Five Provocative Questions for Moving Your Business Forward

The last time you set out on a journey to a destination where you had never been before, one of the tools you probably took with you was a map. Sometimes meandering through back roads and enjoying the scenery is a delight, however, when getting to the destination in a timely fashion is important, it is usually helpful to have a plan. The specifics of this article relate to business, however, the process can be helpful no matter what the goal.

Many of you are small business owners and most of you do not have a business plan for one reason or another. I thought a plan would be a long detailed document that I would complete, put in a binder and then store on a shelf in my office to collect dust. I discovered that I could develop a useful