Tag: Planning

The end of the year is nearing and a lot of businesses are taking the foot off the pedal, getting ready for some down time over Christmas and New Year.

Sid Edwards blogs about using the Christmas season as a time to plan for your business’ future.

“The Christmas break is a time for family and to recharge, however it is also a time when business owners can reflect on the past year and review their decisions over that year to evaluate what has worked and what hasn’t worked so well.”

Brad Callaughan looks at an area many small businesses fall down – planning.

“Lack of planning or direction can be the cause of your demise. If you aren’t looking at where you are going, how can you see opportunities or threats or be prepared to deal with uncertainties like cash flow or profit fluctuations.”

A new online planning and management tool for small to medium businesses, BPlan Live, has been launched in time for the new financial year, in conjunction with a special offer.

While the end of the financial year can sometimes be a rushed haze of numbers, money, stock and papers, I think it’s important to take some time to reflect on the year that has just passed.

Mark Bouris shares six tips on how to set and achieve goals to make your small business a success.

When done right, a business plan can be the best thing you ever did for your business.

When Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced that he will be taking indefinite leave for health reasons the market reacted, share prices dipped and experts wondered if Apple could continue to go from strength to strength without the charismatic Jobs at the helm.

Employers need to plan ahead now or risk losing key employees in 2011, with employees embracing the “new year, new career” resolution.

Reading the December/January issue of Dynamic Business I couldn’t help being drawn to the article on the New Year resolutions of the featured businesses.