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If you’ve arrived at the position of Business Development Manager (BDM) after having been an Sales Development Representative (SDR), you’ll probably already have a bit of a handle on what’s going to be expected of you. Obviously you will be expected to close deals but on top of that, you’ll need to be able to Read More

From Monday to Saturday, Het Financieele Dagblad is the go to publication for serious financial commentary and great articles on business in the Netherlands. Their heritage actually stretches back to 1796, so they know what they’re talking about and they are respected within the business community for their insights. As just part of what they Read More

To understand the United Kingdom, it is first important to know that it is not a single country but is actually made up of the four separate countries of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. While England has the lion’s share of the power in the union, there are devolved parliaments in each of the Read More

Private equity investor makes largest investment to date Amsterdam – Investment company Riverdam has taken a majority stake in Aexus, an organisation that helps innovative tech and software companies achieve international growth. Riverdam will help the management team accelerate Aexus’ expansion. Aexus’ success is already clear. In recent years, the company has recorded an average growth rate of more Read More

Business Development Managers (BDMs) play a crucial role in the success of an organisation. Among all of their responsibilities, there is one overarching goal and that is to improve the company’s profits. With that in mind, it’s easy to see why BDMs are well respected and why those who excel in this role can expect Read More

Europe and the USA have a similar land mass and as most European business professionals can speak English; you could reasonably argue that they share a common language as well. However, this may be where these fairly superficial similarities end as when we get down to doing business, we don’t seem to understand each other, Read More

In the course of our business, we quite often run into a situation where a company is in a position to scale but wants to handle the entire move by themselves. This means they’ll have to get an office, hire local salespeople and give them time to become successful as well as deal with new Read More

While there are many good reasons to take a business partner on board, it is not something which should be entered into without sound consideration. For a start, you’ll need to know why you want to bring a partner on board and exactly what it is that you expect of them. A partner should bring Read More

We celebrate the wins together and we’ll high-five a good deal but while we’re all team players, it’s nice to occasionally look to an individual for their achievements. Not only do we all learn from these people but we also get a chance to be inspired and if we’re all looking to achieve greater things, Read More

Even the shortest of glimpses back into history will show you how the retail sector has come on in leaps and bounds not only in terms of variety and choice but also innovation. Beyond that, it has also gone through some generational changes. You may remember there was the high street butcher, fishmonger and greengrocer Read More