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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. Marketing and sales 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. Cost of goods sold may be increasing in relation to total sales, squeezing the profits in the business. Research industry trends and talk to customers to forecast future demand.

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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. This means you need to set goals in sales and expenses. So think about sales goals. Small Business segment.

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

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Each SBDC offers slightly different services, but a typical SBDC will have free and confidential business advising, business management classes, and entrepreneurial workshops. Many centers also offer access to LivePlan , a business planning software with budgeting, forecasting, and benchmarking capabilities. Business planning. “The

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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. To ensure sufficient cash flow through the slower sales season, business owners employ various survival techniques.

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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.”. Again, sales tripled. “By

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How to Write a Business Plan for an Artist’s Business

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I’m in favor of whatever works for you and in awe of people who actually manage to combine talent, passion, and hard word to make that work for them as a way of life. If you’re a performer, I assume it’s about gigs, managers, and that stuff. Although a lot of people fear forecasts, don’t. Milestones and metrics. What went right?