It’s nearly February, and the pesky little ground hog and the business about his shadow will soon come and go for the season. Even though you are throwing another log on the fire as you read this ...

You've been building your small business and have arrived at the moment when you're ready to expand; all you need is the cash to do it with. Attracting investors hinges on having a well-thought out ...

Strategic planning is the process a small business owner uses to determine the direction he wants to take the business, set goals and objectives for the company, and decide how to allocate the company ...

Strategic plans both ground us and free us to move forward. Developing a plan creates a common understanding of where we’re going so that we can tell others and invite them to join in. Plans provide a ...

A problem that often emerges in business, much as in personal life, is the inability for goals to shape reality. Plans drawn up in the rational, if fictional, world of good intentions, rarely match ...

According to psychology professor Gail Matthews, who conducted a study on goal-setting, "you are 42 percent more likely to achieve your goals if you write them down." I first came across the notion of ...

It’s just about now that the best of the business leaders I work with start making preparations for the upcoming strategic planning season. (Assuming a calendar year-end, proactive leaders try to get ...