When was the last time you sat down and drew up a business plan for the future?
Especially in busy times, it can be hard to find the time to start thinking strategically.
But for a lot of small businesses in particular, it's this lack of planning that is going to prove the biggest impediment to their future success.
A new survey from PWC found that Kiwi family businesses are positive about the future. A third expect to see steady growth.
But it warned that their growth plans could suffer, not because of any economic factor but because they did not have a business plan that took them from where they are now to long-term goals.