Distractions: How Costly Are They?

When was the last time you completed the six most important activities for that day? With this simple tool, you can easily do it on a regular basis and you will be amazed at how such a simple idea can make an enormous impact on your auctioneer business.

Is Internet Article Marketing Part of Your Strategic Plan?

Internet article marketing is a great business building strategy for many including business coaches, executive coaches, small business owners and speakers. Is Internet article marketing included within your strategic plan?

How To Hone Your Strategic Thinking Skills To Plan For The New Business Year

Strategic thinking is always important. The initiation of planning for the new business year is an especially important time for strategic thinking. In businesses where strategic thinking, planning and actions drive the company, the business owners and management team need to hone their strategic thinking skills to begin the planning for the new business year. Here are ten (10) recommended ways to hone your strategic thinking skills.

Does Your Strategic Plan Include Revenue Goals Per Employee?

Does your strategic plan include revenue goals per employee? With current research suggesting that 60 percent of all U.S. employees are not engaged, are you losing revenue? Do you know what the national revenue average per U.S. employee is?

Are You Ready To Start Your Home Based Business?

An introduction in to the steps you need to take to start your own business and create your own bullet-proof business plan.

Spending Your Business To Death

Spend your business money wisely or else. Here are a few tips and tricks to avoid getting burned.

Creating A Business Plan

Knowing the Right Questions to Ask will help you create a good Business Plan. If you want to start a business of your own, it will help you to start out by doing some planning. Whether you will seek outside funding or not, you will want to think through your business idea. The best way to do that is to write a simple business plan.

What Is Your Plan?

To some extent, we all multi-task and have numerous responsibilities that can, at times, seem overwhelming. The key is to learn how to manage the responsibility by planning for it. Believe it or not, day to day activities are less stressful when you implement a plan.

Opening A Dollar Store - Growing Your Business

One of the challenges that every retailer faces is continually growing sales. Opening a dollar store is no different. It is important to know the current level of sales. It is also important to have established future sales goals.

How to Measure Trends?

Wouldn't it be great to predict your future? To know exactly what your customers and suppliers think and want? When you check trends in your industry will this help you to put the chess pieces in the right position on the board to win the game? This article will focus on how to deal with trends to sharpen your business focus.

The Value of Core Values in Strategic Thinking and Business Planning

A often overlooked component of self written business plans is a statement of core values. We explore not only the importance of communicating your core values but committing to them without compromise.

Strategic Planning Is About Workforce Management for Future Business Success

Is workforce management within your strategic plan? After you read these statistics, it should be.

Prices - It Pays To Keep Them Up

Most buyers typically rank price around fourth in their list of buying criteria. Price is important only when the product or service we're selling is a commodity.