These business planning articles are related to Step 3 of the Business Planner’s RoadMap. These business planning articles are designed to jump start your business planning process and get you thinking about your business idea as you work through the market research and begin to develop your business plan.
Basic Skills Ease Start-Up
A few years ago you could elbow your way into business with a sharp pencil and a calculator. Technology has changed all that. Now it’s hard to imagine writing a business plan or running a business without a computer, email, and the Internet. Read the Full Article
Older Workers Caught in the Crosshairs Without Computer Skills
There is a workplace defrag in progress, and it can be bad news for aging workers who have put off the learning of useful computer skills.
The workplace is always changing, but the most pervasive shift over the past couple of decades has certainly been an increase in the use of technology. As an employer, this means I need computer literate workers in order to survive in the marketplace.
Whenever the economy slumps, employers have to make tough decisions. With fewer sales and less cash to pay the bills, business owners are continually streamlining their operations in order to stay competitive. Strong businesses will survive and weak ones will not. Sometimes this means laying off the less effective workers. Read the Full Article