Business planning is necessary to guarantee the success of your business. The articles in this section were written throughout the years and stress the importance of reviewing past actions and goal setting, planning, and creating programs to improve your business in the future.
Organization plays an important part in a successful business. Confusion and disorganization often leads to business destruction. The following articles address how you can envision and create your future and achieve your goals by looking at different areas of your business.
Successful Succession Planning
Unfortunately, it is often the case that a small remodeler or other business owner simply closes the doors, leaving with whatever savings they were able to accumulate. Although this decision works for many, it is possible, no matter where you are in the cycle of your...
Reflections
By reflecting, we can learn and plan for the future As we approach the holidays and the end of the year, there is a lot to reflect upon – some good and some unfortunate events. For those who may have been hurt by the recent devastating storm, there may not seem like...
When it’s Just Not Viable
Planning changes to move your business from potential failure to success If you find that your business is just not viable, then it is time to take some drastic measures. In a sense, it is like starting from scratch. Fortunately however, there is a huge difference...
New Year’s Message
Establishing goals and plans for the future This seems to be the time of the year that many of us sit back and reflect on our lives, our businesses, and our future. Although planning for the future would be more effective as a regular occurrence, we will...
You Survived the Year – Now What?
Review the past, take stock of the present and plan for the future First of all, Happy New Year! Second of all, you made it. If you’re reading this it means you managed to survive the year of 2009. Despite the recession, despite the problems,...
Business Plan for 2020 and Beyond
In these uncertain times, now more than ever we need to set a game plan for our business for the upcoming year. The goals you made in the past may need to be adjusted for the current and future situations. Focus on increasing your marketing to make up for the...