by Lea Strickland | Jul 31, 2014 | Business Articles, Business Growth, Business Plans, 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 | 12-Steps to Start, Budgets and Financial Tools, Business Articles, Business Growth, Business Management, Business Plans, C.O.R.E. Business System, Entrepreneur, Leadership, Small Business, Start-up, Strategy
Previous articles directed consideration to various aspects of your business: defining the elements, planning the operations, forecasting the financial results, and defining the audience for your business plan. Further, the articles have defined core elements of...
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...
by Lea Strickland | Jul 29, 2014 | Business Articles, Business Growth, Business Plans, C.O.R.E. Business System, Commercialization, Entrepreneur, Small Business, Start-up, Strategy
Building on last month’s discussion of business plans, we now focus on an understanding of the key elements and the process. The business plan process involves capturing “every” aspect of business operations and the financial implications. If you are...