- 1. Growing Your Business: Steps to SuccessAFter all the hard
work ofwriting a business plan,securing funding, hir-ing employees
and purchasinginventory, you are finally open forbusiness. Now
what? The follow-ing steps will put you on a pathtoward
success.Revisit Your PlanThe first step to grow your busi-ness is
to understand it, and thebest way to understand it is torevisit
your business plan. Whatis your businesss mission?What are its core
values? Whatare the short- and long-termgoals? Dothey align with
the mission? Tobe successful, your businesssmission must guide its
growth.What is your businesss currentfinancial and market
position?How do your products orservices differ from others onthe
market? What are your profitor loss mar-gins? Do they
triggercash-flow problems? Whatcycles does your market exhibit,and
what kind of growth canyou expect? Are there any majortrends in
customer behavior?Keeping up to speed with yourbusiness and its
market willhelp position you for success.Know Your
CompetitionIdentify the best business inyour field. What makes
themexcel? How does your busi-ness compare? By examiningcompetitors
strengths, you canpinpoint what sets them apart.Look for ways to
incorporatetheir best practices.You should also look at com-petitos
weaknesses. Are theyignoring markets or neglectingcustomer needs?
Findopportunities they areoverlooking and takeadvantage of
them.BUSINESS BEGINNINGSEmbassy of the United States of
America
2. ThePlan-As-You-GoBusinessPlanForeword By Bestselling Author
GuyKawasaki Simplify the Business PlanProcess Create a Plan That
GrowsWith Your Business Tailor a Plan to Your Company Develop A
Quick-Hitting Set ofPriorities Avoid Business Mistakes andPitfalls
Simplify An OverwhelmingProcess Build As Your BusinessDevelops
Demystify the BusinessPlanning Process Ignore Traditional
Cookie-Cutter Plans Save Time and Resources Take Total Control of
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OFBUSINESSADMINISTRATIONA Lifetime of Integrityoffers several
masters of business and masters of Sciencement. In addition to 11
MBA programs, the school alsoDesigned to provide an excellent
education that ad-dresses the demands of todays world,
Loyolasundergraduate programs in businessadministration prepare you
for the modernbusiness environ-degrees, dual-degree masters
programs, an executive MBA,customi-zable executive programs, and
graduate certificateprograms.The curriculum stresses traditional
oral and writtencommunication skills, as well as competence with
the latestinformation technology that links businesses worldwide.
Youll alsogain a foundation in 10 knowledge areas and four Values
Across theCurriculum through the Universitys Core Curriculum.Values
are an integral part of the Loyola experience, which isinspired by
the Jesuit tradition of educating the whole person. Weascribe to an
educational philosophy that emphasizes socially respon-sible
decision making and leadership, integrated curricula, global
andcultural perspectives, and experiential learning. explains
AbolJailvand, PhD, Dean of the School of Business Administration.As
a part of BusinessWeeks 2010 ranking of the top
undergraduatebusiness schools, thousands of business majors were
surveyed abouthow well their schools teach standard academic
specialties. While anumber of Loyolas School of Business
Administration programsranked highly, Loyolas ethics specialty is
consistently ranked in thetop 10 programs in the U.S.Our aim, says
Dean Jailvand, is to provide an education thattransforms students,
helping them to not only become tomorrowsbusiness leaders, but also
help them become people for others, witha high degree of personal
and professional integrity.LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO 4. Your Face
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LIBERAL ARTSSAS DONORS SHARE THEIR REASONS FORSUPPORTING THE
SCHOOLby Tracey Quinlan DoughertyBetween the two of them, ScottBok,
C81, W81, L84, and RoxanneConisha Bok, C81, have launched
aninvestment banking firm, renovated anhistoric inn, started a
horse farm,published a memoir and raised twochildren. What do they
say helpedmake it possible? The intellectualcuriosity they
developed in their liberalarts courses in the College. Thats
whythey give back to SAS at every chance,supporting everything from
a facultychair in the humanities and studentscholarships to the
renovation ofBennett Hall and the establishment ofthe Integrated
Studies Program (ISP).Through ISP, College students in theBenjamin
Franklin Scholars program livetogether in Riepe College House
andparticipate in courses specially designedto bring together the
humanities, socialsciences and sciences to examine thekey concepts
of our world. We dont liketo be narrow in how we give our
support,says Scott Bok, a University trustee andformer SAS
overseer. If you believe inthe institution you should give them
somelatitude. We try to do whatever ourcircumstances allow and
touch on asmany aspects as possible.For both of them, the breadth
of theliberal arts is whats key. Who knowswhats around the corner?
asks RoxanneBok, who was an economics major.This kind of education
makes you athinker who can be nimble and adjust.Scott Bok, who
majored in politicalscience, echoes this, saying,Whatever your
career focus is, youreally ought to have a core educationin things
like history, literature,philosophy and art in order tounderstand
the world more broadly.The Boks are certainly not alone intheir
belief. Time and again donors tothe School have underscored
thevalue of the liberal arts to their ownlives, to those of future
students, to theUniversity and to society as a whole. 7.
