Posts Tagged ‘Planning’
Do You Have the Power to Protect Your Small Business?
It’s not just big businesses that attract hackers and cyber-crime—security breaches are a worrying trend for small businesses. So what can you do to protect your small business against this growing concern and minimize the risk of a data breach?
Read More How to Tackle Your First Year as an Entrepreneur
We’re about two weeks into the New Year and I’ve already seen a quarter of my Facebook friends declare that “2014 is gonna be my year!” Let’s hope such is the case for all you entrepreneurs out there!
Read More 7 New Years’ Resolutions to Set for Your Company
As 2013 draws to an end, you’re probably focused on closing out the year with a bang. You’ve got to think about taxes, dealing with old inventory and any other details that will help you make sure that the you can move on to next year.
Read More What if You Did Bottom-Up Budgeting in 2014?
What if you first decided what profit you wanted in 2014 and then determined the revenues that you needed to generate those profits? What if you started at the bottom of your 2014 profit and loss statement and worked up?
Read More Chart a Course to Success for Your Business in 2014
Are you the “plan ahead” type or more of a “is it really December already” kind of planner? Either way, it’s the end of the year, and that means it’s time to hone in on a plan for achieving success in the new year.
Read More Future Franchisees, Do You Shoot from the Hip?
Are you the plan-ahead kind? Do you like to know just what is coming up and when? Or are you the kind who likes surprises—the fly by the seat of your pants, shoot from the hip type?
Read More Stop Competing: Start Winning by Innovating II
In your business or your life, are you a competer or an innovator? No, “competers” is not a misprint. It’s an original term for those who reflexively compete rather than seek to gain a strategic advantage through innovation.
Read More Make the Lost Week a Busy Week: Kick-Start Success for 2014
It’s known as the “lost week”—the week in between Christmas and New Years. Unless you’re in retail, chances are your business is almost dead during that week, so it’s tempting to take the week off.
Read More Involve Your Employees in Your 2014 Plans
It’s December. The last month of the year. The holidays are upon us. If you are like me, you comment on how quickly the year has flown by and start reminiscing about its good and bad points. Then your focus turns to 2014.
Read More Create a Business Plan
When people plan a road trip, they generally like to map out in advance where they would like to go, how much time they will spend, etc. For entrepreneurs, a business plan provides a road map or where you want your business to go.
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