Business planning

Learn why business planning is an essential exercise if your business is to start and grow successfully, attract funding or target new markets.

Start up costs can quickly escalate unless you keep them under control. Learn which costs you may incur and how to calculate and minimise them.

A well-researched and written business plan is an essential tool. Discover how to structure and write a business plan and what information to include.

A business strategy will help you look at the bigger picture and plan your business' long-term future. Discover how to prepare a business strategy.

Effective cash flow management is crucial. Learn tips and techniques to help you maintain a positive cash flow and keep your finances in the black.

Unless you are happy as you are, you will be looking for ways to develop and grow your business. These ten steps will lead you in the right direction.

Although the rate of business failures is dropping, failures are still well above the rates seen before the start of the economic crisis.

Strategy simply means having a plan of action to get your business to where you want it to be. The key is to focus on what you're trying to achieve.

Statistics show business failures are on the increase. Make sure your business isn't next. We share ten steps to help ensure your business' survival.