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6 Realistic Tactics For Funding Charitable Businesses

Startup Professionals Musings

This could work to get you legal or accounting services, but won’t get you cash to pay employee salaries. You still start the process with a business plan, but then you look for a philanthropist rather than an investor.

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Tips for Writing a Successful Business Plan for a Daycare Center

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Working out a business plan for your daycare center can be a challenge. As someone who owns eight successful daycares in the Chicago area, I know the strategies and approaches that work when it comes to developing a sound business plan for a daycare center. What is your business model? How will you grow?

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5 Startup Cost Realities Most Founders Underestimate

Startup Professionals Musings

As you scale up the business, you realize how many people you really need, including full-timers, managers, and hourly workers. Salary costs go up rapidly, as people require training, bonuses, expense reimbursals, and an office with a requisite support team and supplies. Obviously, the more detailed your business plan, the better.

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Solopreneurs Can Grow Faster and Smarter With a Lean Business Plan

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Though you may be tempted to immediately throw yourself into your new small business, don’t forget a crucial element: creating a business plan. Yes, the words “business plan” might trigger some dread about epic documents that take a ton of time to produce—but that’s not necessarily what a business plan needs to be.

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Some Good Startups Don’t Qualify For Equity Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

This could work to get you legal or accounting services, but won’t get you cash to pay employee salaries. You still start the process with a business plan, but then you look for a philanthropist rather than an investor.

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How to Start a Personal Injury Law Firm

The Startup Magazine

Aim to have your own salary and that of anyone who works with you covered for at least a year. This is a suitable time to start drawing up a business plan , especially if you need to approach a bank or lending institution to obtain enough capital. Business model based on client needs and expectations.

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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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