Strategy and Planning


Recent Strategy and Planning Articles

My Brother, Myself

By Inc. staff |  Oct 15, 1996

A quick look at two brothers, who each run an Inc. 500 company, and how they share ideas.  Read more

What Business Would You Start Today?

By Inc. staff |  Oct 15, 1996

An Inc. 500 CEO tells why he would like to market microdistilled whiskeys.  Read more

The 10 Stages of Corporate Life Cycles

By Ichak Adizes |  Oct 1, 1996

An excerpt from Adizes' book The Pursuit of Prime.  Read more

The Dream Team

By Joshua D. Macht |  Sep 15, 1996

Insights from people behind the technology at one of Hollywood's hottest start-up.  Read more

The Rise of the Micromoguls

By Joel Kotkin |  Sep 15, 1996

In the wild world of high-tech special effects, a handful of upstarts are challenging the kingpins.  Read more

GuruWatch

By Inc. staff |  Jun 15, 1996

An expert on business technologies answers questions about how some companies can improve their technology strategies.  Read more

Looking Out for Number One

By Jim Collins |  Jun 1, 1996

A management expert explains that the board of directors you really need cares about you, not your company.  Read more

Pitching Peppers

By George Gendron |  Apr 1, 1996

A quick review of a new book on marketing.  Read more

Trade Shows: No-Frills Tactics that Pay

By Robina A. Gangemi |  Apr 1, 1996

Three tips on how to take full advantage of your next trade show.  Read more

Does Your Technology Fit?

By John Thackara |  Mar 15, 1996

A first-hand account of how high the price can be when you buy your technology before you assess your business needs.  Read more

Speed Demon

By Joshua D. Macht |  Mar 15, 1996

A look at how a courier company turned to technology to gain a competitive edge.  Read more

Advisers: Peer Counsel

By Donna Fenn |  Mar 1, 1996

A CEO discusses why he assembled a group of peer advisers and how he uses the group.  Read more

International: Calling the Shots with Export Traders

By Stephanie L. Gruner |  Feb 1, 1996

A CEO explains how he used an export trader to take his product international and the deal that was struck.  Read more

PC Power for Hire

By Sarah Schafer |  Dec 15, 1995

Growing companies are finding out-of-house analysis and services that used to be available only to big businesses.  Read more

The Consultant Trap

By Eileen Shapiro |  Dec 1, 1995

A business expert explains there is a time and place for calling outsiders in to help in decision making.  Read more

Pass It On

By John Kerr |  Dec 1, 1995

A profile of the 1995 EOY's Supporter of Entrepreneurship Award and the runners-up.  Read more

The Fan Versus the Businessman

By David Whitford |  Oct 15, 1995

The techniques of two CEOs from the same region who sell soccer equipment by mail are compared and contrasted.  Read more

CEO Compensation: The ABCs of Paying Yourself

By Karen E. Carney |  Sep 1, 1995

Advice from experts and CEOs that adds up to primer for execs to figure out their annual salaries.  Read more

Read On: 'Working Wisdom'

By Donna Fenn |  Aug 1, 1995

A review of the Robert Aubrey and Paul Cohen book, Working Wisdom: Timeless Skills and Vanguard Strategies.  Read more

Advisers: Boardroom Benefits

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Aug 1, 1995

A CEO explains that the best way to get low-cost, high-quality financial advice is to set up a board of directors.  Read more

The New Dog-Eat-Dog Nonprofit

By Donna Fenn |  Jul 1, 1995

The profile of a non-profit educational camp for at-risk kids and how it learned to compete for corporate funding.  Read more

First Steps

By Mary Baechler |  May 1, 1995

CEO Mary Baechler writes about her company's process reengineering.  Read more

Pieces of Advice

By Elizabeth Conlin |  May 1, 1995

Profile of a CEO who assembled a board of advisors and the difference it's made in his business.  Read more

Why Every Business Will Be Like Show Business

By David Friedman |  Mar 1, 1995

Study of the network of flexible small businesses that make up Hollywood's entertainment industry.  Read more

Benchmark: Are U.S. Salespeople Busier?

By Susan Greco |  Feb 1, 1995

A graph comparing various facets of a saleperson's day in the U.S. to European counterparts.  Read more

Promoting: Getting the Right Fit

By Donna Fenn |  Feb 1, 1995

A short article about a senior manager who is using an organizational psychologist to help with promotions.  Read more

Family Business: On Common Ground

By Susan Greco |  Jan 1, 1995

Some suggestions for setting up councils of family members for running family businesses.  Read more

Committing to Your Board

Jan 1, 1995

If you're going to have a company board--formal or informal, with liability or not--you must committo spending time regularly on board-related matters. Wi...  Read more

Educated Guesses

Jan 1, 1995

If you're like many CEOs, your idea of a good candidate for the board of directors is a no-nonsense executive.That's fine, but to judge by Joe Crugnale's ...  Read more

Limits on Lawyers

Jan 1, 1995

Lawyers make good advisers, but their role should be clarified before they're invited to join the board ofdirectors. The trouble, says Dennis O'Connor, a ...  Read more

Passing Ideas to Customers

Jan 1, 1995

Good ideas have a way of slipping through the cracks if there's no method for collecting and distributing them. At Berthelot &Associates, a management-con...  Read more

Switching CPAs--Smoothly

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Dec 1, 1994

A video-rental company president explains how to avoid mistakes when a business changes accounting firms.  Read more

The 8 Dumbest Ways to Try to Sell Your Company

By Christopher Caggiano |  Nov 1, 1994

This feature examines various businesses offered for sale in Inc. to see what it takes to make a successful transaction.  Read more

Valuations: Pricing the Business

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Sep 1, 1994

A CEO and a financial consultant offer tips and advice about third-party valuation and avoiding IRS trouble.  Read more

Pass It On

By Donna Fenn |  Aug 1, 1994

The story of one company founder who tried to leave her company in her children's hands.  Read more