Category Archives: Small business strategic planning
Business Plan vs Business Model Canvas
A Business Model Canvas is a more visual, dynamic, action focused and activity driven tool for business owners than the traditional business plan. Continue reading
Understanding Your Customer Segments
A business growth strategy that is focused on a particular customer segment is the opposite of the ‘one size fits all’ strategy. It’s important to learn how to define each segment. Continue reading
The Basics Still Grow Your Business
Sometimes in the search for the latest and greatest new idea to help businesses grow for freedom and cash, we can stop focusing on some basic growth strategies Continue reading
Who Will Buy Your Business?
Across North America, baby boomer small business founder-owners will have a business transition in their near future – Only about a quarter of them have a plan. Continue reading
Shareholders Agreement – Advice
A good shareholders agreement is one you hope you never have to use. Any corporation with more than one shareholder should have one in place. Continue reading
The Power of Habit in Business
Business owners, employees and customers’ days are made up of millions of habits. A successful profit improvement strategy involves recognizing and changing existing habits within the business. Continue reading
Do You Have a Great Business Idea?
Do you have a great business idea? A great business idea is often the beginning of a great business. Continue reading
Business School Simplified!
Most business owners don’t have formal business training. They learn from the ‘school of hard knocks’. The Business Therapist® is a here to help business owners. Continue reading
Succession Planning Advice
In doing succession and estate planning for businesses, it is important to work through various scenarios and timing of life events and plan for each of them. Continue reading
Implementing Change in Business – Understanding the J Curve
Many businesses striving to make a change, abandon the effort early on because ‘the plan didn’t work’. The reality is, ‘the plan didn’t work – yet’. Continue reading
