Welcome to The Business Diagnostics Blog!
The Business Diagnostics Blog provides business start ups and small and medium size businesses development information, tips and strategies.
Acclaimed authors and distinguished business leaders Richard Mimick and Mike Thompson developed the Business Diagnostics system and manual and use this Blog to communicate with entrepreneurs, business owners and aspiring business owners.

Authors Richard Mimick and Michael Thompson (right)
Business Diagnostics students, adherents and initiates have many questions about how to write business plans, size-up companies, raise capital, analyze the competition and many other business-development related issues and this is the forum to engage these experts. Feel free to engage, communicate and comment on Mike’s and Richard’s regular missives and observations. Subscribe by RSS or visit often for timely news items, regulatory issues, great advice, cutting opinion and relevant strategy – if it is relevant to small business or business start ups, it is worth discussing.
About Business Diagnostics
Business Diagnostics is an innovative and pragmatic management consulting system for new and growing businesses. Through consulting and an instructional book, Business
Diagnostics’ practical strategic advice and guidance is provided to small and medium size (SME) businesses in Canada and around the globe. This blog will provide valuable business development, evaluation, financing and management advice, strategies and news. This blog and the Business Diagnostics system is a valuable resource for every business owner or aspiring business owner.
Business Diagnostics is unique in that it incorporates a short business case study of a disguised real-life company. Readers utilize ‘size-up’ techniques to critically assess this company’s health and future prospects, completing optional size-up work sheets as part of the learning process. These diagnostic skills can then be applied to real life situations. Written to overcome the significant challenge facing today’s business owners Business Diagnostics provides a framework of business management skills and business development acumen in a valuable reference book that can be easily read over a weekend or a few weekday evenings.
Business Diagnostics provides significant information and resources that will save entrepreneurs and new and aspiring business owners time and money over the long term.
