Strategy and Planning


Recent Strategy and Planning Articles

Why Stretch Goals are a Bad Idea

Without a realistic plan, a stretch goal is simply a waste of time. Here are some tips to help you set goals, make plans, and stick to them in 2013.  Read more

Inside Uber's Latest Taxi Launch

Armed with a new transportation bill that's still awaiting the mayor's signature, the sedan-hailing app now calls certain cabs in Washington, D.C. Here's how...  Read more

Set Your Financial Goal for 2023 Today: Here's How

Research shows that financially successful people are people who set plans. Want to be rich in 10 years? Here are five steps that will get you there.  Read more

With New Capital Gain Tax Rates, Should You Buy or Sell?

An Ernst & Young start-up tax advisor outlines a six-step approach to make the wisest financial decision for you.  Read more

Spotted at CES: Singapore Start-ups

A handful of global start-ups came to Vegas to help Singapore pitch itself as a breeding ground for new ventures.  Read more

How I Struck Gold on the Red Carpet

David Moritz was a college party-boy who dreamed of being a lawyer. But then a gold-plated idea struck. Here's how he built the company behind the Golden Glo...  Read more

Nerdiest Start-up at CES

There's a lot of competition in Vegas for the prize of biggest tech geek. Here are the Boulder, Colorado, co-founders who think they win hands down.  Read more

At CES, Internet Lobby Gets Ready for Fights in Washington

SOPA may be dead, but there are more legislative threats where it came from. Internet advocates like Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian talked about them yesterday.  Read more

With All Due Respect, Sir: You Need a Younger, Hungrier Heir

If you get fat and happy and let things go--like Downton Abbey's Lord Grantham--you're no more than 90 days away from ruin.  Read more

A New Approach to Annual Performance Reviews

Tired of the traditional annual performance review? Try starting the new year off with this fresh approach.  Read more

Hockey's Back! So, What Does that Mean for Business?

The NHL lockout is over, but for businesses that cater to hockey fans, has the damage already been done?  Read more

5 Magical Tips for Achieving Your Goals

Do you fail at achieving your most significant goals? Chances are, you are missing these vital strategies.  Read more

5 Uncommon Thoughts That Guarantee Uncommon Success

Big ideas are great...but to be successful, all you need to do is decide you'll think differently than other people.  Read more

The Legendary Time-Management Tip That's Worth $550,000

How one simple organizational move can dramatically boost your productivity  Read more

10 Start-up Mistakes to Avoid in the New Year

From failing to supervise the sales team to being just a little too feedback-happy, these young entrepreneurs learned some tough lessons about running a star...  Read more

You Control the Fate of Business in 2013

Stop hiding behind taxes and the government. All it takes is one simple choice to keep business moving this year.  Read more

5 Anti-Resolutions for 2013

These five New Year's anti-resolutions will help you achieve your real goals for 2013.  Read more

5 Ways to Make Your Business Better in 2013

If you want to take your business further this year, here's what you need to focus on.  Read more

What the Fiscal Cliff Resolution Is Good for

The fiscal cliff resolution may or may not help small businesses. But it has at least one very, very good (perhaps unintended) consequence.  Read more

17 Bold, Marginally Probable Business Predictions for 2013

Planning ahead? Here's what will definitely, maybe, probably-not-but-wouldn't-it-be-cool-if-it-did happen next year.  Read more

Growth With No Capital? No Problem

Small businesses can overcome limited resources by following three basic steps.  Read more

The Man to Reckon With if You Want to Do Business in India

The U.S. officially can't make up its mind whether India's most growth-friendly minister is a statesman or a demagogue. Businesses have already decided.  Read more

Case Study: Tea of a Kind

After spending three years and $10 million, Don Park didn't like where his business was headed. Was it too late to shift gears?  Read more

Are You Ready For the Fiscal Cliff? 8 Must-Reads

The fiscal cliff is looming, but there are things you can do to prepare. Here are a few noteworthy articles to peruse while Congress bickers.  Read more

4 Ways to Protect Your Assets From Your Great Ideas

By all means, pour everything you have into that brilliant idea. But don't drain your assets.  Read more