ThePlan-As-You-GoBusinessPlanForeword By Bestselling Author
GuyKawasaki Simplify the Business PlanProcess Create a Plan That
GrowsWith Your Business Tailor a Plan to Your Company Develop A
Quick-Hitting Set ofPriorities Avoid Business Mistakes andPitfalls
Simplify An OverwhelmingProcess Build As Your BusinessDevelops
Demystify the BusinessPlanning Process Ignore Traditional
Cookie-Cutter Plans Save Time and Resources Take Total Control of
YourBusinessTimBerryPrinciple Author ofBusinessPlan ProThe Countrys
Bestselling Business PlanSoftware 8. SCHOOL
OFBUSINESSADMINISTRATIONA Lifetime of Integrityoffers several
masters of business and masters of Sciencement. In addition to 11
MBA programs, the school alsoDesigned to provide an excellent
education that ad-dresses the demands of todays world,
Loyolasundergraduate programs in businessadministration prepare you
for the modernbusiness environ-degrees, dual-degree masters
programs, an executive MBA,customi-zable executive programs, and
graduate certificateprograms.The curriculum stresses traditional
oral and writtencommunication skills, as well as competence with
the latestinformation technology that links businesses worldwide.
Youll alsogain a foundation in 10 knowledge areas and four Values
Across theCurriculum through the Universitys Core Curriculum.Values
are an integral part of the Loyola experience, which isinspired by
the Jesuit tradition of educating the whole person. Weascribe to an
educational philosophy that emphasizes socially respon-sible
decision making and leadership, integrated curricula, global
andcultural perspectives, and experiential learning. explains
AbolJailvand, PhD, Dean of the School of Business Administration.As
a part of BusinessWeeks 2010 ranking of the top
undergraduatebusiness schools, thousands of business majors were
surveyed abouthow well their schools teach standard academic
specialties. While anumber of Loyolas School of Business
Administration programsranked highly, Loyolas ethics specialty is
consistently ranked in thetop 10 programs in the U.S.Our aim, says
Dean Jailvand, is to provide an education thattransforms students,
helping them to not only become tomorrowsbusiness leaders, but also
help them become people for others, witha high degree of personal
and professional integrity.LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO 9. FOR THE
LOVE OF THE LIBERAL ARTSSAS DONORS SHARE THEIR REASONS
FORSUPPORTING THE SCHOOLby Tracey Quinlan DoughertyBetween the two
of them, ScottBok, C81, W81, L84, and RoxanneConisha Bok, C81, have
launched aninvestment banking firm, renovated anhistoric inn,
started a horse farm,published a memoir and raised twochildren.
What do they say helpedmake it possible? The intellectualcuriosity
they developed in their liberalarts courses in the College. Thats
whythey give back to SAS at every chance,supporting everything from
a facultychair in the humanities and studentscholarships to the
renovation ofBennett Hall and the establishment ofthe Integrated
Studies Program (ISP).Through ISP, College students in theBenjamin
Franklin Scholars program livetogether in Riepe College House
andparticipate in courses specially designedto bring together the
humanities, socialsciences and sciences to examine thekey concepts
of our world. We dont liketo be narrow in how we give our
support,says Scott Bok, a University trustee andformer SAS
overseer. If you believe inthe institution you should give them
somelatitude. We try to do whatever ourcircumstances allow and
touch on asmany aspects as possible.For both of them, the breadth
of theliberal arts is whats key. Who knowswhats around the corner?
asks RoxanneBok, who was an economics major.This kind of education
makes you athinker who can be nimble and adjust.Scott Bok, who
majored in politicalscience, echoes this, saying,Whatever your
career focus is, youreally ought to have a core educationin things
like history, literature,philosophy and art in order tounderstand
the world more broadly.The Boks are certainly not alone intheir
belief. Time and again donors tothe School have underscored
thevalue of the liberal arts to their ownlives, to those of future
students, to theUniversity and to society as a whole. 10.
ThePlan-As-You-GoBusinessPlanForeword By Bestselling Author
GuyKawasaki Simplify the Business PlanProcess Create a Plan That
GrowsWith Your Business Tailor a Plan to Your Company Develop A
Quick-Hitting Set ofPriorities Avoid Business Mistakes andPitfalls
Simplify An OverwhelmingProcess Build As Your BusinessDevelops
Demystify the BusinessPlanning Process Ignore Traditional
Cookie-Cutter Plans Save Time and Resources Take Total Control of
YourBusinessTimBerryPrinciple Author ofBusinessPlan ProThe Countrys
Bestselling Business PlanSoftware