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Jean’s Tool No. 3 – Research and Development

This Research and Development Tool sets out a staged process aligned with business growth:

  • from research to development,
  • from development to marketing, and
  • from marketing through to implementation and evaluation.

This R&D Tool – supported by Jean’s 10 Core Business

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Evaluation Framework for a Telephone Information and Advice Service

Enquiries are welcome about the Jean Roberts Internal Evaluation Framework.

The quality framework underlying this Internal Evaluation Framework is the Total Quality Management (TQM) framework.

TQM particularly attempts to minimize the amount of time and money spent on quality control …

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Jean’s Core Business Strategy No. 6: Traps in Tendering and Outsourcing

These can be effective business growth strategies:

  • Both are core business competencies and functions
  • Both require and deserve thorough planning
  • Always start with the project or prototype
  • Keep your eye on the detail, not just on the process

What is

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Jean’s Core Busines Strategy No. 5: Financial Risk Management – don’t neglect your debtors!

Debtor relations is a key component in your Financial Risk Management Checklist. My suggestion is to treat your relationship with debtors as seriously as you treat your relationship with customers or clients.

1. You need a set of Financial

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Jean’s Core Business Strategy No. 4: Marketing Strategy for SMEs – including tendering

Be sure to consistently market your business and your products/services, especially when you are at your busiest.

1. Be specific, confident and consistent about your:

  • Uniqueness – How are you different and better than other similar business?
  • Competitors – Can

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Jean’s Core Business Strategy No. 2: The Art and Science of Business: ‘Critical Success Factors – Jean’s A-Z’

Don’t ignore clear and factual signs that your business is not healthy, or your product is missing the mark.

If your business or organisation is picking up clear and factual signs that all is not well, then you have urgent …

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Understanding the relationship between Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Creativity

These three qualities are equally valuable and important in relation to any level of research.  This is an extract from my 2008 book, One Man Show – the smallest of small business.  This book, now available free, features my …

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Entrepreneurial Initiative as a Sole Operator

Institute for Small Business Affairs
National Entrepreneurship and SME Development Conference
1-3 November 2004 – Newcastle-Gateshead

Paper written and presented by Jean Roberts – title:  Entrepreneurial Initiative as a Sole Operator

Abstract

A ‘sole operator’ is, in the true sense …

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Action-research projects in the nonprofit sector

Governance Project, 1989-1996 – identifying the training and support needs of voluntary committees and boards in Victorian ‘needs-based’ organisations and writing a committee training manual – in collaboration with Council of Intellectual Disability Agencies (CIDA) Inc.

Leadership Project, 1992-1993 – …

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Learning from one’s own experience

At different times through my long experience of volunteering, working for a salary, and being self-employed – three post-graduate students have documented my working style as part of their tertiary studies.

In each case, these three reports and observations provided

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