The LivePlan Blog

If you’ve recently started a business, you might be wondering, “Can I afford to hire more employees?” Running the numbers can help you determine if the time is right to hire.

It happens all the time. You take your team away from the routine for a few hours, brainstorm, and develop a brilliant new strategy. And when you all get back into the routine, the routine wins and strategy loses. Nothing changes. The strategy was brilliant on the whiteboard, but never got to the real world…. Read more »

The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do – Michael Porter I love the Michael Porter here because it’s so true, and more so the more you dig down into the front lines of real business, such as small business and startups. Strategy is what you’re not doing. My favorite metaphor is the… Read more »