Business Plan Articles

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05/11/2023

Great Business Plans are Not a Rush Job

An effective business plan not only provides a road map for your business, but represents your business to banks, investors, authorities and your team. If it’s going to be worth anything, it’s not something to be slapped together overnight or generated though AI. Business plans take time, thought and work. Before you even start writing, make sure you have time to do your business plan properly. Read more  


16/02/2021

What small business should I start?

“I want to start a business, but I don’t know what kind of business.”  It’s a common question that we are asked at The Business … Read more  


08/03/2020

Employees and friendship – dancing away from difficulty.

As a new business owner many years ago, I made one of the common mistakes of small business owners: becoming too friendly with employees. As a twenty-someth… Read more  


27/03/2019

Is your network 'favour ready'?

Written by: Kim McGuinness, Director, soloceo.com Life doesn't always go according to plan. Sometimes we get to a point where we have to call in a favour… Read more  


27/03/2019

Queuing up, all the way to the bank.

Travelling in China last year - and determined to taste all new foods possible - there were many occasions that we queued at popular food and drink stores, some… Read more  


05/03/2019

Are you looking after your most valuable asset?

Written by: Kim McGuinness, Director, soloceo.com Our brains are fascinating to say the least. Not only are there over 100 billion neurons actively analysing… Read more  


05/03/2019

Business gurus care about themselves (not you)

With the constant bombardment of content across business and social media, one would imagine that there is enough expert information out there for all small bus… Read more  


07/02/2019

7 Tips to Safeguard Your Business

Written by: David Bay, The Business Plan Company It is useful to step away from your business and examine every opportunity for improvement. Safeguarding you… Read more  


31/01/2019

“It’s in your contract!” Business relationships gone sour can cost

Over the last few weeks we have been moving office at The Business Plan Company. Only a small move, but through mishandling, the experience with our previous of… Read more  


05/12/2018

Aesop gives us a lesson in brand experience

The daily news cycle loves to report doom and gloom for the retail sector. Case in point this week is Roger David, closing after 76 years, from a store count th… Read more  


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