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Strategic Planning

Developing Entrepreneurial Employees

Mar 19, 2013 By Matt Tarkenton

In any business, the people we hire make a huge difference. The right people in the right spots at the right time can push you to new heights, while a bad hire can set you back. A great asset as you organize your business for growth is building around entrepreneurial employees.

Filed Under: Strategic Planning Tagged With: Hiring, Human Resources, Innovation, Leadership, Managing Employees, Philosophy

Keeping the Entrepreneurial Spirit Alive

Mar 8, 2013 By Matt Tarkenton

As any business ages and grows, it will change. You don’t always do things the same way you did as a startup. The quest for innovation and new approaches to problems often gradually give way to a focus on incremental improvements and doing what you’ve always done, just a little bit better. This problem is part of what is widely known as The Innovator’s Dilemma, after the title of the book by Harvard professor Clayton Christensen.

Filed Under: Strategic Planning Tagged With: Culture, Innovation, Leadership, Managing Employees, Mistakes, Overcoming Obstacles, Personal Outlook

Succession Planning

Dec 21, 2012 By Matt Tarkenton

What will happen to your business after you retire? Most small business owners want their companies to survive after they leave, but only a small fraction of businesses actually manage to last into a second generation. To make it, you need an effective succession plan.

Filed Under: Strategic Planning Tagged With: Business Documents, Leadership, Personal Outlook, Planning, Succession Planning Leadership Personal Outlook Business Documents Identify Capable Individuals Coordinate Transition Selling Liquidating Gifting

Reinvent Yourself Every Day

Dec 19, 2012 By Fran Tarkenton

For a business to be able to grow, it needs to be flexible enough to adapt to changes as they happen. You have to be willing to examine everything you do with a critical eye, and reinvent yourself every day. Never take a strategy for granted!

Filed Under: Strategic Planning Tagged With: Culture, Keys to Business Success, Leadership, Overcoming Obstacles, Personal Outlook, Philosophy, Planning, Product Development, Reinvent Yourself Every Day Keys to Business Success Leadership Personal Outlook Planning Product Development Solving Problems Technology Tracking Data Culture Philosophy Overcoming Obstacles, Solving Problems, Technology, Tracking Data

Keep the Organization Simple

Dec 19, 2012 By Rick Gossett

Organizations of all kinds have a bad habit of growing more and more complex. But an important feature for an organization focused on growth is keeping things simple. A clear, simple organizational structure will help everyone understand what is happening in the business and where to go next.

Filed Under: Strategic Planning Tagged With: Communications, Culture, Keep Organization Simple Communications Leadership Managing Employees Planning Relationships Solving Problems Culture, Leadership, Managing Employees, Planning, Relationships, Solving Problems

Effective Market Segmentation

Dec 19, 2012 By Scott Miller

A business can only be built on the strength of its customers. You can maximize the support you get from customers through effective market segmentation. Two of the segmentation strategies you can use are attitudinal segmentation and demographic segmentation.

Filed Under: Strategic Planning Tagged With: Advertising, Customer Acquisition, Customer Loyalty, Keys to Business Success, Market Segmentation, Marketing, Planning, Research Tools, Tracking Data, Word of Mouth

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