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How to Write a Business Plan for an Outpatient Medical Practice

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If you’re thinking about starting an outpatient medical practice, one of the first things you should do is write a business plan. There are a few different types of business plans , depending on how you intend to use it. There are a few different types of business plans , depending on how you intend to use it.

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Can you Do Well by Doing Good? The Data Say Yes

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The data shows companies that build corporate citizenship into their business plan, make it part of the DNA of the business, see a return on their investment. Experts say that you must build corporate citizenship investments into your business plan and review your activities regularly to ensure you’re on track.

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Jeff Bezos on Why You Should Have a Plan

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In Business Insider’s Instant MBA series, Jeff says Business Plans Are Important and Necessary. It’s about guiding your business and managing better: “You know the business plan won’t survive its first encounters with reality. Develop the plan, start moving, review and revise often.

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3 Things I Look for in Angel Investing

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I’m actively reviewing more than three dozen submissions as a member of the Willamette Angel Conference. Our group is reviewing companies and will award a six-figure investment in May at an event held May 13 in Eugene, Oregon, my home town. This rules out a lot of good business.

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Meet the Grand Prize Entrepreneurs of the BEC Boost

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The contest was sponsored by Palo Alto Software , which provided free access to LivePlan , its cloud-based business planning software, to all of the Boost entrants. “ So who were the hard-working businessmen and women behind the winning business plans? . “My business really, really needed this break.”

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What’s an SBDC and Why You Want to Know

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And they offer one-on-one counseling, workshops and classes–a lot of good front-lines resources to help real people manage real businesses. For a class on bookkeeping, marketing, business planning, getting financed, call your nearest SBDC. I’ve been a guest speaker at that one several times; it gets great reviews.

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The Latest Questions Small Businesses Are Asking

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Consider a venture feasibility study as a start on a business plan if the idea looks profitable. Review corporate mission, vision, values and goals to make sure the company culture you are inventing is supportive of them. Develop an action plan considering what is working well and what needs to be improved.