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How to Write a Business Plan for an Outpatient Medical Practice

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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. The solution : Dr. Gardner plans to open Ocean Lane Outpatient Care to serve smaller Oregon coastal communities scattered outside of major towns with major hospitals. Financial plan.

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A Good Answer in a Business Plan Contest

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One of the judges (me) challenges the entrepreneurs that their numbers — particularly the margins, meaning gross margin (sales less costs of sales) and profit before taxes (gross margin less operating expenses) are way too high. There’s a projector with PowerPoint, a moderator, a table of judges, and just a few spectators.

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SWOT Analysis Examples

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Botanical Bounty is an Oregon-based perennial farm that grows a variety of botanical, medicinal plants. Sales channel relationships. A great idea is worth nothing if it can’t be implemented well, and a key to implementation, in this case, is a strong sales and distribution channel. Example SWOT analysis: Botanical Bounty.

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Technology For Scaling Your Real Estate Company

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This is where bridge loans can be a major lifesaver since they allow borrowers access to cash against your property values or even offer you more capital while you’re waiting for a sale to come through. The post Technology For Scaling Your Real Estate Company appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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LLC Costs and Fees You Need to Know as a Small Business Owner

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And Oregon requires insurance agents to be licensed by the state’s Division of Financial Regulation. Depending on your state, you may need to pay: Sales tax. Although you’ll collect sales tax from customers, you’ll need to send it to the state every month or quarter depending on how much you collect. Income tax.

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What eCommerce Startups Need to Know About Online Sales Tax

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Estimated taxes are separate from sales tax and employment taxes. Unlike estimated taxes and employment taxes, sales tax for online business does not work the same way as brick-and-mortar stores. You need to be familiar with rules for sales tax on internet sales and penalties for not collecting it. What is sales tax?

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5 Tips to Becoming a More Customer Centric Organization

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Our sales guys were on the front line and heard what they needed to win deals. He decided that our largest customers would be involved in the setting of our priority lists (we did some of this internally in the early years but we saw it mostly as a sales process). The Outside In organization had a one-way flow.

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