Strategic planning is an essential element of business development. It provides the much needed clarification to pace business growth. Not only does it keep you on track and on task, but it also help avoid detours and prevents unnecessary and costly derailments. The payoffs are huge yet few entrepreneurs seem to carve out the time to create their strategic plan — until it’s too late.
The Sign That Launched My Entrepreneurial Outlook
My dad, Johnny Nagel, a common sense, hard-working man with wisdom beyond his sixth-grade education, had a sign posted on the door of his makeshift office. It read…