Sony?s PSI Project
In 1989, Sony founded its Institute of Wisdom at the request of its founder Masaharu Ibuka and former chairman Akio Morita.What the Institute did was something only whispered for a time. Sony had been reluctant to disclose their research, but apparently due to the nerve gas attack by the Japanese... Read More
Why Create an Annual Plan?
Can you imagine going on a road trip without knowing your destination? Or, building your house without plans? The same can be said about running your business without a plan.They say that "If you don't know where you are going, any road will do." But if you don't know where... Read More
City of Cortez and South Western Colorado Market Survey
We have been spending many hours surveying the market for a potential business location in the South Western Region (region # 9) of Colorado. Pouring through data, seeing the tourist sites, and understanding the market there. Meeting with officials, business people and visiting businesses we learned quite a bit about... Read More
Financing Business Expansion for Your Small Company
How you finance the expansion of your business is important. Borrowing and understanding the consequences of borrowing for your financing is extremely important. If you are going to borrow the money to finance the expansion of your business, you need to make sure that you are not going to get... Read More
Content Management: Wise Investment for Business Prosperity
The time when a website was just a simple set of HTML pages has gone by. It's true, just five or seven years ago simple websites developed with HTML and JavaScript were usual. Nobody thought there could be another option. However, year by year, Internet becomes a place where companies... Read More
Microsoft Great Plains in Agriculture ? implementation highlights
In this small article we'll concentrate on farmers associations and non-profit state-sponsored organizations, dealing with subsidized state and federal programs distribution and management ? loans to farmers and rural communities. As we realized this is relatively narrow market niche and it is almost ignored by software developers. In the typical... Read More
Strategic Planning Consulting
Strategic planning and consulting is the strategy roadmap to manage business very effectively. To improve the performance in each business level, business strategic planning & consulting is essential. We should draw a clear strategic planning model to dilute the business complexity. If the strategic planning models are clearly set it... Read More
Is Your Company Growing Fast Enough for You?
Are you frustrated by the lack of growth in your firm, or the effort required to squeeze any up-tick in performance? Are inadequate policies and procedures a root cause? To find out, take this simple self assessment to see if this may be inhibiting real growth at your company.Q. Can... Read More
Six Key Principles of Corporate Accountability
The foundation of any business transaction is the promise of fair deal. In complex organizational relationships, it is all too easy to lose sight of the existence and terms of this deal. On the surface, that employer/employee relationship, called a job, is a fair deal wherein the employer's money is... 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
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Pressure Washing Entrepreneurs Can Help With Government NPDES Permits
If you own a pressure washing business one of the... Read More
Defining Go for It Business Goals
Many business start-up kits or consultants will tell you one... Read More
Corporate Venturing For Emerging Growth Companies
The boom of the dot-com era in 1999 brought the... Read More
The Tables Have Turned - Its Officially a Sellers Market
Private equity firms have raised so much capital over the... Read More
Business Process Methodologies
I've either been involved with or held a process-related role... Read More
How to Write a Business Plan Market Analysis
Writing a business plan is an essential part of the... Read More
Water Conservation and Water Issues for Mobile Car Washers and Auto Detailers
Obviously, there will never be an actual water shortage since... 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
The Power of Planning
I am surprised how few sales professionals, independent consultants, and... Read More
Memo: Sustaining Growth in Your Business
What gets measured gets done.How do you keep your business... Read More
Breaking the Growth Barriers in the Information Technology and Software Sector
There's nothing automatic about corporate growth, particularly in the information... Read More
The Top Ten Rules of Effective Networking
Many of us are discouraged by the networking events that... Read More
A Unique Joint Venture Twist: Make Huge Profits Even If You Have No Money, No Products, and No List
Would you like to jumpstart your online or offline business... Read More
Break-Even Analysis
A significant advantage of some business ideas is that the... Read More
Innovators Role at Hard Times
One Research Scientist at the Hewlett-Packard (HP) Imaging Systems laboratory... Read More
Five Crucial Components of a Business Plan
The format of a Business Plan is something that has... Read More
Could You Be Setting Your Business Plan Up For Failure?
David E. Gumpert, author of Burn Your Business Plan, often... Read More
Succession Planning: Problems Getting Started
A survey released by the American Institute of Certified Public... Read More
Why Create an Annual Plan?
