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OCTOBER 9, 2017

This article is part of our “ Business Planning Guide “ —a curated list of our articles that will help you with the planning process! Conducting a SWOT analysis of your business is a lot more fun than it sounds. It won’t take much time, and doing it forces you to think about your business in a whole new way.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 16, 2020

For example, a worthwhile program investment is training your editorial team on URL creation because preventing technical errors takes less time than fixing them. From there, it’s a group debate based on those inputs and business priorities. We try not to assign more than three tasks per team member each week.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

If you’re starting a business that sells a service, writing a business plan is one of the first steps you need to take. Writing a business plan can seem complicated at first. There are multiple topics you have to cover and you want to impress your readers with a complete plan. What is a service business?

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MARCH 8, 2022

Writing a business plan doesn’t have to be a daunting process that takes weeks or months. Writing a plan just takes a little bit of preparation and a methodology that will guide you through the process, step-by-step. Can you really write a business plan in a day? Business plans can come in many shapes and sizes.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 11, 2017

Starting your own business takes a lot of courage and determination, but it can also be very rewarding. That’s why the majority of small business owners will tell you that they would do it all over again, even though it is hard work. Manage Your Emails Like A Pro. Plan Your Daily Tasks. By planning them out, of course!

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 7, 2017

According to the Small Business Administration , just one in two businesses with employees survives to see its fifth anniversary. By the 10-year mark, fewer than 30% of businesses with employees remain viable. Surprisingly, macroeconomic trends have minimal impact on long-term business survival rates.

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Up and Running

JULY 1, 2020

Businesses start when their founders see a need for a product or service that they can provide. Businesses expand for the same reasons. A good business plan is critical to starting a successful business. Creating a plan for business expansions is no less essential.

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Up and Running

MAY 21, 2020

As I write this, during the worst pandemic in 100 years, in the grips of a severe economic slowdown — let’s all hope it’s just recession, not depression — people still want to start new businesses. . We still come up with new business ideas. Start with thinking through what you want from your business.

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Up and Running

APRIL 22, 2021

Starting a business is not for the faint of heart. Navigating the tricky, and sometimes murky, business environment can test your resilience. But, it presents a stark reality that business startups have to face. One of them is ignoring to set up proper business standards. Reasons why startups and small businesses fail.

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Up and Running

MARCH 14, 2018

Sometimes you only get 10 minutes to pitch your business opportunity to the investors (or less in some cases). You can use our free pitch deck template for Powerpoint that can help you get started, and there are lots of other tools that can help you put together a professional-looking presentation. Your revenue or business model.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Don’t make your business plan longer than necessary, and think about the reason you’re writing the plan in the first place. You’re probably going to want to revise your plan regularly, and the shorter your plan is, the more manageable that process will be. Summaries are very important.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Even if you already know what a SWOT analysis is and what it’s used for, it can be tough to translate that information and examine your own business with a critical eye. Reading an example SWOT analysis for a business that is either in your industry or based on a comparable business model can help get you started. Expansion.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Serious businesses always have well-designed websites. The good news for startups and other businesses with limited funds (or, who have financially savvy owners) is that you don’t (necessarily) need to hire an expensive team of software developers to create an app. Hire a team or do it yourself.

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Up and Running

APRIL 9, 2019

Why add a SWOT analysis into your business plan and the strategic planning process? I believe in it because the SWOT phase was vital to my planning process as I grew Palo Alto Software from zero to over $5 million in annual sales. Let me tell you some true stories about SWOT analysis in action, in a real business setting.

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Transformify

DECEMBER 2, 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has snowballed over the last few years and is transforming how businesses handle their operations. As the technology continues to evolve, it's becoming increasingly useful in various areas of industry, including contractor management. Correct invoicing is crucial for any business.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 15, 2020

When leading online business platform Kajabi committed to a full redesign of their landing page builder, they went to straight to the source for inspiration. “We We learned what was working, where the roadblocks were, and what would take their online businesses to the next level,” Rueter continues. Core Functionality.

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Board Effect

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Technology gives boards the capability to streamline many of the routine pre-meeting planning and activities. Let Your Board Portal Manage Routine Matters. Time is at a premium for busy board directors. That’s important because it takes good planning for a productive board meeting.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Having a carefully-developed sales strategy is crucial if you want to grow your business. Whether you’re setting up your sales strategy for the very first time, or updating your current document, here’s our top pointers for developing a clear and well-rounded plan that will help drive your business’ growth.

