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Lean Business Planning with Tim Berry [VIDEO]

Up and Running

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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Here’s Why a Booming Tech Market May Fool You into Thinking You’re Successful

Both Sides of the Table

We’ve had an explosion of alternate sources of financing from crowd-sourcing, angels, accelerators, incubators, corporates, corporate incubators. Consumers buying through smart phones, travelers using the new, shared economy and businesses replacing old software with modern cloud-based solutions.

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Religious Food Restrictions to Be Mindful of in Your Restaurant

Women Entrepreneurs Can

If you don’t have enough money to buy your equipment cash, you can always finance them. Likewise, they may only eat chicken, duck, goose, and turkey, while the rest of the birds are forbidden. You also want to equip your restaurant with equipment that’s suitable to create those dishes.

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Should I Quit My Job to Start My Own Business? 9 Questions You Need to Ask

Up and Running

. …quit your job and start your new business right away: You have a plan, a passion, and you’re ready to do whatever it takes to make it happen. That’s all great—but, the reality is that quitting your day job cold turkey to start a new business is definitely the riskiest path available. Maybe 24, or more?

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How to Block out the Noise and Grow Your Business

Growthink Blog

And now let’s really be harsh - unless one intends to run for office or participate in projects and organizations that are authentically trying to "move the needle" as to our national conversation, then when it comes to modern news as business executives.it is far better to just "cold turkey" it all.

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How to Become Your Own Boss in 2015 (Webinar Recap)

Up and Running

That is a mistake and I’m going to teach you how to get to the nitty-gritty of that, so that you make sure that the day you open your business you know who your target customer is. We’re also going to talk about developing a business plan. I want you to have a plan for success, so we’re going to talk about that.

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Becoming Your Own Boss: A Bplans Guide

Up and Running

Do you plan to quit your current job and make the switch to being your own boss cold turkey, or would you feel more comfortable starting out part time, and transitioning to working completely for yourself, gradually? A personal finance tracker such as Mint can be very helpful here. For a business plan event.