Building a Business
The Essential Guide to Writing a Business Plan
Here's the no-nonsense guide on how to write a business plan that will help you map success for your startup.
By Carolyn Sun
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A Navy SEAL’s Advice: 3 Strategies to Boost Your Chances of a Business/Battlefield Win
What does your 'plan of attack' look like?
By Jeff Boss
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The One Question That Can Transform Your Business
Are you prepared to ask it? If yes, then ready, set, go for it.
Business Operations & Logistics
3 Reasons HR Needs to Be Involved in Planning a Business’s Strategy
In a job market defined by competition for skilled talent, HR leaders can, and do, make an impact on an organization's bottom line.
By Andre Lavoie
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How to Harness Your Momentum to Achieve More
Momentum is a powerful force that you want to make sure is working for you.
By Marty Fukuda
Business Plan
3 Ways Untested Business Plans Are Worse Than a Waste of Time
Test your promising idea first. Write the plan after the market determines it will work.
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5 Things to Do Friday Afternoon to Accelerate Your Business Monday Morning
You can take it slow as the weekend nears. Just don't stop.
Business News
The New Horizons Pluto Mission Is Mind Blowing, and a Great Inspiration for Entrepreneurs
In an amazing feat of precise planning and dedication, the small spacecraft traveled 3 billion miles over nine and a half years to reach our most distant celestial neighbor.
By Peter Gasca
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Forecasting Business Success Through the Lens of the Product and the Brand
While you can't predict the future, you should be sure you're including all the factors that will affect your company.
By Jim Joseph
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Plan Ahead to Be Your Own Boss
It takes determination, experience, research, timing and hard work to start a business. And, many fail. Here are some tips on launching your venture successfully.
By Kate Ashford
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Creating a Road Map to Business Success
Plan carefully for business success -- from your first idea to the moment you open your doors.
By Jeremy Bloom
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The 4 Secrets to a Successful Pivot
A company that stays the course without looking for new opportunities risks failure.
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5 Ways to Tell When, and When Not, to Stick to the Plan
When should you pivot? And how can you tell when it's better to stand still?
By Tim Berry
Business Plan
Use These 3 Analysis Tools to Prepare a Killer Business Plan
Writing a business plan doesn't have to be agonizing -- there can be some fun in doing it.
By Jeff Boss
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5 Actions to Take Right Now to Survive a Minimum Wage Increase
Whether you agree with it or not, these increases are coming. Stop complaining and start preparing.
By Gene Marks
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5 Project-Planning Tips to Help You Meet Your Goals
Your first step: Have you even defined what a "project" is?
By Jay Bacrania
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4 Reasons to Be Cautious in Taking Action
Empires are built by those who are great at acting upon ideas, but so are giant failures.
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Look Ahead to These 4 Business Plan Milestones
Know what you're working toward.
By Nina Zipkin
Business Plan
Don’t Make These 6 Business Plan Mistakes
Far more businesses fail than succeed. It all starts with the right plan.
By Nina Zipkin
Building a Business
A SWOT Analysis Provides a Full Picture When Looking at a Product and a Brand
Only will you look at both dimensions will you have a well rounded and actionable look at your entire business.
By Jim Joseph
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6 Reasons to Update Your Business Plan
Revise your business plan so it grows with your company and your goals.
By Nina Zipkin
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Does Your Business Plan Answer These 6 Questions?
Answering a few key questions can make business plan writing a little easier.
By Nina Zipkin
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3 Vital Things to Consider Before Starting a Business
So you have the qualities needed to be an entrepreneur. But before you charge headlong into your own venture, think these issues through.
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Are You Prepared for That Cliff That Could Be Further Down the Road?
Here are three things you should be doing right now to prepare for 2016.
By Gene Marks
Thought Leaders
Living in an Entrepreneur’s World: 7 Inspiring Lessons Learned From Madonna
While her music industry success is apparent, what is less obvious, are the valuable lessons entrepreneurs can learn from Madonna.
By Monica Zent
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How Eating Chocolate Chip Cookies With My Dad Taught Me to Analyze Business
As my father and I enjoyed a snack, he provided me with a simple lesson I have never forgotten.
By Stephen Key
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A Foolproof Method to Achieving Targets
By investing a small amount of time in planning, we can all guarantee success for ourselves and for our ideas.