Insight Article: Sustainability in Business: Top-Down vs. Bottom-Up Approach
Insight Article: Sustainability in Business: Top-Down vs. Bottom-Up Approach Many studies have shown that sustainability in business leads to financial benefits, for example Harvard Business Review has found that improving environmental, social, and governance (ESG)...
Videos: How ESG Strategy Drives Business Growth
Videos: How ESG Strategy Drives Business GrowthWe were delighted to host a virtual, live event in November 2021 in conjunction with Steve Malkin from the Planet Mark and Tony Wines from Turnkey focusing on how ESG strategy drives business growth. We've created short...
Event: How ESG Strategy Drives Business Growth
Event: How ESG Strategy Drives Business GrowthAn unmissable Virtual Live Event bringing together 3 expert CEOs with decades of experience in Sustainability, ESG and Business. As COP26 draws ever closer, businesses need to look at how they can build on the impetus...
Insight Article: COP26 – What Does It Mean For Business?
Insight Article: COP26 – What Does It Mean For Business?For many SMEs COP26 is another climate conference attended by Heads of State, and those ‘in the business’ of climate change prevention. So, what does it have to do with business in the real world? Indeed, the...
Video: Expert Advice On How To Embed Essential ESG Strategy Into Your Business
Video: Expert Advice On How To Embed Essential ESG Strategy Into Your Business Stephen Kirk, CEO of SKCI, was joined for this insightful discussion by Jonathan Withey, Head of Business Development at Planet Mark. The pressure to measure and report on ESG...
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SWOT is one of the first tools you should use when looking into strategy development. Our framework lays out a clear structure so that you can manage your strategy development in an effective way.
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In working with SKCI our key goal was to raise investment for the company, Stephen has been critical to that project and we now have our first stage of funding in the bank. SKCI supported Turnkey during the investment process by reviewing corporate governance, managing the discussions with the potential investors and developing a valuation model for the business. Following this investment, we have asked Stephen to join the board of Turnkey where he is helping us to develop the business further
As CEO of a small but growing company, it is essential to have around you the experience needed to guide you through the risks and opportunities that you encounter. Stephen Kirk has been there for me, the Board and Management Team at The Planet Mark, mentoring us individually and providing vital additional expertise and resource for us to rapidly and safely grow the business. It’s so important to have that support there, on tap. But his support goes beyond his direct experience, it is also his calmness and humour that makes the whole process productive, rewarding and enjoyable. And that makes all the difference.
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SKCI’s Strategy Hub is your One-Stop-Shop for all your business strategy needs. You will find SKCI’s 5 Key Questions (5KQ) of Business Strategy. Work your way through from article 5KQ 1 – 5, or dip in and out as you like. A growing library of Strategy Tools are available to download in easy to use Word and Powerpoint format.
Porter’s Generic Strategies (For Competitive Advantage) – SKCI Business Strategy Tool
Porter’s Generic Strategies (For Competitive Advantage) – SKCI Business Strategy ToolBackground Michael Porter first developed his Generic three strategies in 1980. He argued that there are only three strategies for an organisation to pursue in order to achieve a...
Porter’s Five Forces of Competition – SKCI Business Strategy Tool
Porter’s Five Forces of Competition – SKCI Business Strategy ToolBackground Professor Michael Porter first published his theory on the five forces of competition in his own work ‘Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analysing Industries and Competitors’ in 1980. His...
Kotter’s Eight Stage Change Process – SKCI Business Strategy Tool
Kotter’s Eight Stage Change Process– SKCI Business Strategy ToolBackground Dr. John Kotter published his Eight Stage Change Process in 1990. Kotter’s process provides an effective model for changing the status quo of an organisation. For almost all organisations,...
