When it comes to corporate reputation, stuck companies need a strategic plan for communications and marketing.

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Since there aren’t any participation ribbons in business, the start of a new year means it’s time to put your head down and ...

Do you hate thinking about writing a 20- or 30-page business plan? I don’t blame you. Writing a formal business plan can consume days, or even weeks. One entrepreneur I met said that she’d been ...

NEXT shares 11 financial planning tasks for small business owners to help them get the most out of the next calendar year.

Armed now with the knowledge of how the pandemic impacted your own business operations, you can now plan. Did the travel restrictions impair your sales efforts? Did the substantial increase in ...

The primary value of your business plan is to create a written resource that evaluates most aspects of your new business including a description of your target customers and markets, profitability, ...

The business plan is the blueprint for your business, the who, what, where, when, how, and why. It provides a single place to keep all your ideas, the roadmap that will help you pursue these ideas, ...

For many business owners, their companies are more than just a way to support themselves during their working years — they’re also their retirement plans. After all, years spent pouring energy ...

While your resolutions as a small business owner probably include things like “grow my business” or “hire my first employee,” ...

Lorin Cohen describes what you need to include in your business plan to ensure that it is an effective tool for fundraising. You have full access to this article via your institution. After three ...

The time you spend making your business plan thorough and accurate, and keeping it up-to-date, is an investment that pays big dividends in the long term. Your business plan should conform to ...