Planning for the year ahead can be overwhelming as multiple stakeholders weigh in on the strategic approach the company will take. Typically, firms re-package and re-submit the previous year’s business plan due to current operational deadlines and time constraints.What if your firm had a few new strategic thinking tools to help channel the creative ideas of your key stakeholders into your business planning process this year instead of just revising the template?On January 31st, the SMPS Education event, “Planning for Success in 2013,” will help your firm infuse a little more creativity into your strategic planning process with the help of Sean Lux, Ph.D., an expert in Strategic Management and instructor for the graduate entrepreneurship program at the University of South Florida. Dr. Lux will give an overview of several strategic thinking tools that will help your firm move away from revising the standard business plan template to a more integrative and creative planning process designed to produce a business plan that can best address the challenges your company will face in the upcoming year.Lunch will be served. Member 25.00 Non-Member 35.00