Up and Running

JUNE 18, 2015

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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Up and Running

MAY 28, 2015

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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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2019

The power and influence of paid media advertising, including print ads, TV commercials, radio, and even online digital campaigns is waning, in favor of unpaid earned and owned messaging from your website, social media, key market influencers, and existing customer word-of-mouth. Earned media. Owned media. Real customers.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2020

And based on such data analytics, a business can interact with a customer in the targeted and relevant strategy. Such metrics can also help identify the right products to be marketed in front of the customer, resonating marketing strategy, suitable medium to interact with the customer, etc.

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Up and Running

MAY 12, 2020

Develop a Business Plan. It’s been proven that planning makes you more successful. Beyond writing a business plan to acquire funding (if that’s what you need), a business plan can help keep you on track to meet your milestones and goals. Determine what type of business plan is right for you .

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2022

The power and influence of paid media advertising, including print ads, TV commercials, radio, and even online digital campaigns is waning, in favor of unpaid earned and owned messaging from your website, social media, key market influencers, and existing customer word-of-mouth. Earned media. Owned media. Real customers.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

If you’re planning on starting a business, you need a business plan. A good business plan will help to keep your company on track and guide it in the right direction, and it will also help you to secure funding from banks, venture capitalists and other investors. There’s no way around it. Don’t go overboard.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 24, 2011

What’s the difference between a marketing plan and a business plan? Doesn’t a business plan include a marketing plan? Cash flow is vital for a business plan, but not usually included in a marketing plan. Yes, a business plan almost always includes the marketing portion.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2023

In the aftermath of the recent pandemic, which caused many businesses to close, a new raft of business workers and entrepreneurs are deciding to pursue their own dreams of being a new business owner, and controlling your own destiny. Do a written business plan to validate your thinking.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Just because you think it’s a great idea doesn’t mean there is a business opportunity. I suggest you use social media, blogging, crowdfunding, or documented research to quantify a real demand from people who can afford it, and don’t have a better alternative already out there. Make sure your solution is defensible and unique.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

When writing your business plan , consider that customer relationships begin the moment a consumer learns about your company. Make sure you optimize your content (including ads, video, blogs, social media, etc.) So, what metrics can you use to evaluate the performance of your relationship funnel? Social selling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 23, 2016

Smart entrepreneurs overtly plan every month to re-sync their vision and objectives with newly-learned market realities. This means regular updates are required to your business plan, marketing message, social media, and website content. Define and use market metrics to tune your plan.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 10, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! It’s difficult to fake corporate culture | Business Insider – [link]. The critical metrics for each stage of your SaaS business | by Lars Lofrgren – [link].

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 20, 2013

The power and influence of paid media advertising, including print ads, TV commercials, radio, and even online digital campaigns is waning, in favor of unpaid earned and owned messaging from your website, social media, key market influencers, and existing customer word-of-mouth. Earned media. Owned media. Real customers.

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Up and Running

MAY 1, 2014

You’ve reviewed what a business plan is , and why you need one to start and grow your business. It’s time to dig into the process of actually writing a business plan. In this step-by-step guide, I’ll take you through every stage of writing a business plan that will actually help you achieve your goals.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

As a reminder, the Dot Com bubble was a five-year period from August 1995 (the Netscape IPO ) when there was a massive wave of experiments on the then-new internet, in commerce, entertainment, nascent social media, and search. Some have labeled this period as irrational exuberance.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2016

He nails the current key startup parameters, including the following: Crafting a lean business plan as your road map. The days of lengthy, text-heavy, business plan documents prepared by expensive experts are behind us. Establishing your brand with interactive social media.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 29, 2012

Online buzz about social media for business owners seems to be moving from “Should I” to “How do I?” I’ve been working on this a lot lately as part of my work on planning, and I’ve developed this process for a specific social media plan for small business: Start with strategy. Add specific tactics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2023

Build a business plan with specific deliverables and timing. To succeed in business, every passion and purpose has to be translated into real products, services, customers, and impact on the community. Make sure your plan makes business sense before committing real resources.

