by Lea Strickland | Jul 17, 2025 | Budgets and Financial Tools, Business Articles, Business Plans, Strategy
How to Build Flexible Strategies in Uncertain Times In an unpredictable economy, traditional business plans often fall short of expectations. They rely on single (often optimistic) assumptions that what has worked in the past will continue to work. Furthermore, they...
by Lea Strickland | Jul 12, 2016 | Focus on Business Radio Show
Listen Now Lea Strickland’s article on How to Write a Business Plan in 30 Minutes or Less was published June 29, 2016 on FastCompany.com. In this podcast, Lea walks you through the steps for writing a business plan and why every business needs a plan, even if it...
by Lea Strickland | Jun 29, 2016 | Business Articles, Business Plans, Fast Company
30-minute Outline is Better than No Plan Starting a business is exciting but costly. You can save yourself time and money by developing a business plan. Many entrepreneurs skip the planning process. They think they can avoid tough early decisions and figure things out...
by Lea Strickland | Jul 30, 2014 | Budgets and Financial Tools, Business Articles, Business Growth, Business Management, Business Plans, Capability, Credibility, Entity, Small Business, Start-up, Viability
Funding Early-Stage Companies in Tough Economic Times The Reality of Tight Funding Under the current economic conditions, saying that funding is tight for early-stage companies is the epitome of understatement. The budget is tight, but it is available for sound ideas...
by Lea Strickland | Jul 29, 2014 | Business Articles, Business Growth, Business Plans, Entrepreneur, Leadership, Start-up
Crafting a Comprehensive Business Plan: Viewing Your Business from Multiple Perspectives Previous articles have explored various aspects of developing a business plan, including defining core elements, planning operations, forecasting financial results, and...
