Performance Management is the How of Your Strategic Plan

What is performance management? What does performance management look like within your strategic plan?

Trends in Business - Risks and Opportunities

Improve important management decisions- with a forward- looking strategic framework that takes into account marketplace trends.

Business Process Modeling - A Perspective

A look into the need for Business Process Modeling and the high level best practices/considerations before starting with modelling your organization's vital assets i.e. processes.

Tips on Writing a Business Plan

When you're ready to start your own business - whether you plan to start a home based business, retail store, service based business, online shopping site or otherwise - the first step often involves writing a business plan. Without a business plan, you won't know how to get started, or how to grow and maintain your new business.

Every Business Needs a BHAG

Do you have a BHAG? Do you know what a BHAG is? Read on and all your questions will be answered.

Help With Your First Invention - Provisional Patent Application

Purpose of Provisional Patent Application, its benefits and drawbacks. Provisional Patent Application allows inventors to start patent process without incurring the high cost of patent lawyers. However, because Provisional Applications are simpler to complete then the Regular Patent Application, it doesn’t mean that inventors should take them lightly.

Are You Still Not Backing Up Your Data?

Planning for a worst-case scenario isn't alarmist. It's common sense. By putting together a data back-up plan you can avoid a business catastrophe!

Have You Considered Succession Planning?

Here today. Gone tomorrow. This is obviously something most businesses do not want to think about, but should for the benefit of a business carrying on after the loss of key employees or owners.

The Risky Business of Project Management

Undertaking any project, whether in-house or in partnership with a professional services firm, entails risk. Project risk is defined as any area of concern that could prevent a project from achieving all of its benefits.

9 Good Questions to Ask When Selling Your Practice

Nine good questions to ask when selling your practice.

The Hare And The Tortoise

Sometimes it is appropriate to change strategy and try something different. And sometimes it is appropriate to do both.

Taking the High Road to Better Business

Just because everyone is advertising or hanging banners, this does not mean this is the best way for you to increase sales and make a profit. You and only you can decide which road to take and how to reach your goal.

Business Plan - Critical to Success

A business plan is a must. The process of creating one forces you to organize your dreams and goals into a specific strategy. It brings forth issues you may have forgotten – maybe not thought of at all yet. It helps organize your efforts and focus them on the ultimate goal: Success.