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Lean Business Planning with Tim Berry [VIDEO]

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We recently had Tim Berry, Palo Alto Software founder and business planning expert, present our Bplans audience with his latest advice on lean business planning. It’s all about making your business life easier, doing what works best, getting the best results by tracking what works and always improving.

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10 Proven Ways to Grow Your Small Business

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If your sales have recently hit a plateau, check out these 10 proven methods to continue growing your business. You went through the process of identifying a target market when developing your business plan. But now you have an active customer base that you need to engage with and in the process improve your business.

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Cannabis Marketing Without Paid Ads: How to Do it Right

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These platforms will give you insight into what your audience is searching for and which words you should be targeting in your content. Not only can you run organic campaigns for free on social media, but you can also reach a wide range of audience sectors. In-store educational seminars. Referral links. Local outreach.

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The Care And Feeding Of A Startup

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Facts: Many popular startup companies are tech companies because they can create highly specific products quickly and distribute it to a large audience fast, but a startup does not necessarily have to be a technology company. Build a good business plan. Participate in community events to expose people to your business.

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Business Advice Podcasts: Why Every Entrepreneur Should Tune In

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In 2003, the journey of the podcast began, and by 2007, “The Ricky Gervais Show” made headlines with a record-breaking audience 260,000 listeners. Four years later, comedian Adam Carolla made headlines for his audience of nearly 60 million. Business advice seminars and conferences are big business.

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6 Things to Consider Before Entering a Market

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Instead, select a specific target audience. Once you have identified your specific target audience, uncover the specific problem they have in the niche. At Venture West Ranches, we partnered with a respected estate planning attorney and financial planner to put on estate planning seminars for farmers and ranchers.

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6 Business Idea Validation Tactics to Improve Your Business Planning

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In this article, I’ll give a quick overview of the best practices for validating your business idea in use today. Ideally, you will be able to use the results for your business plan and your pitch deck to convince investors and other business plan recipients that your idea is worthy of investment.