Take A Systems View To Ensure Your Business Stays Healthy
How are you feeling today? Good, not so good, great? Let me ask the same question in a different way: How is your gastro-intestinal system functioning today? What about your lymphatic system? How's the old circulatory system flowing along? Are all your bodily systems aligned, in sync, and cranking at... Read More
A Rough Cut on Feasibility
A piano tuner recently moved to Buffalo, NY, and would like to assess the business possibilities for him in his new home. He plans to estimate how many piano tuners the greater Buffalo area can support, and compare that to the number listed in the phone book. How do we... Read More
Innovate Today for Great Leaps Forward Tomorrow
How often does your company make a quantum leap forward? My guess is that, on a scale from "frequently (10) ? to ? never (1)" the answer is much closer to "never" because few companies have a process to innovate or think creatively. Very few attempt to formally think through... Read More
Creating a Vision That Achieves Results
How important is a vision statement to your company or division? Well, have you ever thought about embarking on a journey without knowing where you are going? The same can be said about running a company, without a vision statement you are going places but who knows if it is... Read More
The Top 10 Priorities That Guard Your Five-Star Reputation
Making money doesn't make your reputation... your reputation makes you money. Gala GormanWhether your business is product or service-oriented, the loyalty and dedication of your customers is greatly dependent on your reputation. Your most effective sales force is your existing customer base. Word-of-mouth or the personal recommendation, serves to create... Read More
Troubled Waters Require Capable Leaders at the Helm
Canada's lean leaders need to look beyond the horizon and chart the futureIn stormy times, true leadership skills emerge, says Larry Coté, the President of Lean Advisors Inc. (www.leanadvisors.com)The rumbles on our economic outlook are troubling. The dollar is still up, foreign investment, profits and sales are down.... Read More
Succession Planning for Business - 10 Key Points You Must Know
By cranking up others development to meet your business needs, big or small, not just for right now, but for the future, you will find payoffs, big-time. Here are a few ideas to get you started.Building Relationships By ensuring that you have informally built good relationships with every one of... Read More
Corporate Contingency Planning
Part 1A few weeks ago I attended a seminar sponsored by Independent Solutions Insurance Inc (Edmonton) entitled "Seminar On Disaster Preparedness", during this seminar I heard stories from individual company owners who told us of their misfortunes and how they coped with their crisis. In both cases these crisis were... Read More
Advice To Manufacturers Creating A Business Plan
If you are a manufacturer wanting to use your business plan to attract investors, then your plan must do two things. It must:Comfort prospective investors with putting their money into your hands, andShow why potential customers will award business to you rather than your competitors. Earn the Trust of Skeptical... Read More
Ten Steps To A Great Strategic Plan
Ask a small business owner about their strategic plan and they'll either laugh or get that stricken look in their eyes. Yet it's well documented that businesses with a strategic plan are more successful. No matter what size business, from solo practitioner to hundreds of employees, a thoughtful strategic plan... Read More
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Call in the SWOT Team: Produce More Opportunities to Expand Your Business
Have you ever done a SWOT analysis? No, it's not... Read More
Business Plan Financial Projections: Stop Worrying About Being Right...
Business plan financial projections seem daunting because they are so... Read More
Seasonality: Whats the Big Deal?
Do you work in or own a business that's affected... Read More
Strategy Without Tactics is Futile
From time to time there seems to be a flurry... Read More
Don?t Allow Yourself to Get Burned
I am not a big fisherman, but I do enjoy... Read More
Business Plans Keep You On The Success Course
Where would your business be without a proper plan? A... Read More
Microsoft Great Plains in Advertising & Publishing ? implementation highlights
Microsoft Great Plains, former Great Plains Dynamics is excellent fit... Read More
When Do I Need To Hire A Business Plan Consultant
Every new business owner knows that a business plan is... Read More
City of Cortez and South Western Colorado Market Survey
We have been spending many hours surveying the market for... Read More
The Tables Have Turned - Its Officially a Sellers Market
Private equity firms have raised so much capital over the... Read More
Microsoft Great Plains Implementation: Pharmaceutical Corporation Specifics ? overview
Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains serves mid-size and large clients... Read More
Making a Decision to Outsource: Strategic Constraints
Many companies are reluctant to dive into outsourcing ocean because... Read More
Is Your Company Growing Fast Enough for You?
Are you frustrated by the lack of growth in your... Read More
How Copying the HBO Schedule Can Boost Your Business
I'm not talking about posting the HBO schedule on your... Read More
Business Process Methodologies
I've either been involved with or held a process-related role... Read More
Top 10 Tips to Create A Business Plan! (For People Who Hate Business Plans)
One of the key challenges for any business is to... Read More
Changing Strategy Without Losing Your Customers - Three Vital Steps to Refining Your Strategy
American Eagle Outfitters and Wet Seal Stores have issued statements... Read More
Troubled Waters Require Capable Leaders at the Helm
Canada's lean leaders need to look beyond the horizon and... Read More
I Always Play by the Rules and It Stinks!
