The Investor Insights

Today I have a dose of tough love for you. And I’m taking the medicine too, so we’re in this together. I had a training session for some of my students last night and when polled 74% of them did not have a business plan. No plan at all for success. It was shocking but [...]

Earlier this month, we discussed the why of having a business plan. But this is not about the why you need one. This is about why having a plan keeps you motivated. This week is considered the most depressing week of the year for a number of reasons including the credit card bills from the [...]

Do you have a master plan for your business? Can you articulate what you vision is for this year? The next five years? Tomorrow? If not, it’s time to block off a little time. You may want to block out a whole day, or if you can’t do that – at least an hour a [...]

If you’ve even scratched the surface of business plan writing, you’ll notice that there are a few of different structures and purposes for a business plan. You can typically categorize them in three buckets – the master plan and getting the money plan (these are typically required for loan apps) and the plan you present [...]

It’s officially 2012 and it’s time to kick your business planning into high gear if you haven’t done so already. This month, we’ll be exploring the benefits of REI business planning. You’ll learn a lot about how to put your plan on paper and how to use this tool in sales, tracking and growth. Today, [...]