Business Plans And Marketing Schemes

The corporate community makes use of different terms in talking about business planning – business strategy, sales planning, marketing strategy, business plans, and marketing schemes. But as different as these terms sound or spell, they cover same principles — how to improve sales and getting the company “out there”. Efficient business plans and marketing schemes need to be strong, cost-effective, and most of all, realistic. As such, an efficient business plan considers seve…

Learn the Top 2 Tips to Make Your New Financial Year The Most Profitable Yet!

Well we are already 1/2 way through 2006 and boy has it gone fast, I swear I am already seeing hints of Christmas in the stores! Was one of your 2006 New Year resolutions to get busy with your business online and really make an impact?

If you like many others have not quite gotten there yet, don’t despair because I am about to give you the hottest and easiest to implement strategies that will really make a difference to your bottom line!!

How Do I Build A Winning Business Plan? – Part 2

Competitor Analysis – Keep it Real

Failure to identify competitors in your business plan is a warning sign to potential investors that either:- you’ve not done enough research; you haven’t acknowledged the competition you face; or that actually the market is not large enough to support any competition. You’re not going to find anyone to invest in your business if the latter is true.

It is much better if you acknowledge realistic strengths and weaknesses of your closest …

Next Years Planning

I’m amazed at how each year slips by just a little more quickly.

Only a few weeks ago I was running the San Juan River in Utah – blazing sunshine and ninety degrees in the shade. Now it’s Fall already. And hey, I live in Southern California – in some places it’s almost winter. Friends of mine back East are talking about 30 degree temperatures – or colder. Even snow flurries.

Blink – and it will be November, then Thanksgiving, and right its heels – New Year’s. All of whi…

How to forecast sales more accurately

When it comes to starting a business, entrepreneurs face a number of challenges, not least the issue of whether there is actually a demand for their particular product or service. The more unique the concept, the greater the challenge in predicting future sales levels. However there are a number of methods that can assist you in making better educated guesses when forecasting sales for your goods or service.