by Jonathan Fine | Feb 27, 2019 | Facial aesthetics, Treatment modalities
Back in June 2017 I wrote an article praising the customer-centric homepage of Sk:n, a cosmetics chain that at the time had 46 clinics in the UK. It had five more when it was bought for £35m earlier this month. The buyer, private equity firm TriSpan, which owns the...
by Zac Fine | Feb 14, 2019 | Mental health, Planning, Self care
A punchy little message with the subject line “Divorce” grabbed my attention when it landed in my inbox recently. Maybe it’s the time of year — I know a few couples who hit the skids in January, a notorious time for marriage breakdown. And I see that in a list of the...
by Zac Fine | Feb 6, 2019 | Leadership, Training
How good are your soft skills? Things like communication, leadership, team building, self-motivation, decision making and problem solving? It’s hard to know isn’t it? You might feel really effective now and then but if you’re a leader soft skills are the only way...
by Zac Fine | Feb 3, 2019 | Acquisitions, Buying & selling, Disposals, Due diligence, Exit plan, Ireland, Site finding
Portman Dental Care will start buying dental practices in Ireland this year. It wants 30 and is inviting stakeholders to dinner in Dublin on Monday to spread the word. We caught up with Gary Chapman, head of M&A at Portman, for the story. Is this a new approach...