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When Bartering is Not a Bargain in Business

by Bart "Maverick"

Many businesses, especially entrepreneurs, rely on barter, ‘trade services’ or discounts as a way to get services for their business without having to shell out cash for them. This causes major pains if they continue the practice as they try to grow.

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Tactical vs. Strategic Decisions – Return On Investment (ROI) In Writing A Business Plan – Pt. 3

by Bart "Maverick"

Understanding, clarifying and assigning strategic versus tactical decision making is key in business.
I almost want to say “Duh, really?”
There appears to be an imbalance in strategic vs. tactical thinkers: around 90% of leaders or managers are tactical and only about 10% are strategic.  Let’s define strategic and tactical decision making in simple terms:

Tactical leaders and [...]

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What Do Border Wars, Swine Flu and Business Plans Have in Common?

by Bart "Maverick"

What do border wars, swine flu and business plans have in common? People avoid them like the plague. They tell a story about the decisions we make. The results point to why writing a business plan is essential – it focuses the decision making process and reduces loss through indecision and poor decisions.

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The Plan Without The Pain – The One Page Business Plan®

by Bart "Maverick"

I find that most people don’t plan effectively for one of two reasons other than that they feel the task is like having a root canal without the pain killer.

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Return On Investment (ROI) In Writing A Business Plan – Pt. 2

by Bart "Maverick"

Holding this type of information in your head will cause it to explode – and cause your business to implode.

The power of writing down the things you think of and especially the things that worry you the most can be seen in the photo. What is even more powerful is where these thoughts and ideas can lead and where they can branch off to.

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Return On Investment (ROI) On Writing A Business Plan

by Bart "Maverick"

People are actually asking two questions
when they ask “What’s the return on investment for writing a business plan?”

“WHY should I write a business plan?
What’s it going to cost me?”

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