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 31, 2014 | Business Articles, Business Growth, Business Plans, Capability, Non-Profit, Perspectives, Small Business, Start-up, Strategy
Sometimes it takes a different perspective in order to see things that are already mapped out in front of you. It can be a new employee coming into the company. It can be the loss of a major customer that you thought of as one that would “always” be there no matter...
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...
by Lea Strickland | Jul 29, 2014 | 12-Steps to Start, Business Articles, Business Growth, Business Plans, C.O.R.E. Business System, Small Business, Start-up, Strategy
In previous articles you have been asked to consider certain aspects of HOW you plan to operate your business, WHERE you want to set up, and WHEN you want to do WHAT. Now it is time to begin adding some dimension to the generalities of your operating assumptions. Have...
by Lea Strickland | Jul 29, 2014 | 12-Steps to Start, Business Articles, Business Plans, C.O.R.E. Business System, Entity, Strategy
Previous articles focused on considering a business of your own, defining the elements, planning for the business, and then developing the business plan. Last month’s article ended by asking you to capture some of the questions and answers that you would ask of...
