business plan—update annually
legal aid review—strategic choices
legal services bill—alternative business structures
Simon Young MBA is a solicitor and a legal management and training consultant. E-mail: simon@syoung.co.uk
Q So, what was your New Year resolution this year?
A To help you put a decent business plan
together. It’s not long now before the end of your financial year, so now is a good time to be getting down to it.
Q We did a business plan two years ago. It was a three-year plan. Why do we want another one so soon?
A I don’t care how long you said it was for at the time: the truth is that any business plan starts to degrade as soon as the ink is dry on the page. By the end of the first year it will be starting to look outdated, and by the end of the second—where you are now—it will be very tired.
Q But surely the point of a business plan is to be looking forwards for a fairly lengthy period?
A That’s right, as far as
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