Articles and thought leadership
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Late Summer Madness?
Early September 2016, whilst in Glasgow we spotted the 105 Mile Rat Race ‘Coast to Coast’ event was imminent and decided we liked the look of it with its: 7 mile trail run starting on
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Why the move to GDPR may help disruptors to create new competitive advantages?
The GDPR has, in some people’s opinions, exponentially increased the burden of ensuring privacy of personal data and as appropriate,
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Blockchain first appeared in our general consciousness as a result of Bitcoin. Whilst the jury may be out on Bitcoin, Blockchain has made waves by showing a valuable contribution to the financial services
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How a Team Management Profile can assist effectiveness and business growth
Over the course of the last thirty years, Paul Forrest has worked with many businesses to help them develop or finesse their
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Not realising the potential benefits of ‘Big Data’? Here, Paul Forrest of Exolta presents a little food for thought doused with a little common sense. Sometimes a gentle nudge or reminder of what’s missing
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Having previously posted about disruptive innovation, challenger brands and standout businesses, Paul Forrest discusses the question most business want answers to is “how do we achieve something similar within our own sector?”. The answer
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Here, Paul Forrest explores what tenets, traits or characteristics contribute towards a brand becoming a true challenger brand in the modern retail environment.
Its not intended to be an empirical or lengthy list, instead
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Data, data everywhere…..
Your average connected user today shares a mass of personal data as they engage with organisations through an increasing number of channels and applications. This means that behind every Tweet, every
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A day in the Mud at Dalkeith, Edinburgh
Russell Dalgleish, Paul Forrest and Michael Young of Exolta Capital Partners once again found themselves at the start of the Tough Mudder. So…. what started out
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Partners at Exolta are often asked to serve as Non Executive Directors but what is the real value and how should you go about finding the best for your business? Exolta Capital Partners ‘ Senior Partner, Paul Forrest, discusses the value of a good non-executive director.
Lets start by exploring what a non-executive director does?
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A sales perspective provided by Russell Dalgleish of Exolta Capital Partners
I recently held a range of meetings with leading, international sales Directors and Managing Directors of SME businesses in London and Edinburgh. During
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Introducing Stuart Wilkins, our man in Geneva
Our recent article on the UK SME Export Opportunities in 2014 highlighted the significant prospects available and Switzerland is certainly one building on the history that exists
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