What do you think the most important trend affecting small business will be?
Running a One Person Business and Starting a Business mentors Paul & Sarah Edwards respond to the following questions: What do... Read more
Business Planning
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Living Business Plans Help Businesses Flow with Future
Sudden, unanticipated changes in your market can have a drastic impact on your business. But you can thwart catastrophe by building flexibility into your bu... Read more
A Simple Approach to Sales Forecasting
How do you forecast sales accurately? The trick is to break the sales down into manageable parts. Read more
The Complete Franchise Business Plan
What's the big difference between a traditional start-up business plan and a start-up franchise plan? Essentially, the latter must combine compone... Read more
Boosting Performance with Critical Numbers
Learn how to figure out your company's critical numbers -- and how to use them to build a stronger company. Read more
Preventing Sexual Harrassment
What Every Manager Needs To Know About Sexual Harassment by Darlene Orlov and Michael T. Roumell AMACOM, 217 pages, $24.95 E... Read more
Successful Succession
One test of a great team is how well it functions after its leader steps aside. A good succession plan can eliminate many problems, but drawing up and fol... Read more
Strategies for Reducing Your Environmental Liability
Today, a comprehensive web of environmental laws regulate the use, disposal and remediation of hazardous materials. This regulatory scheme includes federa... Read more
Strategic Planning 101
Unfortunately, strategic planning gets a bad rap at a lot of companies because it' s perceived as a useless exercise. But at many innovative, well-managed... Read more
Want Better Performance? Try Better Planning
When done effectively, strategic planning is among the most potent competitive weapons a company can have. Planning helps everyone better understand the d... Read more
A Passion for Forecasting
Generating an accurate annual sales forecast will save you from wreaking havoc in your company next year. Read more
How Often Should I Track Key Numbers?
Daily, argues Ron Friedman, CEO of Stonefield Josephson Inc., an accounting firm in Santa Monica, Calif. "Every morning by 9:30, I receive a printed repor... Read more
The Fine Art of Finding a Consultant
Remember that good consultants aren't always geographically bound; they'll travel, and frequently they can work by modem. The best refe... Read more
Stay the Course
A noted small-business CEO explains why you should never, (ever!) change your annual plan in the middle of the year. Read more
Setting Priorities in a Sluggish Economy
Michael Dell talks about setting priorities, observing changes in customer behavior, and why now is probably a great time to start a company. Read more