http://www.articlefeedster.com Free Reprint Article Feedster and Web Site Content - Business (Strategic Planning) en-us http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Strategic-Planning/11-Ways-To-Creat-Successful-Corporate-Meetings-Retreats.htm What's the cost to put together a strategic corporate meeting or retreat Regardless of the specifics - hotel expenses, payroll, lost opportunities, lost management time planning the agenda, the cost of guest speakers, food, and supplies - you expect the returns to far outweigh the 3000 or 150,000... 14588 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:07:04 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Strategic-Planning/Six-Ways-To-Build-A-Stronger-Strategic-Plan.htm So you've set some goals, you're feeling ambitious, and you've promised yourself that you're going to follow through. You're determined to make this year better than the last. And hopefully, it works out that way. But you've seen the reality, too. In spite of a sensible plan and good intentions, ... 14587 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:07:04 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Strategic-Planning/Planning-A-Business-Meeting.htm The First Steps of Planning a Business Meeting. Meeting planning is extremely complex, and requires very careful attention to detail. Those responsible for producing the meeting must take the time to carefully work out a comprehensive plan, and manage that plan very carefully. Never forget, you... 14154 Mon, 02 Oct 2006 13:07:25 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Strategic-Planning/Business-Goal-Setting-And-Then-Following-Through.htm Your business can't go according to plan if you have no plan. What do you want to achieve this year More new customers per week Higher average order amounts Better customer service ratings No matter what it is you are shooting for, goal setting is one of the most important things that you ... 14145 Tue, 05 Sep 2006 13:07:02 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Strategic-Planning/Action-Planning.htm ACTION PLANNING: Action Planning is a process to develop strategies for changes in the organization based on an analysis of the problems which precipitate the need for change. It is a collaborative method of planning which involves the people working in the organization and permits the people who... 8438 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:35 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Strategic-Planning/Advice-To-Manufacturers-Creating-A-Business-Plan.htm If you are a manufacturer wanting to use your business plan to attract investors, then your plan must do two things. It must: Comfort prospective investors with putting their money into your hands, and Show why potential customers will award business to you ... 8424 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:35 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Strategic-Planning/Alice-In-Wonderland-A-Parable-for-A-Business-Plan.htm Remember reading quot;Alice in Wonderland quot; She asks the Cheshire Cat, quot;which way I ought to go from here quot; quot;That depends a good deal on where you want to get to, quot; said the Cat. quot;I don't much care where, quot; said Alice. quot;Then it doesn't matter which way you go, quot; said the Cat. Alice ... 8504 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:35 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Strategic-Planning/Are-You-Aware-of-Planning-in-Business-.htm Human beings are rational agents. Rationality endorses one to take up planning in every sphere of life from shifting to a new house to marriage, as well as business. A business plan is the first and most significant premise to reach and run a successful business. It is not just that capital that ... 8447 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:35 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Strategic-Planning/Be-Like-Bill-Think-.htm Twice a year, Bill Gates goes to a remote island hide-a-way for a week at a time. No, he's not going for a fishing vacation; instead of rods, reels, and lures he takes market analyses, position reports, engineering reports, and opportunity papers. In solitude he reads and thinks and reads some ... 8498 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:35 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Strategic-Planning/Benefiting-from-Strategic-Thinking.htm I recently took an organizational behavior class where my professor conducted a strategic thinking exercise in which groups of students were to be a part of a scholarship committee. The purpose of our committee was to use strategic thinking on allocating a scholarship budget to reward several ... 8453 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:35 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Strategic-Planning/Breaking-the-Growth-Barriers-in-the-Information-Technology-and-Software-Sector.htm There's nothing automatic about corporate growth, particularly in the information technology industry; build it and they will come is a myth. In the real world there is either a structured, process-driven growth cycle, or stagnation and stagnation is automatic. Inherent to growth cycles are ... 8446 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:35 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Strategic-Planning/Business-Disaster-Wont-Happen-to-Me.htm As fast as you can say business disaster, your business can go up in smoke. That's what happened a while back to Castle Carpet One. Gone were thousands of dollars worth of equipment and carpet, plus two smaller businesses that were housed in the same building. Luckily the owners, Larry and Diane ... 8488 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:35 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Strategic-Planning/Business-Plan-Long-Term-Goals.htm Writing a business plan is not an easy endeavor, nor is predicting the future. You will need to spent adequate time in preparing your long-term goals and objectives. This will help you understand what you are doing and where you wish to be. Martin Luther King in is most famous speech said; quot;I ... 8418 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:35 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Strategic-Planning/Business-Plan-Planning-the-Operations.htm Writing a business plan is no easy task, sure you can whip something together in a day or so, but without proper planning you are setting yourself up to fail. Many first time entrepreneurs have a bit of trouble writing a business plan, which will be acceptable to bankers and investors. One easy ... 8421 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:35 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Strategic-Planning/Business-Planning-and-the-Bozo-Factor.htm quot;Bozo quot; A clown with a forlorn look, always finding negative implications in every activity or event. A person who tries to find a way to prevent you from moving ahead, giving excuses such as quot;we've always done it this way, or this is not our culture quot; when presented a new opportunity or ... 