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The Ultimate Guide to Starting a Software Company

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In fact, SaaS industry revenue is projected to grow from $49 billion in 2015 to $67 billion in 2018, a compound annual growth rate of approximately eight percent. While it’s useful to be able to have a sales forecast and expense budget early on, it’s not something you need until you’ve validated your idea.

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Lean Business Planning with Tim Berry [VIDEO]

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That’s the sales forecast, the spending forecast and the cash flow. You want to show that, and investors need to see the scale of a business that have to do with your sales forecast. They’re going to look first at the sales forecast. That’s a lean business plan. It is not a document.

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How to Start a Brewery: Growing Your Own Craft Beer Business

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ColdFire Brewing , a 10-barrel brewery, came online in December 2015, founded by Dan Hughes and his brother Stephen. These products will be distributed to remote yet extremely viable areas, where the market is appreciative of readily-available, good-quality brew. Keeping regulations in mind when starting a brewery.

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