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How to Write a Business Plan for a Subscription Box Service

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Lots of new box companies have trouble ironing out the kinks in their process: their customer can’t easily unsubscribe, their boxes just aren’t exciting or well-curated, and more. Target market (intended customers). Marketing and sales plan. Target market : What groups of people will want your box? Target market.

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How to Run a Productive Monthly Business Plan Review Meeting

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This article, which originally appeared on our LivePlan Blog , is part of our “Business Planning Guide” —a curated list of our articles that will help you with the planning process! Most importantly, we review our cash position and cash flow. What does our cash flow forecast look like for the next few months?

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a16z Podcast: Growth in Turbulent Times

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Many are having cutbacks and cash flow issues. Andrew : I think the very simplest things to do tend to be: okay, we had a growth model where paid marketing was part of the input. You typically have to have the more directive leadership style, versus curating things from the bottom up, in order to move quickly.

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How to Improve Financial Metrics That Matter

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How to improve your cash-assets ratio. A key way to boost a business’s cash-assets ratio is to boost its cash position, and there are numerous approaches to do this. In short—improve your cash-assets ratio by: Lowering accounts receivable and limiting on-credit purchases. Avoiding pre-paying expenses.

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