Family finances: Make your dream come true - Chicago Tribune

Family finances: Make your dream come true Chicago Tribune Analyze the market and the competition for your product or service. You'll find data and statistics at the Small Business Administration Web site (http://www.sba.gov/content/understand-your-market-and-economic-conditions). -- Write a business plan.

Act, learn, build: Lessons small business owners should take from serial ... - Washington Post

Act, learn, build: Lessons small business owners should take from serial ... Washington Post Small business owners often fall into the trap of applying a basic approach to running their organizations, which essentially follows the pattern: plan, optimize, execute. Known as prediction reasoning, this way of thinking is based on the assumption ...

Verizon in $63 Billion Faceoff With AT&T Over Family Plans: Tech - BusinessWeek

Verizon in $63 Billion Faceoff With AT&T Over Family Plans: Tech BusinessWeek By Olga Kharif and Scott Moritz on May 16, 2012 Verizon Wireless and AT&T Inc. (T) (T) are both preparing to roll out shared-data pricing plans this year. Whoever makes the first move will transform the way the industry charges for wireless service. and more »

In business, planners win, pessimists don't - Mail Tribune

In business, planners win, pessimists don't Mail Tribune A report released today by consulting firm E-Myth Worldwide shows well-mapped-out business plans and owners who track company performance come out ahead in multiple ways. "So many business owners think working harder will get them there," said Jed ...

The punk business plan of Cock Sparrer - The Phoenix

The punk business plan of Cock Sparrer The Phoenix By BARRY THOMPSON | May 15, 2012 If you play in, work with, or write about bands, you've doubtlessly listened to dozens of wheeler-and-dealers pitch purportedly clever plans to "make it" in the music biz. Most of these schemes fall into the half-baked, ...