(An excerpt from "Don't Do It the Hard Way" by your Uncle Ralph, Del Chatterson.) Many entrepreneurs are at the later stages of their...

Looking Back & Planning Ahead Have a great 2021 in the brave new post-Covid world (This article is based on ideas in Uncle Ralph's DON'T...

Time for a new plan Everything has changed. (This article is based on an extract from The Complete Do-It-Yourself Guide to Business Plans...

Business value What is it really? Whenever you are looking at an investment in a private small business or a large public company, or if...

In conversation with Stephen Goldberg, a discussion of the value of Business Planning. "It's about the process, not the product." Read...

This article is an extract from Uncle Ralph's, "The Complete Do-It-Yourself Guide to Business Plans".  Read the book. Some final Words...

From business launch to owner’s exit My own experience with business plans has led me to the conclusion that became the sub-title of my...

Start with a SNAP Review Business Diagnostic SNAP: Strategic Needs Assessment and Performance Review It includes a review of the issues...

Real Life Story: “The answer is still No” In the early 2000’s during the infamous Dotcom bubble, my partner and I decided to launch an...

Young entrepreneurs seem to get all the attention, but there are also a lot of experienced Boomers considering entrepreneurship for the...

It's a painful lesson: a good business plan is not enough.  It is necessary, but not sufficient, to get financing. The first question...

It's done. I finally expanded the quick 10-Minute summary into a Complete Do-It-Yourself Guide to Business Plans. Including: A clear...

Finally we're writing the all important Executive Summary to the Business Plan. And, of course, it has to be concise. (Most advice also...

Enjoy the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, but don't miss the opportunity to learn some lessons to help your business go for gold! You can...

Introducing Guy Kawasaki, former Apple Mac evangelist, venture capitalist and business philosopher. I've added him to my recommended...

The most common reason for preparing a business plan is because the bank asked for one before evaluating a request for financing. We've...

I had a banker comment this week on my earlier posted opinion that it is important to know all the requirements before starting on a...

Asking for more information is often just another way of postponing the inevitable "no". I've learned this is often the way potential...

The start of a new year is a good time to look back and plan ahead. (Sounds dangerous. May explain the pain in my neck.) However,...

That was the advice of David Lank, Director of the Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurial Studies at McGill, in a seminar last evening. I...