Can you imagine going on a road trip without knowing... 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
Menu Driven Business Planning
A menu is the foundation of any restaurant; Guests will... Read More
Strategic Planning Consulting
Strategic planning and consulting is the strategy roadmap to manage... Read More
Parking Business, the Details on Increasing Lot Revenue
If you are in the parking business and own or... Read More
Under Construction During the Storm ? A Hurricane Guide for Businesses that are Under Construction
As a business owner, you've likely created a hurricane plan... Read More
19 Questions to Supercharge Your Business Plan
Whether you are seeking capital for your company or are... Read More
Have You Identified the Enemy?
One of the most powerful driving forces in human nature... Read More
Corporate Contingency Planning
Part 1A few weeks ago I attended a seminar sponsored... Read More
Innovate Today for Great Leaps Forward Tomorrow
How often does your company make a quantum leap forward?... Read More
Sales Planning and Business Plans
Writing a business plan can be tricky when all the... Read More
Laying It Out On Paper
You might be thinking to yourself, "Why should I waste... Read More
Business Plan 101 How to Write a Table of Contents
No matter what business you plan to start in your... Read More
Your Business: Will It Have A Happy Ending?
"Begin with the end in mind," says Stephen Covey in... Read More
Financing Business Expansion for Your Small Company
How you finance the expansion of your business is important.... Read More
Planning for Success
Business planning is widely acknowledged as one of the keys... 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
Getting Started with Succession Planning: Part II
Succession planning requires the owner of a small or medium-sized... Read More
Mining Market Data
With a heightened awareness of opportunity, ideas can often be... Read More
SWOT Analysis
If you've ever listened to Warren Buffett talk about investing,... Read More
Business Plan Long Term Goals
Writing a business plan is not an easy endeavor, nor... Read More
Memo: Sustaining Growth in Your Business
What gets measured gets done.How do you keep your business... Read More
Do You Have A Customer Identity Crisis?
The trick is to determine what uniquely identifies your best... Read More
Strategy Without Tactics is Futile
From time to time there seems to be a flurry... Read More
Six Key Areas For Evaluating A Strategic Alliance
Strategic alliances are increasing at a rapid rate. It is... Read More
Seasonality: Whats the Big Deal?
Do you work in or own a business that's affected... Read More
The Power of Strategic Thinking: Creating Meaningful Success
Too much goal setting and strategic planning can leave you... Read More
Water Conservation and Water Issues for Mobile Car Washers and Auto Detailers
Obviously, there will never be an actual water shortage since... Read More
Are You Ready To Go International?
Although North Americans were the dominant population on the Internet,... Read More
The Six Sigma Method and Design of Experiments
Six Sigma is becoming a proven approach for businesses and... Read More
Business Plan: The Simplest Business Plan Ever
If you're a solo professional like I am, you know... Read More
Laying It Out On Paper
You might be thinking to yourself, "Why should I waste... Read More
Offense: Beat the Odds
When in doubt, cut that out! Yeah, yea, doubting Thomas... Read More
Content Management: Wise Investment for Business Prosperity
The time when a website was just a simple set... Read More
Completing the Annual Planning Process
Imagine an office without a desk, or lights, a computer,... Read More
How To Leverage Your Current Ideas And Products Into Multiple Revenue Streams
Diversify - to make diverse, give variety, to balance, to... Read More
A Rough Cut on Feasibility
A piano tuner recently moved to Buffalo, NY, and would... Read More
Dayton, OH; Why your Company needs to expand there
In Ohio: besides the 3-Cs you should look at Akron,... Read More
Documenting the Exit Strategy in Your Business Plan
All investors greatly desire and are motivated by a clear... Read More
Vendor Relations Strategies Sample Outline
One of the quintessential parts to any business is your... Read More
Vision Getting Dim?
A recent conversation started with a typical question, "How's business?"... Read More
Shortening Product Life Cycle!
The current state of the available technology at the disposal... Read More
How To Kick Start Your Business And Double Your Profits
This will make some people angry as hell, but it's... Read More
Business Plans Keep You On The Success Course
Where would your business be without a proper plan? A... Read More
Nine Succession Planning Mistakes Small Businesses Should Avoid
1. Attempt Succession Planning Without Other Strategic Plans. Succession plans... Read More
How to Start A Business Plan
A business plan precisely defines your business, identifies your goals,... Read More
Pressure Washing Entrepreneurs Can Help With Government NPDES Permits
If you own a pressure washing business one of the... Read More
The Impact of Price Popularity on Profits
The goal of almost every business owner is to generate... Read More
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