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Budget Strategically to Stay on Course
These 9 tips will help you manage your budget, steer straight and control your destiny.
It's Time to Rethink the Business Plan Outline
Use these tips as a guide to help you make the most of your time when creating a business plan.
Use Your Leadership Style to Make Your Best Business Plan Yet
Find out what kind of a thinker--and business owner--you are by asking these strategic questions.
For Real Planning, Start With the Review Schedule
Stop letting all your management plans slip through your fingers with efficient meetings that track progress.
The Plan-as-You-Go Business Plan
This year, consider a new approach that could change how you plan--and manage--your business.
10 Critical Cash Flow Rules
Protect your business from a common cause of failure by following these cash management tips.
Don't Give Away Ownership Easily
Unfortunately, you can't always retain full ownership of your company. If that's the case, here are some potential hazards to watch out for.
The Perils of Step-by-Step Planning
This strategy is a good start, but you need to be realistic about its long-term effectiveness.
Be Realistic About Startup Financing
Great idea, no money and no investors. No problem? Think again.
Use SWOT to Kick-start Your Planning
Getting key players involved and brainstorming could be what your company needs to get to the next level.
Building a Strategy Pyramid
Need help implementing your ideas? This approach may provide you with the structure you need.
The Facts About Financial Projections
Are you putting off making financial projections for your business plan? They're not as complicated as they sound.
Creating Sales Forecasts
While you can never really predict the future, there are ways to make more educated guesses for your business plan.
No Plan, No Problem?
Though formal business plans have been getting some flack, you still can't skip the planning process.
Nervous About Writing Your Business Plan?
If the thought of putting pen to paper makes your knees weak, know that your plan is less about perfect prose and more about the bottom line.
The Problem With Unplanned Growth
One all-too-common business planning pitfall is not planning for quick growth. See how one company got into trouble, then got out again.
Putting Share Ownership in a Business Plan
Understanding the fundamentals of share ownership and the importance of including the details in your business plan.
Are You Keeping to Your Business Plan?
Learn from one entrepreneur’s story of how not sticking to an important part of his startup plan landed him in a sticky situation.
Planning to Become a Real Estate Broker
Answer these 3 key questions to form the basis of your real estate broker business plan.
The Plan for a Consulting Business
Even if you’re already an expert in your field, a business plan can help keep you on track.
Planning for a Restaurant
Get a business plan in place before you open a restaurant.
Updating Your Business Plan
Our coach explains why constantly updating your business plan is the key to growing successfully.
Hiring Outside Help for Your Business Plan
The good, bad and ugly of hiring business-plan consultants
Should I Take My Business Plan Online?
Posting your plan online is easy and safe--as long as you know what to expect.
15 Reasons You Need a Business Plan
Whether you're just starting out, growing your business or seeking outside help, a well-thought-out business plan is the vehicle you need to get you there.
Existing Companies Need Planning, Too
Business plans aren't just for startups. Get on the fast track to growth with an annual strategic plan.
Determining a Plan for Setting Prices
Guarantee a smooth startup by building a pricing strategy into your business plan.
Writing an Executive Summary
Confused about what an executive summary is--and how long it should be? Our business plan coach sets the record straight.
What Bankers Look For in a Plan
When applying for a small-business bank loan, it's important to know what your business plan needs to contain to give you an edge.
What Investors Look For in a Plan
From venture capitalists to angel investors, here's what your business plan needs to include to catch the eye of startup investors.