What Are the First Steps for Writing a Business Plan? Here’s how to get started. A business plan is a comprehensive document that outlines a company’s core objectives, strategies for achieving them, ...

Editor’s note: This is the first article in a six-part series. The second part, which covers firm strategy, is also in this issue. “Change always comes to us from the outside in, forcing us to react, ...

"Mr. Beaver, my husband, 'Leroy,' is a high school history teacher and just inherited $50,000. He wants to use it to open a business but does not know what kind of business. "I grew up in a family ...