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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. Start your lean business plan today: Download our Free Lean Plan Template one-page-pitch-download.pdf.

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How to Use Your Business Plan to Track Your Progress and Exceed Your Goals

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My favorite quote on business planning is when former president Dwight D. Eisenhower said: “The plan is useless; but planning is essential.”. What I’ve always taken from that is the importance of keeping a plan live; reviewing it, and revising it. See Also How to Write a Business Plan.

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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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Use Milestones and Metrics to Turn Planning into Business GPS

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I often use steering as a metaphor for business planning. So too with running your own business, or starting a new one. Which is exactly why you want to focus on milestones and metrics in business planning. See Also: Milestones Make Your Business Plan a Real Plan.

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6 Business Idea Validation Tactics to Improve Your Business Planning

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In the Lean Startup methodology, one of the most important elements is getting out of the building. In this article, I’ll give a quick overview of the best practices for validating your business idea in use today. In this article, I’ll give a quick overview of the best practices for validating your business idea in use today.

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The Woodstock of K-12 Education

Steve Blank

It happened recently when a group of educators came to the ranch to learn how to teach Lean entrepreneurship to K-12 students. Over the last few years it’s become clear that the days of teaching “how to write a business plan” as the cornerstone of university entrepreneurship are over. On Fire With A Vision.

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7 Steps to Successfully Start a Business With No Money

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Analyze what you need to run your business, and what the gaps are in your own abilities. Then, all you need is an internet connection to start searching for small business resources. You can also use free trials for paid business tools. If it’s a unique business, still network with other entrepreneurs.