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How to Write a Business Plan for an Outpatient Medical Practice

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Revisit and update it regularly by comparing your forecasts to your actuals and adjusting as necessary. Here’s a brief example: The problem : There is a lack of affordable pediatric and gynecological care available in coastal areas of Lane County, Oregon. Components of this section include: Your marketing and sales plan.

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A Detailed Sample Restaurant Sales Forecast

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Remember, there is no single way to forecast any business. Magda was looking at forecasting sales for a small restaurant. Magda isn’t turning to some magic information source to find out what her sales will be. The point of this example is simply that Magda has to find a way to make sense of her forecast.

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A Detailed Sample Restaurant Sales Forecast

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Remember, there is no single way to forecast any business. Magda was looking at forecasting sales for a small restaurant. Magda isn’t turning to some magic information source to find out what her sales will be. The point of this example is simply that Magda has to find a way to make sense of her forecast.

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How Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) Can Help Your Business

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Many centers also offer access to LivePlan , a business planning software with budgeting, forecasting, and benchmarking capabilities. For instance, America’s SBDC Oregon offers a variety of services for entrepreneurs, like access to Market Research Institute data, and business advising for veterans through its Veterans Mean Business program.

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How to Grow Your Business by Setting Goals [Webinar]

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What is it about your business that made you think you’re going to make it this much in sales and yet somehow you didn’t achieve that. This means you need to set goals in sales and expenses. We really encourage you to think about your sales lines in terms of those big major categories. So think about sales goals.

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The Art of Good Inventory Management

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Cost of goods sold may be increasing in relation to total sales, squeezing the profits in the business. Revenues may be decreasing, showing customers are not interested in purchasing the merchandise your business has for sale. First, develop a forecast: What inventory is needed for each cycle of business over the next year?

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One Little Ice Cream Cart That’s About to Have Big Growth

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Beginning as a small red cart in Eugene, Oregon, today Red Wagon Creamery has a downtown storefront, local retail distribution, and online ordering. We wanted ice cream that we make from scratch,” Emily says, “to showcase local, Oregon dairy, and using local, seasonal fruit, berries, and produce.”. Again, sales tripled. “By

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