Planning

Q4 Planning

Are you running your business or is your business running you?  For most in the apparel industry, the 4th quarter is their most profitable time of the year, and planning is essential to its success. Do you have a hard time making time for effective planning? Well, you aren’t alone. I recently asked leaders throughout …

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Business Planning

Did you know?… 20% of new businesses fail during the first two years of being open, 45% during the first five years, and 65% during the first 10 years. Only 25% of new businesses make it to 15 years or more, 30% fail due to lack of product-market fit and retail has a 53% failure rate. …

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Effective Planning

When it comes to planning it’s easy to get overwhelmed and manage all the details that go into effective planning. Whether I’m managing a dizzying amount of details or just a handful, my first step is to simplify my approach and document what I know, and get the big pieces of the puzzle in place. …

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