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The horror stories of business partnerships gone awry, often sound like bad divorces. Most of these stories serve as cautionary tales as to why we should never take on a business partner.  Of course, it’s possible to start and grow a business without partners, but there’s also nothing wrong with a good partnership. So should…

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You’re ambitious. You’re driven. You’re independent, focused, and you appreciate a challenge. After all, you’re running your own business. So, why worry about value definitions and writing a mission statement? Can’t you simply do what you need to do? Well, yes and no. To build a successful business (or continue to lead a company forward),…

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Dear CFO, I’m the Marketing Director for a nonprofit organization. I work closely with our President and Board regularly. In our last meeting, I was asked to work on our organization's vision. We often take cues from the for-profit world, and having a background in that sector myself, I thought I'd explore your perspective. What…

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Goals, stretch-goals, five-year-plans, targets, and long-term objectives—there are a lot of terms surrounding the future of your business. But how do you keep your eye on the future so you experience realistic (and successful) outcomes? In business, we define the term targets as our long-term objectives (usually looking five years into the future), and goals…

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Building a successful business takes significant time, effort, planning, and implementation to produce the desired results. The more thoughtful you are in strategically planning your quarterly goals and action plans, setting firm project plan ground rules, and considering other roadblocks or opportunities, the better your chances are for improving your business overall. It all begins…