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STEP BY STEP GUIDE ON HOW TO PLAN A BUSINESS

A business plan is a written description of your business's future, a document that tells what you plan to do and how you plan to do it. If you jot down a paragraph on the back of an envelope describing your business strategy, you've written a plan, or at least the germ of a plan. Business plans  are inherently strategic. You start here, today, with certain resources and abilities. You want to get to a there, a point in the future (usually three to five years out) at which time your business will have a different set of resources and abilities as well as greater profitability and increased assets. Your plan shows how you will get from here to there. Related:  7 Steps to a Perfectly Written Business Plan You can visit our  small business encyclopedia to learn more about business plans  or our  FormNet area to get the necessary forms  to get started. Before writing your plan How Long Should Your Plan Be? When Should You Write It? Who Needs A Bu...

MAKING A WILL IN NIGERIA

Ask the average Nigerian if they have made a Will, and they will most likely get upset and accuse you of having negative thoughts towards them. This is the case in a lot of societies where thinking of making a Will forces people to think about their own mortality and the inevitability of death. This should not be the case. Making a Will is not only about planning for your death, it is also about ensuring that your loved ones are adequately protected. It is in fact one of the most critical things that you can do for your loved ones. Putting your wishes in the form of a Will helps your heirs avoid unnecessary hassles, and you gain the peace of mind knowing that a life’s worth of possessions will end up in the right hands. WHAT IS A WILL? A Will is simply a legal document in which an individual known as the  testator , declares how he/she would like his assets to be distributed when he/she dies. The individuals designated to receive any of the property of a  testator ...

OPENING A CLOTHING LINE

Many successful businesses are born out of a consumer need for a product, which  Petite Studio 's founder Jenny Wang  honed in on when she started her company. Wang's two-year-old fashion label caters to women who are 5'4 and under. PS offers a mix of trendy tops, dresses, pants, and skirts with sizes ranging from XXS to large. The price point is around $89-$200 depending on the item. "One of the biggest reasons I started the company was because when I moved to the United States, a few years ago, I had a hard time finding clothes that fit me," she said. "My friends and I, we constantly went to the kid's section to try to find clothes that worked for us." Wang launched Petite Studio in August 2016 with her partner and husband Matthew Howell, who manages the business side of the operations. The small but mighty label is growing by the minute as evidenced by the sold out pieces on the site and has hit its stride with the petite community. Its Ins...

STEPS TO FIXING A BROKEN MARRIAGE

A broken marriage is right up there among the top pain producers. So if your marriage is heading in that direction it is time to act, right away. Most couples put off marriage help thinking there is nothing they can do, or that things will somehow fix themselves over time. But it is not like that. There is a law of momentum to consider. Imagine what it would be like if a car starts rolling, and you quickly stick a rock or log under the tire (I have seen people stick their foot under it) the car will stop. But if you are too late the car gets away from you. That is the law of momentum, in action. When I was a divorce mediator I had finally seen enough. I wanted to help others. I started with one couple, and with their cooperation and patience I was able to finally define just why couples have troubles, and what they can do about it. From them, I went on to gain quite a reputation for really fast, and really solid marriage mediation, instead of divorce mediation. The first coup...