Executive Brief: Pandemic Preparedness Planning

Influenza preparedness is different from other types of emergency or disaster planning and preparedness because it requires us to fortify and protect an entire system, not just a project or a task.

Starting a Business With No Time to Plan

Finding to time to create a new business can be tough. In this article I'll offer the secret to finding the time you need to effectively plan your business.

Starting a Business Like James Bond Would

Starting a business can be much easier and a whole lot cheaper if you take some clues from James Bond. Find out how you can get paid while planning out your business.

Strategic Management

Strategic management is the process of specifying an organization's objectives, developing policies and plans to achieve these objectives, and allocating resources so as to implement the plans.

Marketing Not Your Specialty? Try This Affordable Plan Within Your Strategic Plan

Small business owners to even corporate executives enjoy to increase sales, but seem to lack the same enthusiasm regarding effective marketing. Many think the buying of promotional items, attending networking events will deliver them incredible sales results. Unfortunately, effective marketing goes beyond the traditional marketing activities. Possibly now is the time to tray an affordable marketing plan.

Top 3 Things To Know Before Starting To Write A Business Plan

While you may be very knowledgeable of the business you want to start, it is still really important to write and prepare a business plan. Here are 3 things to know to prepare yourself when building a business plan.

Planning And Starting An Online Business

This article takes you through the process and planning required in starting your own online business.

Recognition Is A Journey

Winning Workplaces Chairman Ken Lehman explains that although organizations' goal is to reach some level of excellence, the path toward excellence often reveals the most value and rewards.

Opening A Dollar Store - Tips Regarding Low Profit Merchandise

One of the biggest challenges that faces the entrepreneur who is opening a dollar store is making a profit on the tight margins found with many products. In fact, almost all of the day-to-day necessities are in huge demand, yet they come with very little profit. The smart store owner knows that the balancing act between demand and cost requires constant attention.

RFID System Planning – A Simple Overview

This document is intended as a short, simple summarized overview for companies thinking of, or wanting to, implement RFID technology within their supply chain operations. It is designed to increase awareness of the needs, wants, dos and don’ts when planning your RFID supply chain systems.

Strategic Planning Is About Workforce Management for Future Business Success

Is workforce management within your strategic plan? After you read these statistics, it should be.

Little-Known Marketing Roadshow - Tradeshow Strategies To Boost Sales!

Here are little-known marketing strategies that you can apply to boost your roadshow and exhibition sales - with NO additional expenses!

Business Growth - Looking At Darwin And The Demon

As commercial processes commoditize in a developed economy, they are outsourced or transferred offshore or both, leaving onshore companies with unrelenting pressure to come up with the next wave of innovation. Failure to innovate equals failure to differentiate equals failure to garner the profits and revenues needed to attract capital investment. It behooves us all to use our brains to get out in front of this Darwinian process.

Opening A Dollar Store - Tip on Steps to Take Before You Open!

One of the most challenging events that occur prior to opening a dollar store is the preparation. It is all about making sure that everything is done and that everything is done properly. If all of the pre-work is completed correctly, the grand opening is sure to come much more successfully.

A Strategic Approach To Setting & Achieving Your Goals For The New Year

The end of the calendar year or the end of the company's fiscal year presents an opportune time to review the performance of the past year and to develop some solid business goals for the new calendar or fiscal year. Using some strategic thinking, here are a few tips for setting and achieving your goals for the new year.