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MARCH 11, 2015

She is regularly invited to participate as a judge for business plan competitions, as well as speak on topics including entrepreneurship, angel investing, social media, and authentic self promotion. Needless to say, the webinar was absolutely packed with great tips on what it takes to pitch your business so that investors take notice.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2012

There are no good Chinese restaurants in Eugene, Oregon.”. What’s more important is that you understand your business model. Business model ” may sound like something complex, but fortunately it’s not. Analyzing results from MRIs tests is difficult, time consuming, and expensive.”.

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JUNE 1, 2016

Here in Portland, Oregon, you can’t swing a stick without hitting half a dozen food trucks serving up a range of delicious options. While momentum has slowed slightly, food trucks continue to be a profitable restaurant business model. The craze for mobile eats has been on the rise. Create a solid, memorable concept.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 22, 2015

In the last year alone, several have opened across the United States, with cafes in New York City, Oakland, California, and soon, Portland Oregon. The cat cafe business model is incredibly new, and as such, there is much less in the way of a road map for these entrepreneurs to follow. How do you open a business unlike any other?

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Up and Running

JULY 14, 2015

Or what if a new brilliant idea that you hadn’t considered when you were planning emerges? Build in fluidity to your business plans. I’d implemented a business plan including marketing, engagement, sales strategy and realized a few months in that it wasn’t servicing a key influence or in the sales process.

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AUGUST 12, 2010

It shows up clearly in what I wrote in February of 2009: I’ve posted on the Trunk Club ’s success story on this blog before, and I wrote about it in my Plan-As-You-Go Business Plan book too. Plans need to be revised. I have an obvious bias. Joanna is no longer involved. But it wasn’t easy.

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JULY 3, 2015

Listen to Episode 7: Show notes: We debate whether you should stick to the plan or change it – (:31). Read also: Should You Stick to the Plan or Change It? Check out Tim Berry’s book, Lean Business Planning , coming soon. Check out Lara Galloway’s new book, Moms Mean Business. – (9:47).

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