The Top Five Reasons Strategic Plans Fail

"Most great plans aren't. They are just nice, high-level ideas."That's how one of our survey respondents answered our question, "What are the top three obstacles that prevent great plans from reaching effective implementation?" Despite the universal chatter around the need to be "strategic", and the untold hours spent developing strategic... Read More

How to Achieve E-commerce Success ?You Gotta Plan!

Before becoming a netpreneaur, I was an entrepreneur. First, I owned a successful child care center which grew to capacity in less than two years. When I sold that, I bought a little flower shop that had less than 300 customers and grew it to what it is today, one... Read More

Communication Strategy During A Time Of Strategic Planning

"Rubbish!" shouted the large, aggressive man in the red-striped shirt (we had to pay attention to him because he owned the company). "The staff don't need to be told anything. When we've sorted out all the details and have the adverts ready to run, then we'll tell them. They don't... Read More

Planning For The Slow Season Of Your Business To Increase Sales

Every business experiences slower periods. For some, they sell more during the Christmas season while others move at a snail pace. Some sell more during the summer and others less. The key is being aware of your seasons and alternatives available to solve the challenge and change the results. All... Read More

19 Questions to Supercharge Your Business Plan

Whether you are seeking capital for your company or are optimizing your business strategy, the most important element - particularly for outside investors - may be your written business plan. You can tune-up and supercharge your plan using this 19-step checklist. When your written plan firmly answers yes to each... Read More

How To Prepare A Business Plan That Guarantees Big Profits

It is always said "If you Fail to Plan, you Plan to Fail" Success in business comes as a result of planning. You have to have a detailed, written plan that shows what the ultimate goal is, the reason for the goal, and each milestone that must be passed in... Read More

Top Reasons To Form A Strategic Business Alliance

A strategic alliance is when two or more businesses join together for a set period of time. The businesses, usually, are not in direct competition, but have similar products or services that are directed toward the same target audience. Below are ten reasons to create a strategic alliance. 1.... Read More

Completing the Annual Planning Process

Imagine an office without a desk, or lights, a computer, or even something as simple as a chair. When the architects and designers started planning a building or office space they knew they would have to make concessions for these items during each of the building activities. As marketers, we... Read More

Six Key Areas For Evaluating A Strategic Alliance

Strategic alliances are increasing at a rapid rate. It is good for business, good for the consumer. A strategic alliance is similar to a joint venture. Everyone remains in his or her own entity, yet come together for a single purpose or period of time to create something that could... Read More

Menu Driven Business Planning

A menu is the foundation of any restaurant; Guests will support or avoid a restaurant for its food. Starting with a preliminary menu is a simple and basic approach to restaurant development. Begin with a menu, and you are light years ahead in the restaurant development process. A menu will... Read More

WSU hosting strategic planning summit
Fairborn Daily Herald
FAIRBORN — Developing projects and action plans will be the focus of Wright State University's next strategic planning mini-summit Friday, June 22. Participants will propose and evaluate potential projects and activities that could have high impact on ...

Strategic plan gets finishing touches
Bonner County Daily Bee
SANDPOINT — Strategic planning is a tool used by businesses and organizations to inform decisions over the short- and long-term. The city of Sandpoint embarked on a strategic planning process last year, which culminated last week in a workshop where ...

TDA Board hears Strategic Plan update
The Daily Courier
Since that time, each municipality that is a part of the plan approved and signed interlocal agreements with the TDA. In October the TDA board agreed to appropriate a total of $250,000 from TDA's fund balance, to further the process of the strategic plan.

TAPinto.net
RED BANK: Red Bank RiverCenter - Tonight! Strategic Planning Initiative Meeting
TAPinto.net
Red Bank RiverCenter, a 501(c)(3) non-profit formed in 1991 to manage Red Bank's Special Improvement District, is inviting Red Bank area residents and business owners to participate in the development of a strategic plan with a unified vision and voice ...

Stanford University News
Trustees discuss long-range planning, budget and affordability issues
Stanford University News
Trustees discussed the long-range vision, approved the university's 2018-19 Budget Plan, heard a report on Stanford Medicine's integrated strategic plan, honored departing trustees Chris Hazy and John Gunn and approved the construction of the Center ...

UC Berkeley
A new vice provost for academic planning
UC Berkeley
Most notably, she is currently serving as the chair of the Academic Senate and the co-chair of UC Berkeley's Strategic Planning Steering Committee. The VP-AP serves as a leader and creative thought partner across a breadth of intellectual areas ...

Focus your strategic thinking
CUinsight.com (press release)
Each credit union has its own approach to strategic planning. Yet despite differences in methods and outcomes, focus proves to be one of the most important drivers of a credit union's strategic success. And while the fundamentals of strategic ...

Lisa Goldstein Joins BizMark as VP, Strategic Planning
PR Newswire (press release)
WESTPORT, Conn., June 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- BizMark, one of the nation's leading, independent B2B marketing and communications firms, announced that Lisa Goldstein has joined the firm as Vice President, Strategic Planning. Lisa joins a team of ...

Bertie schools to use teacher survey results for strategic planning
Roanoke Chowan News Herald
WINDSOR—The North Carolina State Board of Education made the results of the North Carolina Teacher Working Conditions Survey public during its meeting in Raleigh on June 6, and educators in Bertie County Schools were praised for their assessment.

Dayton Daily News
New Ohio school plan: Equity, social issues as crucial as math, reading
Dayton Daily News
Two of the plan's strategies suggest refining the report card system that Ohio uses for school accountability and de-emphasizing the importance of state standardized tests. The testing language says Ohio should “allow students to demonstrate competency ...

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Mastermind Your Way to Success

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