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Tools and Resources to Help You Write Your Business Plan

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Working on writing your business plan and looking for some tools or resources to make it easier? Some people just want to see a sample business plan , so they can copy the outline, or topics covered, or style, putting in their own content of course. . Business plan template. Sample business plan.

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True Story: How Bplans.com Started in 1995

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January of 1995. In 1997 we hired an NYU undergrad to create a better bplans.com site, focusing on business planning and especially publishing sample plans. We did the software selling and support business at paloalto.com and gave people free content at bplans.com. And I started bplans.com.

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Blowing up the Business Plan at U.C. Berkeley Haas Business School

Steve Blank

Berkeley Haas Business School is a leader in entrepreneurship education. It has replaced how to write a business plan with hands-on Lean Startup methods. The final deliverable for that class was a 30-page business plan. We had multiple business plan competitions. The Business Plan is Dead.

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Tools and Resources to Help You Write Your Business Plan

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Working on writing your business plan and looking for some tools or resources to make it easier? Some people just want to see a sample business plan , so they can copy the outline, or topics covered, or style, putting in their own content of course. . Business plan template. Sample business plan.

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What’s an SBDC and Why You Want to Know

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And they offer one-on-one counseling, workshops and classes–a lot of good front-lines resources to help real people manage real businesses. For a class on bookkeeping, marketing, business planning, getting financed, call your nearest SBDC. for $49-$99. I like these people.

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New Rules for the New Internet Bubble

Steve Blank

The Golden Age (1970 – 1995): Build a growing business with a consistently profitable track record (after at least 5 quarters,) and go public when it’s time. 1970 – 1995: The Golden Age. Software companies had to buy specialized computers and license expensive software.

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Uh-oh! Do you have a “sitcom” startup?

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In 1995 Paul started a company that aimed to put art galleries online. As I’ve spent the last few months doing some heavy learning on all that is ‘business’, I’ve come to realize the value of having a business plan. For anyone looking to write a business plan this really is the most user-friendly software you’ll find.

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