Viewpoint: Ready your business now for 2011

This behaviour affects brokers of all sizes and it is of vital importance to three distinct groups: larger organisations looking for growth by buying the right kind of companies; brokers looking for a buyer; and small to medium sized brokers looking to hold their own while facing larger competitors. All three want to maximise their options in a tighter market. The challenge for each group in the last quarter of this year should be, I feel, to get their houses in order so they can prosper in 2011