Business Planning Articles

The last few years have been a roller coaster for our economy, nationally and here in Northern Nevada. The pandemic upended our normal economic cycle, and was responded to with a once-in-a-generation government intervention to protect employment and businesses. Huge government expenditures and the war in Ukraine warped and choked supply …

In our first of this 2-part series on succession planning, we laid the foundation for succession planning — quite literally — by talking about its foundational role as part of the business plan.

But we also discussed the importance of staying flexible; if the past few years have taught small- and medium-sized business owners anything, …

Apple. Gucci. Disney. Starbucks. All big brands with enviable business models, right?

Wrong — or at least as it pertains to succession planning.

All four of these business behemoths experienced serious operational hiccups due to flawed succession planning. And considering corporate giants have been known to undertake …