Business Planning
On Your Marks, Get Set...
Starting your own business without a plan is much like going on a long journey without a map. Not very advisable!So why is a business plan so important on your business journey:-
- It can help guide you in the right direction to your desired destination.
- It will give you a route planner with actions along the way: your blueprint for success.
So...where do you start?
Get some help with with your Business Plan with a Striding Out Business Coach
Useful Business Planning Tools
How-to guides and factsheets
Find practical factsheets covering key aspects of starting up and running a small business, covering issues such as market research, laws you need to comply with, getting the most out of IT, and understanding tax and finance. To find out more about key business aspects when setting up and running a small business, click here.
A Guide to Writing a Business Plan by Scavenger
Looking Back to Move Forward
Moving into the New Year...Look back to move foward.
Review....
To have a better 2009 you may find it useful to spend some time on what happened in your life during 2008.
Quite often we are looking at the next marker, what is next on our to do list, what we plan to do in 2009.
Enough time is not spent reviewing what has happened so far, so spend a little time looking at what has happened in your life up to this point. You will find that this is where your goals will come from.
Interview with Amy Winters, Winner of Big Leap 2008
Interview with Amy Winters, co-founder of Couture Clubbing and winner of the Big Leap Competition 2008. Amy talks about the challenges of setting up a business and the importance of a business plan in helping her turn an idea into a reality.
Developing an entrepreneurial mindset
Finding a Business Partner
Approaches to Finding a Business Partner
Alot of ideas don't off the ground because people can't find the right business partners or team members. So how do you define your ideal business partner and then find them?
Are you ready to take the leap into self-employment?
How do you know if you ready? Well here are some questions to ask yourself….