A Good Business Model Plus Marketing Equals Success

We all know that a good business model means success, but why are so many business owners not following the basics?

Are Business Networking Referrals Critical Business Strategies Within Your Strategic Plan?

Business networking referrals are big business. Yet many fail to leverage this critical business strategy within their strategic plans. Learn the value of business referrals through 6 simple questions.

What Should Your Executable Strategic Plan Cost in Terms of Money, Time and Results?

Creating an executable strategic plan does not come without a price tag. Learn some of the key issues of this necessary tool from an investment perspective.

What is the Cost of Not Having a Strategic Plan?

Strategic planning is a necessary element for business success. What is the cost to your business by not having a strategic plan?

How to Build Successful Strategic Alliances

A strategic alliance is a partnership, a collaborative agreement and/or a relationship between two or more companies or organizations formed to pursue a set of agreed upon goals while remaining independent companies or organizations. Strategic alliances exist in a variety of shapes and sizes and include a wide range of scopes of cooperation levels. Strategic alliances usually are most effective when the entities involved have complementary strengths. Here are the ten (10) suggested actions to take to build successful strategic alliances.

Why Selling a Business is Different from Selling Anything Else

You've sold many things in the past. But, prepare yourself. Selling a business is completely different. Throw out everything you know about selling and find out why selling your business requires a completely different mindset.

The Tea Room Business Plan – Basic Concepts

Business planning and the start of a new tea room venture is more of a process than an event. A new business is a separate entity that is very much like a garden: planning is required to start, certain mandatory steps are required and constant management and pruning must occur to produce a successful venture.

Can Our Youth Become The Leaders Of Tomorrow?

Taking the right steps to recruit and retain youth today is a big step toward developing the leaders of tomorrow.

Does Your Strategic Plan Address Increasing Employee Costs and Decreasing Employee Productivity?

Does your strategic plan include employee costs? Are you aware that current research suggests that almost 60% of all U.S. employees are not engaged? What else don't you know and are not addressing in your strategic plan?

Top Business Coach Teaches You How To Plan Your Growth

Business coach. As a business coach I show business owners how to grow their business. In this article I show you how super successful business owners plan their business growth by preparing months, quarters and even years in advance.

Do Or Die - The Importance Of Business Continuity Planning

In the event of a disaster scenario that could affect your business, make sure you have a Business Continuity Plan in place to help minimise any potential disruption and protect all the critical elements of your business.

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.

Spending Your Business To Death

Spend your business money wisely or else. Here are a few tips and tricks to avoid getting burned.

Opening A Dollar Store - Growing Your Business

One of the challenges that every retailer faces is continually growing sales. Opening a dollar store is no different. It is important to know the current level of sales. It is also important to have established future sales goals.

Problem Solving 101

Problem solving is thinking. Problems may be simple or complicated, but as long as intellectual function in determining the solution is involved, it only comes to show that a cognitive process was utilized.