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How to Write a Business Plan for an Outpatient Medical Practice

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Revisit and update it regularly by comparing your forecasts to your actuals and adjusting as necessary. Team: Who is on your management team? Here’s a brief example: The problem : There is a lack of affordable pediatric and gynecological care available in coastal areas of Lane County, Oregon. Your operations plan.

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The Art of Good Inventory Management

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Inventory management is the art of knowing what to carry, when to buy it, who to buy from, where to keep it, and how much to spend on it to achieve profits. For example: The inventory may be increasing with no corresponding increase in revenues, leaving less operating cash. Having the right amount of the right inventory takes planning.

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How Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) Can Help Your Business

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They also offer resources for market research and consulting on how to efficiently scale operations as your business grows. Each SBDC offers slightly different services, but a typical SBDC will have free and confidential business advising, business management classes, and entrepreneurial workshops. Business planning. “The

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One Little Ice Cream Cart That’s About to Have Big Growth

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Beginning as a small red cart in Eugene, Oregon, today Red Wagon Creamery has a downtown storefront, local retail distribution, and online ordering. We wanted ice cream that we make from scratch,” Emily says, “to showcase local, Oregon dairy, and using local, seasonal fruit, berries, and produce.”.

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How to Balance Cash Flow in a Seasonal Business

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Seasonal businesses are very common, especially in locales where travel and tourism are important industries, where weather has an impact on outdoor business operations, and where retail sales slow during the winter months. The key to success in a seasonal business is management of cash flow. Accounting Strategy'

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How to Grow Your Business by Setting Goals [Webinar]

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For this webinar I was joined by Tom Misson, Vice President and Senior Business Leader for Mastercard Worldwide, who manages the U.S. It’s important because it’s just an essential part of sound management. Don’t set a sales goal or a sales forecast with a hundred line items in there. Small Business segment.

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How to Start a Brewery: Growing Your Own Craft Beer Business

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While Dan heads up operations, his brother Stephen is head brewer, and their team also includes directors of finance and brand, respectively. About the plan: Located in Medford, Oregon, Martin Cove Brewing Company has been a successful microbrewery for the past three years. The ColdFire Brewing team meets to plan marketing.

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