In the excitement of starting a business – preparing the business plan, marketing strategies and budgets – few discuss how the business will end, which is called the harvest or harvesting ...

Small-business owners in retail and service industries might be more likely to adopt or include elements of a transactional strategy in their marketing mix. While maintaining a friendly face may ...

In unpredictable times, successful companies are proactive, not reactive. They base decisions on data, communicate clearly ...

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When creating business strategies, build incubation hubs, tribes, or tiger teams that include all stakeholders, including the IT department.

According to the Exit Planning Institute, nearly 80 percent of business owners have no written transition plan while 50 percent have done no planning at all. Yet at the same time, 99 percent agree ...

The serious study of strategy is usually credited to "Competitive Strategy," a landmark book published in 1980 by Harvard Business School Professor Michael Porter. The book deals with strategy at ...

May 31, 2023. Blue ocean strategy is a landmark business idea – first introduced in 2004 in an HBR article.But its co-creator Renée Mauborgne, a professor of strategy and management at INSEAD ...