The best time to start planning is when your business is doing well—ideally growing, profitable and showing stable ...

A trio of business leaders shared ideas and experiences in business succession during a panel discussion in Holmes County.

And even 20 percent of companies with more than $10 million in revenue lack a formal process. "When you're trying to just bring in revenue every month, formal business planning seems like ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Melissa Houston covers financial issues that affect women in business. Creating a business plan is a critical first step for any entrepreneur.

Do you hate thinking about writing a 20- or 30-page business plan? I don’t blame you. Writing a formal business plan can consume days, or even weeks. One entrepreneur I met said that she’d been ...

Market Research Definition: The process of gathering, analyzing and interpreting information about a market, about a product or service to be offered for sale in that market, and about the past ...

Simons, Robert L., Antonio Davila, and Afroze A Mohammed. "Becton Dickinson--Designing the New Strategic, Operational, and Financial Planning Process." Harvard Business School Case 197-014, July 1996.

Aurora is planning to update its business registration process to be easier and more streamlined, but also provide businesses more support, after the success of a pilot program that started last year, ...

Success does not happen by chance – businesses need to plan for it. The process of business planning helps you describe the state of your business now, what you want to achieve, and the steps you will ...