transition to significance, but every person of significance is successful. Complicating matters further, I believe few successful people actually make the transition to significance, but every person of significance is successful.

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Great Results Team Building

OCTOBER 12, 2023

So, following a successful program, during a break in the agenda, after leaving the stage and talking with many with conference attendees, I often find myself standing beside the organizer. And your conference’s impact will extend well beyond their session.

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Career Advancement

DECEMBER 14, 2020

For example, in the HR field, you could focus on compliance or succession planning , or if you work in finance, you could study healthcare accounting. For example, a finance professional will have a more hands-on role in guiding the direction of the organization rather than focusing on crunching numbers. Ingenuity.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 29, 2020

These five steps for starting a successful manufacturing business can help you on your way. Some of the first things you need to think about are how you’re going to enter the market, where your competitive edge lies, and how you’re going to finance the venture. That said, suppliers play a big role as well.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

A common refrain across the western world is that economies are suffering from the agglomeration effect, whereby talent and resources tend to coalesce around major metropolises, leaving smaller towns and rural communities bereft of jobs, innovation and much in the way of hope for the future. Austell to St.

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 2, 2023

One of the key challenges faced by micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) is access to finance. They’re outside of the realm of venture finance and often lack the collateral to access more traditional finance. Access to finance. These businesses borrowed an average of just under $4,000.

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

” This ability to build upon what has gone before is the bedrock of successful innovation, so it’s perhaps no surprise that research from the University of Alberta suggests it’s equally crucial for successful crowdfunding. Path-breaking failures, which are those efforts that fall just short of their goal.

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