Oregon Business Boost Gives Business Plan Software to Thousands
June 30, 2009, 1:25 PM
Tomorrow July 1 Palo Alto Software is going to give away thousands of copies of Business Plan Pro (and not a light version, the upscale, premier version) for free to Oregonians who want it.
Webinar June 9 on Teaching Entrepreneurship
June 07, 2009, 10:40 PM
If you teach entrepreneurship, please join me June 9 in a webinar offering tips for teaching with business planning ...
Forget those Free Lists of Investors
May 29, 2009, 1:50 PM
Recommending that you never get use or much less pay for free lists of investors, and a post that explains why not.
Blog Inaction Month
May 29, 2009, 1:45 PM
Sorry I haven't been posting much because of the April-May business plan marathon I described in my April 7 post ...
Valuation and Investors in Your Business Plan
April 14, 2009, 4:05 PM
As my business plan marathon (my last post) continues, I'm seeing a lot of plans that don't see to deal well with valuation as a critical element of the relationship with potential investors. Valuation is definitely one of, if not ...
Business Plan Marathon
April 07, 2009, 10:10 AM
So far this month I've read 43 executive summaries and 16 business plans. This is my business plan season.
What Sort of Plan Do You Need?
March 24, 2009, 1:20 PM
This is a link to a five-minute Youtube video -- me talking, showing slides -- about what sort of plan you need.
The Business Plan for a Franchise
March 12, 2009, 5:45 PM
Recommending a nice post elsewhere on the business plan for a franchisee business. Also offering some highlights of that post.
Segmentation Is Critical to Marketing Success
March 11, 2009, 10:10 AM
Recommending Ivana Taylor's 'How to Segment Your Customers, Differentiate Your Business, and Thrive' on her DIYMarketers blog. It's a very nice summary of the how and why you break your target markets into meaningful groups, called segments.
5-Minute Summary of the Business Plan Process
March 05, 2009, 7:50 PM
I found this 5-minute business plan video produced by Bloomberg. It's a pretty good summary. I particularly like the way they make the distinction between the business plan for venture capitalists and the business plan for just running a company.