Blog 16: Answer 2

1. My EQ is "What is the best strategy a manager can use to make his small business more successful?"

2. My first answer is, "The best strategy a manager can use to make his business more successful is to treat his employees well."

3. My seconds answer is, "The best strategy a manager can use to make his business more successful is to create a good business plan."

4. If you are just starting up your business creating a business plan will help layout what exactly you want your business to do. Business plans also include all marketing plans that you may use, and marketing is an important part of having a successful business. By using a business plan a manager will know exactly what works and doesn't work in a business as time goes on.

5. I think the article that best supports my answer is "Ten Things Every Good Business Plan Must Have." It was the first article I read that explained why a business plan was good to have, and gave good information on how to make a good one.

6. A few other sources that helped support my answer are the article "Writing a Business Plan? 4 Common Mistakes to Avoid" and the book "The Ultimate Marketing Plan: Find Your Hook, Communicate Your Message, Mark Your Mark." I only recently decided on my answer 2, so I still need to find more sources regard it.

7. I chose creating a good business plan as my answer 2 because if you're just starting up a business or already have one making sure the business plan is good. The plan provides a good layout of everything your company stands for and can lead to great success.