Six steps for drafting a business plan |

By Danielle Walsh

Whether you are launching a new business, five years in, or beginning to plan for the transition of ownership to the next generation, taking the time to write a proper business plan is certainly a worthwhile feat. This valuable document can help align the expectations of all owners/managers, while also serving as a blueprint for how to run the business and set the pace to achieve its goals.

Indeed, a new year is upon us—a fresh start! Why not kick things off by developing a formalized plan for you, your business partners, and the next generation can

Time to become Virtually perfect

Some might believe that the COVID ’19 pandemic was the harbinger of a heightened digital health wave, while others might believe that the pandemic simply hastened the process of its evolution and adoption. I, for one, stand by the latter. The Digital Health market size was around US$ 195.1 billion in 2021, and is estimated to substantially grow to around US$ 780.05 billion by 2030¹. The spending on digital healthcare solutions is estimated to reach US$ 244 billion by 2025². Digital Health companies have been slowly simmering, brewing, adapting and growing, and have seized the market when the

Westlock County unveils new strategic plan

WESTLOCK – Westlock County has a freshly-minted strategic plan, a 12-page document that presents a unified voice from councillors on what needs to be done at the municipality for the remainder of their four-year term and lays out an “ideal future” and the direction needed to get there.

At their Feb. 28 regular meeting, councilors voted 6-0 (Coun. Francis Cloutier was absent) to accept the 2023-2026 strategic plan, a document that was first talked about in the fall following the hiring of new CAO Tony Kulbisky. Work on the plan, which was crafted solely with input from councilors and compiled

Sequim school board approves business plan for CTE facility

Advocates of a proposed a multi-million-dollar school skills and training facility to Sequim now have an official business plan to bolster their efforts to help local students join the workforce.

Sequim School Board directors on Jan. 9 unanimously approved the draft of a business plan that outlines efforts for a Career and Technical Education (CTE) building.

The district is seeking to raise $1 million in good faith funds from the community, after Senator Lisa Wellman — chair of the Senate Committee on Early Learning and K-12 Education — expressed interest in pursuing the construction of a vocational facility in Sequim.