Business development plans provide guidance to organizations in purpose, including mission, vision and values, as well as product or service, target audience and the strategies they will use to ...

1. Google Yourself – Take 10-15 minutes to Google yourself and/or your firm. Make sure to review all results up to five pages, not just the first page of Google results. Do the same on Bing and/or ...

The integration of lateral partners into a new firm is a critical process that can significantly impact the firm's overall success and growth. An actionable business development plan is not just a ...

In my travels I hear contractors say, no matter how low I bid, I still can't get any work; my estimators are busy all the time; we are still striking out; and I'm at my wit's end. Usually they want to ...

To grow your software business, you must create a plan for developing new products that meet market requirements. You do not need to create completely new products ...

In a previous article, "How to Properly Align Marketing, Business Development and Sales," (Marketing the Law Firm, July 2022), we provided a high level explanation of the three business functions that ...

The historical approach for an entrepreneur looking to start a business has been to generate an idea, do some market research, write a business plan, attempt to raise some money, build a product or ...

Assisting socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses with gaining a foothold in the government contracting business is the key to success for the federal government's 8(a) Business ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Succession planning is a proactive organizational strategy crucial for ensuring business ...

The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity on Monday published a five-year plan outlining how it hopes to attract and retain businesses in the state. At the plan’s center is a ...

BUENA VISTA TOWNSHIP, MI-- Officials with the Buena Vista Downtown Development Authority and the Buena Vista Business Association have a new plan of action for increasing business development in 2015.