This week I coached a wonderfully lovely woman I'll call... Read More
The Six Sigma Method and Design of Experiments
Six Sigma is becoming a proven approach for businesses and... Read More
For Business Owners Only - You Can?t Be Fired But Neither Can You Quit
The decision to sell, or not to sell your business... Read More
TQM Total Quality Management, the book
Every decade we seem to come up with a buzz-word... Read More
Business Plan 101 How to Write a Table of Contents
No matter what business you plan to start in your... Read More
Sony?s PSI Project
In 1989, Sony founded its Institute of Wisdom at the... Read More
Expanding your business in a franchise system
If you are a successful franchise of a large franchise... Read More
Why You Need a Business Planning System NOT a Business Plan
When someone mentions business planning we have been conditioned to... Read More
25 Ways To Find Companies To Buy
When you start your program to purchase your "ideal" company,... Read More
Site Selection and Demographic Tips for Establishing Outlets
Many cities have home pages on the Internet. Many of... Read More
Three Steps to Give Your Strategic Plan Traction
We all agree Strategic Planning is a critical part of... Read More
Buying Used Detailing Equipment and Rainy Day Services
Mobile auto detailing equipment becomes very inexpensive around March each... Read More
The Accountability/Alignment Process: Three Steps to an Accountable Organization
The Accountability/Alignment Process: Three Steps to an Accountable Organization Generating... Read More
Completing the Annual Planning Process
Imagine an office without a desk, or lights, a computer,... Read More
Rules to Setting Business Goals and Objectives: Why and How to be SMART
We all know that nothing runs without a plan, and... Read More
Thinking Like A Farmer
One of the difficulties we face in our industrialized age... Read More
5 Strategies That Will Boost Your Business Productivity Today! - Part 2
Growing your own small business can be one of the... Read More
2 Simple Steps Before Starting Your Business
There is so much small business information available today that... Read More
Three Steps to Give Your Strategic Plan Traction
We all agree Strategic Planning is a critical part of... Read More
Why Six Sigma Will Work in Healthcare
If ever there were an industry where we want zero... Read More
The Six Sigma Method and Design of Experiments
Six Sigma is becoming a proven approach for businesses and... Read More
Executive Summary for Business Plans of Franchisees
Writing a business plan for a franchised outlet of a... Read More
The Top 10 Priorities That Guard Your Five-Star Reputation
Making money doesn't make your reputation... your reputation makes you... Read More
Scheduling of Additional Auto Detailing or Mobile Car Wash Units
If you own a mobile car wash business or auto... Read More
Strategy Without Tactics is Futile
From time to time there seems to be a flurry... Read More
Why Do a Business Plan?
To Grow (Catapult) Your Business That's Why.When it's in your... Read More
Six Key Principles of Corporate Accountability
The foundation of any business transaction is the promise of... Read More
Have You Identified the Enemy?
One of the most powerful driving forces in human nature... Read More
The Power of Strategic Thinking: Creating Meaningful Success
Too much goal setting and strategic planning can leave you... Read More
Business Plan Financial Projections: Stop Worrying About Being Right...
Business plan financial projections seem daunting because they are so... Read More
Dayton, OH; Why your Company needs to expand there
In Ohio: besides the 3-Cs you should look at Akron,... Read More
Succession Planning: Problems Getting Started
A survey released by the American Institute of Certified Public... Read More
Is Your Company Growing Fast Enough for You?
Are you frustrated by the lack of growth in your... Read More
Business Plan Descriptions of Computer System
Entrepreneurs often give little if any consideration to their computer... Read More
The Top Five Reasons Strategic Plans Fail
"Most great plans aren't. They are just nice, high-level ideas."That's... Read More
Break-Even Analysis
A significant advantage of some business ideas is that the... Read More
Abstract Thought; Business Strategies and Biological Systems
To stop a computer virus you must understand how it... Read More
A Backup To The Internet Is Vital & Now Cost Effective
It doesn't take a Terrorist Act, Tsunami or Earthquake to... Read More
Corporate Venturing For Emerging Growth Companies
The boom of the dot-com era in 1999 brought the... Read More
College Students and Graduates to Run Company Outlets or Franchises
Does your overall business strategy include the recruitment of college... Read More
GOT MEME? How to Attract Your Clients and Customers Attention
No "meme" isn't a typo and Got Milk, the more... Read More
More Uses for Your Business Plan
You have invested a lot of time and energy on... Read More
Vision Getting Dim?
A recent conversation started with a typical question, "How's business?"... Read More
Fail to plan... or Plan to FAIL??
Running a business, whether it be an offline multi-billion dollar... Read More
During the election we heard about Ohio?s Economy
Much of what we heard in the mass media about... Read More
In Business Planning, Competition is Good
When developing the competition section of your business plan, companies... Read More
Microsoft Great Plains in Advertising & Publishing ? implementation highlights
Microsoft Great Plains, former Great Plains Dynamics is excellent fit... Read More
Three Easy Ways To Know Thy Competitor
"Did you hear what your competitor is doing?" This question... Read More
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