In the old days you'd spend New Year's Day transferring data from last year's paper diary to this year's one. But what should be on your business calendar

The first step towards a brilliant business plan is to really understand exactly where you are now. Fixing the starting point is important.

Are you ready for Black Friday or does the thought of participating scare you so much you avoid one of the biggest retail trading days? Our new guide can help you make it a financial success

In my last blog The £10K Planning Mistake, I shared the mistake that cost a business £10,000,. This is what should have happened.

How many pages should be in your business plan? This was a question I was asked recently. Before answering, I decided to throw the question back and ask the business owner how long he thought the business plan should be. His answer was indicated by holding two fingers about an inch apart obviously 47 pages…… […]

Business planning is a favourite topic for high flying, super successful businesses, but strangely its perceived as a problematic pain in the rear by 98% of other businesses.
Could that be why only 2% of companies are super successful?

Not enough business owners have a written business plan. We come across all sorts of reasons why there is no plan.... here are the 13 business planning mistakes we see most often. Avoid these and you'll stay on track.

If you understand how pre-planning leads to fantastic holidays, then you’ll understand why business planning is so important to success....

Does your business plan make sense? Are your targets, plans, goals realistic or doomed to failure? Here are some tips