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The New Pricing Calculus: How Global Tariffs Are Rewriting the Rules for CEOs and CFOs

February 21, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

A Dawgen Global Advisory Perspective on Navigating Tariff-Driven Pricing Disruption The Ground Has Shifted For decades, pricing strategy has been treated as a largely internal discipline. Companies would analyze their cost structures, assess competitive dynamics, layer in margin targets, and arrive at price points that balanced profitability with market share. The external environment certainly...

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Energy Price Volatility: The Hidden Tax on Growth in 2026

February 16, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

Executive Summary Energy price volatility is no longer a temporary “cycle” businesses can wait out—it is becoming a structural risk driver that feeds inflation, erodes margins, destabilises cash flow, and amplifies credit stress. In 2026, organisations that treat energy as a controllable cost line (rather than a balance-sheet and continuity risk) will be exposed through...

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Commercial Terms That Protect Margin in Red Oceans

February 15, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

How to use scope, acceptance, and change control to prevent “silent loss-making work” (EDGECRAFT™) Executive summary In Red Ocean markets, firms often try to defend revenue by cutting price—or by “keeping the client happy” through flexibility. The result is predictable: scope expands, revisions multiply, senior time gets consumed, invoices are delayed, and margins collapse quietly....

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Procurement Isn’t About Price : Building a Strategic Sourcing Engine That Reduces Cost and Protects Value

February 11, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

Executive Summary In many organisations, procurement is treated as a purchasing function—focused on negotiating lower prices, issuing purchase orders, and managing suppliers. That approach leaves significant value on the table. In today’s economic climate—marked by cost inflation, logistics volatility, FX pressures, and higher financing costs—procurement must evolve into a strategic sourcing engine. The organisations that...

Board & Governance Pricing & Commercial Excellence Risk & Compliance

Status Hub “Dark Site” SOP & Content Kit

February 9, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

Status Hub “Dark Site” SOP & Content Kit A Dawgen RISE-360™ guide for Jamaica and the Caribbean Executive Summary After a hurricane, silence becomes a risk multiplier. Customers assume you’re closed, staff don’t know where to report, suppliers don’t know whether to deliver, and rumours fill the gap. A Status Hub (Dark Site) is a...

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Economic Downturn in 2026: How Leaders Build Resilience Through Liquidity, Cost Agility, and Scenario-Based Risk Management

February 1, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

Executive Summary Economic downturn risk is rising again in 2026, and for many organisations the real danger isn’t a single headline event—it’s a stack of pressures: softer demand, tighter credit, elevated operating costs, FX volatility, supply chain interruptions, and greater customer sensitivity to price. In the global risk landscape you shared, economic downturn is identified...

Marketing & Brand Pricing & Commercial Excellence Strategy & Transformation

Dawgen RAMP™ Decoded: From Marketing to Money : Why Most Marketing Fails—Relevance Was Never Defined

January 19, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

Framework: RAMP™ = Relevance → Attraction → Monetization → PropulsionWhat this series does: translates marketing activity into commercial outcomes—pipeline, conversion, margin, and repeatable revenue. Marketing doesn’t usually fail because people “didn’t work hard enough,” “didn’t post enough,” or “didn’t spend enough on ads.” Marketing fails because the business never made a clear, testable decision on...

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Small Business Tax That Grows Up: VAT Thresholds, Broad Bases, and Digital Simplicity

October 23, 2025by Dr Dawkins Brown

Getting small-business taxation right is one of the fastest ways to boost formalization, investment, and productivity. Two levers matter most in consumption taxes: a broad base and a sensible VAT (or sales tax) registration threshold. Lower, tighter thresholds reduce distortions between firms; broader bases (a higher VAT Revenue Ratio) let governments keep rates lower with...

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The Art of the Deal: Risk, Strategy, and Value Creation in Transactions

August 19, 2025by Dr Dawkins Brown

In the world of business, deals are more than transactions — they are strategic milestones that can redefine an organization’s future. From mergers and acquisitions to joint ventures and partnerships, the success of a deal depends not only on the numbers but also on how well businesses balance risk, strategy, and value creation. In an...

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Cross-Border Taxation: Challenges and Opportunities for Caribbean Businesses

August 18, 2025by Dr Dawkins Brown

Globalization has expanded opportunities for Caribbean businesses, enabling them to trade, invest, and partner across borders. But with these opportunities come complex tax challenges. Cross-border taxation — covering transfer pricing, double taxation, and international compliance — can be both a hurdle and a growth enabler. For businesses in the Caribbean, success requires more than ambition;...

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