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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. I’m going to start with what’s a lean business plan.

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8 Things You Need To Start a Business During a Recession

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By leveraging a lean planning system, starting a business during a downturn can potentially help you capitalize on a weaker economy and avoid many of the difficulties affecting current businesses. They’re surviving and finding ways to thrive, but for those looking to start a business, now may be one of the best times to do so. .

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How to Start a Cleaning Business

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If you do hire employees, they will also need these characteristics: Trustworthiness. Will you do everything yourself or hire employees? And your employees? At Palo Alto Software, we use a lean planning process to determine whether or not an idea is likely to succeed or to fail. An eye for detail. The ability to focus.

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Do You Know How Your Business Is Doing and Where It’s Going?

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It’s not uncommon for many business owners to rely on informal plans or Lean Planning to map out the future of their business. When Corcoran suggests you need to “…have a complete understanding of your company’s…prospects,” she’s alluding to a business plan and the potential your business has for future growth.

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Survival Mode: Small Businesses Strategies To Weather The Coronavirus Pandemic

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Those orders may have meant furloughing or laying off some or all of your employees, or perhaps your business was among those fortunate enough to qualify for a Paycheck Protection Program loan to cover your payroll costs for a while. Check with the SBA to see whether you qualify for such funds. Lean Into Change.

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Circular Advice from the SBA

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As I wrote about at the beginning of the week, the SBA has made a mess of the Payroll Protection Program. Yes, there are some challenges to parts of the structure of the program , but I was referring in that post to the SBAs implementation of the program and the varied guidance they’ve given since the program’s launch.

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How to Start a Real Estate Business

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Introducing Lean Planning: How to Plan Less and Grow Faster. The Complete Guide to SBA Loans. Of course, there may come a time when you do want to find a business location, hire employees and get set up with the right technology. Then again, hiring employees isn’t for everyone. Is It Time to Hire an Employee?