The clickable articles below appeared in Bill Birnbaum's Business Strategies Newsletter and will be of interest to business owners and executives developing their own strategic plan.

Strategic Thinking / Strategic Planning Articles

• Introduction to Strategic Planning
• Getting Started in Strategic Planning
• Timeline of the strategic planning process
• Reinventing the Strategic Planning Process
• Three Tips for a Successful Strategic Planning Retreat
• Ten Questions About the Mission Statement
• Planning Issues for Larger, Multi-divisional Organizations
• Planning Issues for Smaller Companies
• Linkage: The Foundation for Everything Else

Articles on Strategy in the News and Key Economic Trends

• Kmart to Acquire Sears. Goodbye, Kmart
• FedEx to Acquire Kinkos – An Acquisition that Makes Sense
• California Grocery Strike – Big Change in the Grocery Industry
• Unemployment: Both Good News and Bad. Many Jobs Won’t Come Back