5 Reasons to Write a Business Plan

In their book Write Your Business Plan, the staff of Entrepreneur Media offer an in-depth understanding of what’s essential to any business plan, what’s appropriate for your venture, and what it takes to ensure success. In this edited excerpt, the authors offer five...

Taking your SME beyond the start-up phase

Running a small to medium business takes blood, sweat and tears… and a whole lot of planning. Your first year in business is spent attempting to execute the initial business plan, finding out how reality matches up to your expectations about your business and...

Eight ways to regain your company vision

Often it’s not a lack of money or ideas that holds businesses back from achieving their full potential, but the absence of vision. Vision is the overarching long-term ambition that drives an entrepreneurial venture forward. It encapsulates what the business is about,...