Leaders aren't born they are made' And they are made just like anything else, through hard work' And

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Entrepreneurs are the people who have the skills
and initiative necessary to take good new ideas
to market and make the right decisions to make
the idea profitable. Investopedia

• Leaders aren't born they are made. And they are
  made just like anything else, through hard work.
  And that's the price we'll have to pay to achieve
  that goal, or any goal.
• Vince Lombardi US Football Coach of the
  Century

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GROWING YOUR OWN BUSINESS

• Oliver Tress, Managing Director, Oliver Bonas
• 20th March 2009

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The beginning

• Opened in 1993 on Fulham Road

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Oliver Bonas - 2009

• 24 stores
• Transactional website
• Over 150 sensational staff

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Strategic Plan

• Business idea
• Be Extraordinary
• Be Clear
• Be Scaleable

• SWOT
• Business Idea
• Market Assessment
• Personal

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Implementation

• Clear action plan with desired outcomes,
  resourcing and deadlines
• Be Organised
• Be Dispensible
• Be Flexible

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Leadership

• Leadership motivating a group of people to a
  common goal

If your actions inspire others to dream more,
learn more, do more and become more, you are a
leader John Quincy Adams
There's nothing more demoralizing than a leader
who can't clearly articulate why we're doing what
we're doing James Kouzes Barry Posner
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Leadership

• Set the tone company culture
• Be Fair, Honest and Respectful
• Be Generous
• Be Decisive
• Take Responsibility
• See the Big Picture
• Communicate

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Inspiration
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And in a recession..
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QUESTIONS?

• oli_at_oliverbonas.com
• www.oliverbonas.com