Business Expansion

Last week we discussed the options in terms of setting three priorities for the remainder of 2009. Why three? Simply put, to keep everyone focused on your number one business priorities, it’s really...

“Expansion into Mexico sets the stage for additional U.S. growth, as described by Bruce Evans and Jose Luis Serrato Villegas on The Franchise Show”

The first step in developing a plan for 2010 and beyond is to honestly evaluate your business’s current performance versus the plan you developed for 2009. Even if your plan was only a...

Enterprise risk management processes can help organizations more strategically and thoroughly manage their risk.

This is a rare chance to read what lenders are trained to look for when making commerical loans. Guest blogger Linda Keith, CPA is an expert on training commerical lending officers how to...

Last week I was speaking with someone as I was helping them get their computer working. They had a very old computer and I suggested they buy a new one. They said first...

The ultimate goal of this approach of Exploiting Hidden Assets is to develop a clearly unique sets of products, knowledge, capabilities and Activity Systems that spin-off new growth opportunities repeatedly. Just consider Apple...

It’s so important to have great customer service. It doesn’t matter what you’re marketing – I believe a company is only as good as its last customer. I recently had an interaction with...

Former Chairman and CEO of Playboy Enterprises, Inc. tells women attending the Women Impacting Public Policy regional meeting that engaging in public policy is critical for their businesses.,

The nation’s third-largest automaker has raised questions about the ramifications of over-leveraging in the franchise industry and too few protections for franchisees in bankruptcies.

The owners of SUITE furniture in New York have remained in business even while other furniture stores have disappeared around the city. How are they doing it? What is the secret behind their...