Strategic planning is crucial in determining the success or failure of a small business.
All companies can benefit from developing strategies for the future, but SMEs with technology-based products or services generally find that existing training and advice is not well matched to their business' needs. Providing a structure to assist managers in considering the strategic development of their businesses. Specially Recorded Interviews Managers and directors of real technology-based small businesses speak candidly about their own experiences and what they have learned. A Strategic Planner Document A template for entrepreneurs and managers to develop their own growth plans, the Planner can be edited to suit the nature and concerns of a particular business. The Institute of Physics is an international learned society and professional body.