8511 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:35 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Strategic-Planning/Business-Plans-Keep-You-On-The-Success-Course.htm Where would your business be without a proper plan A business plan sets the direction for the future of the business. It gives the business owner or manager a sense of guidance, listing the goals and objectives of the business from the start. Writing a business plan requires your attention... 8441 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:35 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Strategic-Planning/Business-Problem-Solving.htm Is there really anything as a problem Does chaos or challenge mean you have a problem I am under the belief that such things as other call problems are indeed the life-blood of opportunity and the louder it knocks the greater the gain. Embrace chaos. In my many years in business I loved a good ... 8466 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:35 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Strategic-Planning/Business-Results-Four-Critical-Success-Factors.htm Scenario One During a recent presentation, a business owner was given the following challenge. If 10 of his 100 employees were asked to name the top 3 organizational goals for the current year as they perceived them to be, would he receive the same 3 goals from everyone or would he receive... 8501 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:35 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Strategic-Planning/Changing-Strategy-Without-Losing-Your-Customers-Three-Vital-Steps-to-Refining-Your-Strategy.htm American Eagle Outfitters and Wet Seal Stores have issued statements about company turnarounds needed to cut sales loses. This kind of story occurs far too often: a business disconnects from their customers because the company either wants to sell to a larger customer base or they want to ... 8462 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:35 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Strategic-Planning/Connecting-Your-Offline-Business-to-Your-Online-Business.htm These may sound like no brainers, but you'd be surprised. No matter how high-tech your business has become, there is no doubt you still have some non-electronic aspects of your company. These are things like your business cards, stickers, and work shirts, to name a few. Check out your ... 8425 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:35 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Strategic-Planning/Content-Management-Wise-Investment-for-Business-Prosperity.htm The time when a website was just a simple set of HTML pages has gone by. It's true, just five or seven years ago simple websites developed with HTML and JavaScript were usual. Nobody thought there could be another option. However, year by year, Internet becomes a place where companies can ... 8454 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:35 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Strategic-Planning/Corporate-Contingency-Planning.htm Part 1 A few weeks ago I attended a seminar sponsored by Independent Solutions Insurance Inc Edmonton entitled quot;Seminar On Disaster Preparedness quot;, during this seminar I heard stories from individual company owners who told us of their misfortunes and how they coped with their crisis. In ... 8487 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:35 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Strategic-Planning/Creating-a-Vision-That-Achieves-Results.htm How important is a vision statement to your company or division Well, have you ever thought about embarking on a journey without knowing where you are going The same can be said about running a company, without a vision statement you are going places but who knows if it is in the right ... 8450 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:35 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Strategic-Planning/Defining-Go-for-It-Business-Goals.htm Many business start-up kits or consultants will tell you one of the first steps to starting a business is to define your business goals. Your goals may differ from the goals of another individual, for example; some people want freedom to do what they want to do, whenever they want, and without ... 8448 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:35 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Strategic-Planning/Describing-Intellectual-Property-in-Your-Business-Plan.htm Most companies that are worthy of raising venture capital have proprietary Intellectual Property IP . In fact, the quality of the IP and the management team are often the two most important aspects of a venture capitalist's investment decision. The challenge that many ventures face, however, is ... 8444 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:35 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Strategic-Planning/Do-You-Have-A-Customer-Identity-Crisis-.htm The trick is to determine what uniquely identifies your best customers. Fortunately, deriving this information is not difficult, and in many cases can be obtained from innocuous questions. Consider a manufacturer of baby goods and the fact that families with new babies often purchase multi-... 8415 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:35 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Strategic-Planning/Do-You-Really-Need-a-Business-Plan-.htm quot;I don't need a business plan. quot; Neither did Alice in Wonderland. quot;Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here quot; quot;That depends a good deal on where you want to get to, quot; said the Cat. quot;I don't much care where, quot; said Alice. quot;... 8412 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:35 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Strategic-Planning/Don-t-Just-Talk-About-the-Weather-Use-It-to-Advantage.htm A well known, national chain of restaurants discovered that certain weather patterns substantially impacts their business. They have studied it and found that more people go out to eat dinner when there is a series of beautiful days. So they measure the weather quality at their stores across ... 8436 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:35 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Strategic-Planning/ERP-Role-in-Selling-Your-Mid-size-Business-Microsoft-Great-Plains-and-CRM-Example.htm If you own the mid-size business and actively work in it as executive manager or lead, say marketing, you probably know exactly what needs to be done on the daily basis to keep it running. However, in many cases this business critical knowledge exists in your head only. This means that if you... 8456 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:35 GMT http://www.ezinearticles.us/articles/Business:Strategic-Planning/Essencials-About-Employee-Motivation.htm The topic of motivating employees is extremely important to managers and supervisors. Despite the important of the topic, several myths persist - especially among new managers and supervisors. Before looking at what management can do to support the motivation of employees, it's important first to... 8467 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:02:35 GMT