Strategic Planning Articles

Business » Strategic Planning | By Eric Corl @ Monday, 31st March 2008 @ 2:26 PM

In the understandable excitement and inspirational fire of creation, many inventors rush into the patent process without doing their homework. Unfortunately, their zeal to push forward often comes back to haunt them in the form of longer wait times, higher fees, and more work that could have been avoided with proper planning. The purpose of this article is to steer you clear of these pitfalls and help you patent your new idea as painlessly as possible. One of the biggest mistakes many inv... more...

Business » Strategic Planning | By Sandra Noble @ Thursday, 27th March 2008 @ 9:28 PM

Choices you make could be a matter of life and death. Or they could be a matter of joy or despair. Sometimes we\'re not happy with any of our alternatives. But champions know how to take lemons and make lemonade. There\'s lots of excitement and enthusiasm about the 2008 US presidential campaign. Reporter, journalists and political scientist are loving it. I\'ve received numerous emails with different angles and perspective on the candidates and issues. I\'m pleased tha... more...

Business » Strategic Planning | By Karen Scharf @ Thursday, 27th March 2008 @ 6:47 AM

Can you believe the first quarter of the year is almost over?! When you look at your business, the amount of money you\'ve earned, the number of new clients you\'ve added, are you 25% to where you want to be for the year? If not, why not? And what do you plan to do about it? I\'m sure you\'ve heard the adage, \"If you\'re failing to plan, you\'re planning to fail.\" And you probably thought, \"Gee that\'s clever, a little corny, but it doesn\... more...

Business » Strategic Planning | By Jack Deal @ Wednesday, 26th March 2008 @ 2:20 AM

It happens in business, it happens in politics, it happens in life. There are those that wait for things to happen and there are those that make things happen. There are those that are in control and those that are controlled. There are those that have concluded it is easier and more enlightening to let things go and let things happen as they do. Perhaps secretly they want to become Buddhist monks and pledge a life of poverty. Clearly fatalistic, their idea is i... more...

Business » Strategic Planning | By Steve Albright @ Tuesday, 25th March 2008 @ 3:56 PM

Creating your own product to sell online is not as hard as it may seem at first. These days digital products are a hot commodity simply because they are informative, easily obtainable, and cost less than physical products. The first step to creating a product that will sell well and will easily make you several thousand dollars is market research. You want to use a variety of keyword research tools to find out exactly what people are searching for on the internet. This will help you na... more...

Business » Strategic Planning | By Scott Letourneau @ Friday, 21st March 2008 @ 7:25 PM

Some individuals looking to form a Nevada corporation or LLC are hoping that if they get sued no one will find out who the owner of the corporation or LLC is, thus, preventing them from being the target of frivolous lawsuits. In the context of litigation, the best scenario is presenting a properly structured business model and having the court rule in your favor with the end result being your assets are protected! Now, if it takes longer for someone to get to first base in your situation... more...

Business » Strategic Planning | By Jack Deal @ Tuesday, 18th March 2008 @ 1:23 AM

You get what you pay for is the consumer\'s mantra. Common sense knows that if it costs less it is more likely of inferior quality. Unfortunately quality is relative and subjective and even unwieldy. For that reason and common sense the value the customer puts on quality is where the quality line should be drawn. Still it is not rocket science here; a rather straightforward case of supply and demand. If the consumer cannot tell the difference in an improvement, why do i... more...

Business » Strategic Planning | By Glen Smith @ Monday, 17th March 2008 @ 12:34 PM

Once you have decided on your big goal, it\'s time to start putting resources in place that you need. Firstly, complete a Concept Card (1), fill in the details of your coach, key advisors and key resources but right now I am only going to talk about selecting a coach. You will probably have to pay for coaching one way or another and the reason to have a coach is to avoid the pitfalls along the way and to not start off by developing bad habits. I prefer to start off with relati... more...

Business » Strategic Planning | By Donald Mitchell @ Thursday, 13th March 2008 @ 11:18 AM

Put the average company into a high-growth situation (for its industry) for the first time, and you\'ll soon see overoptimism sprouting everywhere. In the aftermath of the Arab oil embargo and the subsequent rise in the cost of energy, Americans began using all sorts of new ways to reduce their energy use and costs. One idea for heating your home was to cut your own wood to burn in wood stoves and fireplaces. Soon, every wooded neighborhood was abuzz with the sound of busy chain saw... more...

Business » Strategic Planning | By Ambar Hamid @ Monday, 10th March 2008 @ 7:40 AM

There is a lot of confusion with the majority of the public today about wealth. When people think of wealth building or the accumulation of wealth, they think of making more money and spending less money. Yes there is some truth in that. It\'s certainly difficult to deny that. But most importantly, we cannot hide from the fact that the majority of people who craves for wealth tend to fail in achieving their true wealth. A great many of them have invested intense amount of de... more...