A Beginner’s Guide to Creating a Lasting Business Plan
One of the biggest assets a small business has is its business plan, a 30-40 page blueprint for your company.
Tag: Small-Medium Businesses
4 Key Ingredients To Family Business Success
The difficulty of trying to manage a dual relationship is something common with those who work in family businesses.
New Issue of the Graziadio Business Review Posted
Welcome to the new issue of the Graziadio Business Review. It contains several articles written by GSBM faculty that we hope you will enjoy reading.
Caution for Small Business Owners Using a Home as Collateral
Recent data from the Pepperdine Private Capital Market Project revealed that 88% of privately-held businesses with revenues less than $5 million want to execute growth strategies, but they typically have lower levels of necessary resources, such as the people or finances, to grow compared to privately-held businesses with higher revenues. Eager to grow, but lacking … Continued
PODCAST: Family Business Succession Planning with Otis W. Baskin, PhD
This podcast interview features Otis W. Baskin, PhD, professor of management, who discusses strategies for family business succession planning.
Know Your Consumers First
Podcast provided by the Oomph! company. In this interview, Dr. Andrea Scott, Professor of Marketing at the Pepperdine University Graziadio School of Business and Management, explains the importance of market research and understanding consumer behavior when conducting a branding campaign. Dr. Scott earned her PhD from the University of South Florida and an MBA from Emory University. … Continued
VC Firms Still Expecting High ROIs
Can’t see the above video? Click here to watch or read the transcript. In this video interview, John K. Paglia, PhD, Associate Professor of Finance at the Graziadio School of Business and Management, discusses the Pepperdine Private Capital Markets Project, which was released on July 27, 2009, in conjunction with a Los Angeles and California statewide economic forecast … Continued