Another Monday morning, and there you are ensconced in front of your PC ready to start the day' s work, all warm and comfortable in old sweats with your funny-bunny slippers on your feet. She holds an overflowing coffee cup in one hand and an attache case in the other. With a bagel jammed into her grimacing mouth, she stands there for a moment trying to figure out how to open her car door. Take a closer look. See how the lessons learned in her corporate world are directly applicable to your small business.
Large corporations require careful planning.
Managers are expected to turn in detailed plans for the next calendar year in August of the current year. Documentation about how specific products and services will be sold are noted. Projections of expected revenue and expenses are detailed and illustrated by various charts and graphs. Careful determination is made up front regarding future business ventures. By understanding what drives the customer's industry, you can determine how to leverage the drivers, and how to provide better service and better products for customers.