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Image credit: Pixabay In the 1950s W. Edwards Deming constructed the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle. Deming developed this model on the basis of quality, and his assertion was that when processes are placed in a continuous feedback loop this increases the quality of service and products to customers.

Strategic partnerships can be very beneficial to companies that are looking to expand or meet specific objectives. In a business environment where companies have to really hone in on their strengths and minimize their weaknesses, strategic alliances make good business sense. Businesses that partner with others can use the alliance to complement their own capabilities and resources, expand leverage and get the potential to tap into both domestic and international markets they didn't have access to before.

An exit strategy is a valuable component of a business plan. While it perhaps sounds strange to plan for the end at the time of beginning a company launch, there are many solid reasons for outlining a specified business timeline right from the beginning.