Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I help entrepreneurs become more successful. Most business plans are written for an audience. The most common audience is ...

Your business plan is your roadmap to success, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration. This three-to-five year planning document lays out all the parts of your business needs so your ...

Data Warehouses require enormous investments of your enterprises resources. This four-phased approach to creating a solid business plan will this major outlay for a Data Warehouse is justified. The ...

Social Media moves more quickly than the typical corporate strategy. This template will help your organization embrace social media as a branding tool while developing a comprehensive plan to protect ...

To grow your business, you need a marketing plan. The right marketing plan identifies everything from 1) who your target customers are to 2) how you will reach them, to 3) how you will retain your ...