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An overbearing mother-in-law is likely acting out of an impulse to take care of her child. If you approach the subject with her when your partner isn’t around, she will automatically feel like you’re betraying her child’s trust and not acting in their best interests. She also may not trust your decision-making, so facing her one-on-one may be counterproductive and lead to an argument. If your mother-in-law tends to make a lot of demands, calmly explain your reasoning for doing something differently to make it seem like you aren’t simply trying to spite her. If you simply ignore her, you’ll just make her think that she needs to push harder. By explaining yourself, you’ll not only show her that you’re willing to stand up for yourself, but you may point something out that she hasn’t thought about and make her agree with you.  For example, if she claims that you’re not being appreciative of your partner, calmly explain, “I express appreciation privately all the time, just not in front of you. I don’t want to disrespect you by making a show of it.” If your mother-in-law won’t stop asking when you’re going to have grandchildren, make it about the quality of life for the children to seem like you’ve thought it through. Say, “We’re waiting until we’ve set up a college fund so that we give them the best future possible.” If your mother-in-law tends to insert herself during key decisions or conversations, simply wait until she’s not around or move to a different part of your home to talk it out. She can’t insert her opinion if she isn’t around to make it. “We can talk about it later” is a simple way of deflecting tough conversations in front of your mother-in-law. If your mother-in-law is often critical of you specifically, try showing lots of affection and appreciation for your spouse whenever she’s around. She may relax if she feels like the two of you are both working towards the common goal of making her child happy.  Simple comments like, “I appreciate you picking the kids up today. You’re such a good partner!” are an easy way to score points in front of your mother-in-law. This is a good strategy if your mother-in-law has expressed a concern about your loyalty or dedication. Showing her that you care about her child will put her at ease and make her feel less compelled to insert herself.

summary: Avoid trying to solve the problem in a private conversation. Explain why you’re not following your mother-in-law’s demands. Wait until she’s not around to have important conversations about key decisions. Express gratefulness for your spouse in front of your mother-in-law.


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Open with a paragraph about the industry’s history.  Write one or two paragraphs about the size, products, and geographic scope of the industry, including both manufacturing centers and consumer centers.  Next, introduce your own company’s position within the larger industry context, and foreground how industry trends make the implementation of your business proposal desirable. Determine what lifecycle stage the industry is in.  Is it: Emerging? (very new industry growing at less than 5% per year) Growing? (a state of steady growth a bit over 5% per year) Shaking out? (a state in which companies are merging or consolidating, and/or other companies are failing) Maturing? (growth is slowing to less than 5% per year) Declining? (a state in which there has been no growth for a prolonged period) Indicate expected growth in the industry, trends in products and technology, and factors influencing competition.  Describe the competitive landscape in a general way.  The rest of the business plan will elaborate on the state of the competition. Healthy industries are high-growth and generally profitable, with a stable customer base and few barriers to entry.  Industries that should be avoided are those that are declining, generally unprofitable, highly competitive and regulated, or difficult to enter. The analysis should describe who the major customer groups are and the unique properties of each.  What is the age of your target customer?  What is their race and ethnicity?  Their needs and wants?  Put yourself in the customer’s place.  Think about what they see and experience when they first hear about or encounter your product or service.  Consider how they think about their choices. In addition to considering your current customer base, think about how you can expand your product or service to attract new customers or pull customers away from your competitors. Lay the strategy out in greater detail in the rest of your business proposal.  Include a detailed timeline and specific goals, like revenues and market share, that you hope to attain.  Address marketing strategies, product development ideas, and workforce issues which could position your company for growth within the industry. You could close with a call to action.  A statement like “Given the current state of the market, it is advisable to implement the following business proposal” followed by a rough outline of your proposal can function as a smooth transition into the rest of the plan. Pare the report down to an appropriate and manageable size.  An industry analysis report typically runs two to three pages.  Tweak the length of your report based on how it will be presented.  If it is part of a business plan, it is better to keep the analysis short and to the point.  If your report will be presented independently, you have more freedom to devote lots of space to raw data and detailed descriptions.
summary: Begin your report with a broad description of the industry. Provide a market analysis. Describe customers’ outlook and demographic info. Use the analysis to prescribe a strategy for the near future. Edit the report.