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Kathy Sierra at Business of Software 2009 - Business of Software Blog , May 4, 2010 "In the old days, getting customers was easy. Now, thanks to social media, you don't have to outspend. it’s about measuring online influence and I’m big on metrics as a key element of business planning; 2.)

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Yet, as a business consultant, I still find many of you business leaders relying primarily on your technology, word-of-mouth , or location to attract necessary customers. I also look for a commensurate portion of the plan describing the specific innovative marketing deliverables, beyond the traditional marketing items.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 4, 2019

As an entrepreneur and business owner, your work is never done – I always feel like the wheels could come off at any minute; I think that’s why we continue to innovate and iterate. Our business is all about social media data analysis, and the amount of that data almost doubles each year! 8- Two goals . 16- Two goals.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 12, 2021

Take Advantage of Social Media Platforms. Several social media platforms will help boost your POS SaaS business. You must use these free media to create awareness of your brand and business. Put information on your services and subscription plans on your platforms. Use Metrics to Track your POS SaaS Growth.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 9, 2023

For instance, companies can engage with clients all over the world by utilizing digital marketing strategies such as search engine optimization (SEO), social media marketing , and email marketing. Additionally, technology has the potential to give businesses the resources necessary to develop mobile-responsive websites and applications.

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Up and Running

MAY 19, 2015

In this case the tactics would include what to stock in the store and what not to stock, general pricing level, promotions, bundles, participation in local events, tone and content of social media, advertising messages and media, even how to position service. Her social media content is about kids and family, not racing.

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Up and Running

MAY 31, 2016

“But how can I write a business plan? ” He was one of my favorite students in the class I used to teach on starting a business. You don’t plan to pay your rent and other expenses? How you make money is at the heart of an artist’s business plan. Milestones and metrics. I’m an artist.”

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 11, 2021

This might include things like: Website Social media banners and content Newsletters Digital and traditional media advertising Naming rights of a building Event sponsorship Speaking opportunities Exhibitor opportunities Access to influencers. This is basically a business plan—and snapshot of the benefits of your property [assets].

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Up and Running

MARCH 14, 2017

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.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Plan for success. It’s been proven that planning makes you more successful. Beyond writing a business plan to acquire funding (if that’s what you need), a business plan can help keep you on track to meet your milestones and goals. To begin with, determine what type of business plan is right for you.

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Up and Running

APRIL 10, 2013

I regularly review and write about technology that analyzes such data from social media, so I wanted to know more about strategizing around such insights. Croll was in town leading a workshop called “Advanced Social Media Monitoring.” Business Planning Productivity Technology lean analytics Lean Plan lean planning lean startup video'

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2019

Image via Pixabay As a mentor to many small business owners, I always caution them that you can never relax completely, just because your initial solution or product set appears to be getting traction, and the market buzz is positive. Document processes and metrics for economies of scale.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 24, 2015

3 One-page business plan. Develop a one-page business plan. This should include what you will sell, who your customers will be, how much you will charge, how you’ll market your business, what determines success, and how objections will be managed. You could also position yourself as an instant consultant.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

The power and influence of paid media advertising, including print ads, TV commercials, radio, and even online digital campaigns is waning, in favor of unpaid earned and owned messaging from your website, social media, key market influencers, and existing customer word-of-mouth. Earned media. Owned media. Real customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2020

Create a written plan, with target milestones and metrics. I have found that the process of writing down your idea, with a plan for implementation, and reviewing that plan with a business advisor, will force you to learn and acknowledge the real requirements for implementation.

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Up and Running

APRIL 4, 2022

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.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Follow them on Twitter and/or other forms of social media, in order to find out about Q&A webinars they host or to contact them directly. More research and explanation is needed to understand how the business plan will be executed. Contact accelerator staff. Reasons for rejection analyzed + tips.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

There are several different types of business plans that can help you stay on track. If you’re seeking a bank loan or outside investment, you probably need a traditional business plan. But if you’re writing a plan as an internal guide for strategic growth, you should consider a lighter version— a Lean Plan.

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