During the planning process, a small business's owner and team forecast -- or model -- the company's future in terms of the strategic actions that will be taken in order to reach the company's goals, ...

Long-term strategic business planning is necessary for company growth and success, explains Entrepreneur magazine. Business plans provide companies with the tools to track growth, establish a budget ...

If you’re a business owner looking to optimize your growth potential, you have probably already heard a bit about strategic planning at some point. Even if you already understand the basic premise, ...

2020 will soon be behind us. As many executives heave a sigh of relief, they are also preparing for a dramatically different environment in 2021. Recent economic challenges have forced manufacturers ...

Why do so many strategic plans by government agencies and jurisdictions fail, ending up on the shelf as expensive paperweights? One reason is that, too often, they’re developed by a narrow ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Strategic planning is a polarizing term. For some people, it’s cringeworthy, conjuring up images of long meetings that are driven more by ...

Most CEOs had become used to operating on 5-year strategic plans. Beginning in the mid-20 th century, such documents became de rigueur for those at the top of their college graduating classes ...

In the throes of a full COVID-19 pandemic, most business leaders’ top priority is rightfully the health and safety of their employees, families, and communities. Even though business disruptions are ...

A panel discussion on the wins and fails around the Health System’s growth over the past few years and what to expect. Strategic growth is marked by an intentional focus on patient outcomes, ...

Strategic planning is a polarizing term. For some people, it’s cringeworthy, conjuring up images of long meetings that are driven more by outdated process than by purpose. I’ve been there myself; I ...