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NZ Entrepreneur

APRIL 25, 2024

Squarespace is a popular website building and hosting service that allows individuals and businesses to create professional-looking websites and e-commerce stores without needing extensive technical expertise. Squarespace currently offers four main pricing plans, each with different features and capabilities.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

In today’s world, managing a business has become an arduous task. With the advent of the internet and cloud technology, many businesses have opted to keep their business online. In order to organize their things online, there is a growing requirement for apps as well as software among the businesses.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 18, 2020

You can have a great product or service, an obvious opportunity and still be wasting money on customers that simply don’t appear. In many ways, it serves as a refined version of what you did when developing your business. Defining an opportunity, what problem you solve, and turning it into an actionable plan.

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Transformify

JANUARY 2, 2021

It rids them of the commuting hassles and gives them more freedom in managing their time and workflow. It demands a level of employee management and project management skills beyond regular. Get your project plan in order. Project planning is more easily done if you use the right planning tools.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 8, 2018

This article, which originally appeared on our LivePlan Blog , is part of our “Business Planning Guide” —a curated list of our articles that will help you with the planning process! Too many meetings are run poorly, have no real objective, and waste employees’ time—which kills productivity. They’re right.

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Up and Running

MARCH 21, 2018

Everybody and their mom uses the internet to discover new brands, influencers and ultimately to buy new products and services. We’ll look at your options, and how to figure out the best way to get started, depending on your business goals. Why having a website is critical for business and personal branding. Custom development.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 15, 2021

How Shifting Your Mindset Can Boost Your Productivity written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Clare helps busy professionals optimize their performance. She’s a media contributor on productivity, organization, and work-life integration. 17:55] What are a handful of your best productivity tips for 2021?

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Up and Running

AUGUST 28, 2018

Private practices can be lucrative, although it requires you to spend time building relationships with patients while also attending to all business processes that are part of running your practice. If you’re thinking about starting an outpatient medical practice, one of the first things you should do is write a business plan.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

This is the most complete guide online on how to start a business in 2019. You should know that about two-thirds of businesses with employees survive 2 years and about half survive only five years. Businesses that survive and thrive have an unfair advantage. Here’s an 11 step complete guide on how to start a business.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 10, 2018

If the answer is no, then you’re like many business owners who struggled to hit their business targets. You know exactly what you want—a bigger business, larger per-customer sales, more leads, higher profits—but you struggle to meet your goals. Let’s make this the year you hit every business target you set.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 1, 2023

Strategies For Successful Product Launches written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Mary Sheehan In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Mary Sheehan. She is an accomplished product marketing leader who has held marketing leadership roles at Adobe, Google, and many startups.

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ConversionXL

JULY 2, 2019

Every company dreams about creating high-performing teams. While our company focuses on analytics, our challenge was not unique—many in-house marketing departments and agencies struggle to measure and improve the efficiency of their teams. In theory, our analytics department would work seamlessly to make the whole business profitable.

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VC Cafe

JULY 29, 2012

Most consumer products online or on mobile, require users to either learn something new (for example, edit photos using filters at Instagram) or acquire a new habit (for example RunKeeper logging). The payoff for the user’s ‘work’ is the functionality, or the USP of the product.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 20, 2017

What has eluded me is a process that supports the implementation of the strategic plan. A lot of time and energy goes into yearly planning. A leadership team remaining focused on execution of the plan becomes the challenge given the day-to-day fires. Managers, at best, find it flawed and not well designed or executed.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 29, 2010

The key things I want students to take from the class are: Understand that a startup is a temporary organization designed to search for a profitable business model. Learn how to put together a business model , not a business plan. Teaching Team. Class Logistics. Teaching Assistants.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 25, 2018

Every successful ecommerce business needs to begin with a plan. Plus, research shows that people who plan are more likely to be successful. The first step, therefore, is to fill in the details and create a structured approach for launching your online business. Digital businesses need to be agile and reactive too.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Even if you don’t have “direct&# sales I would tell you that “everything is a sale&# including fund raising, hiring, getting press and doing business development. This is probably because many founders are product or technology people. Also, this goes equally for business development.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 17, 2014

To help you prep, I’ve collated a list of tools—for both web and mobile devices—that have helped me and others get things done, save time, and work more productively. Email management tools. Want an affordable CRM tool to manage your contacts, deals, projects, and messages? This tool will suit a wide variety of businesses.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Most people think of the business plan as a one-time event, something used to accomplish a specific goal—getting funded, usually. The business plan, in its many different formats, can be used for a variety of purposes, including validating an idea, getting funded, and managing a business successfully.

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