Consultant Cites Job Hunting As A Way of Gathering Business Intelligence

It’s not easy to get detailed, updated information about your competitors: their strengths, weaknesses, and current practices; or about organizations that are engaging in certain endeavors that are relevant to what you think you may be doing in the future. You can speak to their former employees and pore over every comment about the firms in the press and online, but still, you’re just getting a map. Maps, as you know, are somewhat handy, but they aren’t the territory. How can you get into organizations to learn about them? One way is by proposing a joint venture and another is by applying for one of their advertised positions, says Dr. Gary S. Goodman, popular keynote speaker & seminar producer, best-selling author, and consultant to the Fortune 1000.

Business Plan: Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz

Oh, what a relief it is! The old Alka-Seltzer jingle suggests a plan and process to obtain relief from whatever ails you. How do organizations obtain relief from the headaches caused by ongoing challenges? More specifically, how do businesses acquire and maintain a high-performance model? Simply put...they achieve focus!

Stock Management is an Art - Not Just a Science

A low profit product can easily be tipped into a loss-maker by adding overheads that it cannot sustain... there is no art to setting a computer system to count 'em in and count 'em out again...

Strategic Planning Goes Beyond Who Does What By When

Strategic planning is all about who does what by when. Yet to create an executable strategic plan begins by challenging your assumptions. Learn how your assumptions may holding back your business.

4 Reasons Why You Need A Business Plan

The simple truth is that no business is too small to benefit from a business plan and it is never too soon, or to late, to plan your business future.

The Typical Approach to Capital Formation is Often the Wrong Approach

This article deals with the most common mistakes made by entrepreneurs when developing a capital formation strategy.

High Temperature Protection for Overhead Crane Festoon Cables

Protecting overhead crane festoon cables exposed to sever high temperature environments with a high temperature jacketing system will significantly reduce unscheduled maintenance and lost production time.

Business Plans and Marketing Schemes

Efficient business plans and marketing schemes help businesses to be strong and consistent in providing customers with quality service and products.

How To Write A Business Plan For Your Business

So you've reached that stage where you're ready to get your home business started in every way except one: you need money.

Understanding The True Cost Of Corporate Office Space

How do I assess my true office accommodation costs? We have been asked by a number of clients to help them identify the true cost of an office or location. Here is a guide to the factors you should consider to assess total accommodation costs.

Inventory Accuracy in 60 Days

Despite great advances in manufacturing technology and management science, thousands of organizations still don't have a handle on basic inventory record accuracy. This paper offers an approach that has proven successful a number of times, when companies were quite serious about making improvements. Not only can it be accomplished, but it can likely be done within 60 days per area, if properly managed.

Business Development Strategies in Legal Publishing Can Work for You

Are you stumped for fresh ideas to grow your company's business? Consider looking to other industries like legal publishing. You may be pleasantly surprised.

Strategic Planning - Not Just For Fortune 2000 Companies

Generally if you have more than about a dozen people in your company you need to have an annual strategic planning process. With a small management team of three or four people it is not very difficult, and will likely go quickly because you discuss these things daily. The trick is to look at the longer-term (at least a year) in the context of a 3-5 year vision for the company. As the company gets bigger the time invested will get bigger too, but either way it will pay big dividends and needs to be done.