A business plan is a formal statement of a set of business goals, the reasons why they are believed attainable, and the plan for reaching those goals. It may also contain background information about the organization or team attempting to reach those goals.
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Should I get a .co or .com?
I'm currently deciding if I should get a domain name of my 1st choice but with a .co (instead of a .com) or if I should get a less preferred domain name with a .com (because my 1st choice of .com is ...
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Recommendation for a spreadsheet for budgeting/financial analysis for a startup
I am looking for a template worksheet to help me do the following:
recording income/expenses
budgeting
running basic analysis (e.g. week on week/ month on month numbers)
I have my own documents ...
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Does this startup have potential?
Hey Guys, I have been reading some question here from sometime, i want to know if this website http://alturl.com/igjrc got potential?
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How to better explain my business?
everyone. I am a web developer/artist living in Tampa, FL. I have been working on a website for about 3 years now, and the amount of functionality on it is amazing.
I have noticed similar websites ...
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Founders' compensation in business plan: include it or not?
We're presenting a business plan for our startup, and I wonder if we should include our own compensation in the financial projections. I mean, our compensation is distributed on a "as-available" ...
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Have the ideas, found the niche…what to do first?
I have found two completely seaprate niches, and identified the target markets for them both. I have comprehensive ideas and details on how the applications should work. I have a developer that I ...
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Business plan & funding advice - Atlanta area
I'm doing most of the work on my business myself but need some advice on my business plan and the best way to approach funding. I'm in the Atlanta area - any suggestions?
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Best way to send a business proposal
I'm about to send a business proposal to a person who doesn't know me. The document volume is equivalent to about 6 pages (A4, single spaced). I can create a nice looking PDF optimized for screen view ...
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What books for writing a Business Plan?
I am writing a Business Plan and I am currently using website resources for help; but I believe that a good book can help me more.
So what (good) books do you advice me for helping me writing my ...
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Is there value in business plan/pitch competitions?
It seems to me that if you are going to start a business, you are better off spending the 40 hours you were going to spend prepping for a competition actually working on your business.
Outside of ...
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Outsourcing startup business need your suggestion
Hi Jason / Dharmesh / James & Team,
We are a start-up company and about to complete 1 year by next month. Our first year target was to have decent portfolio. We have achieved this by subscribing ...
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High concept pitch review
I'm beginning fundraising for my brick & mortar textbook rental company. My best high concept pitch is "Blockbuster for textbooks". I need some feedback on how this rubs people, seeing that ...
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Any ideas for making money with QA sites?
I was reading this interesting Kokorin's article, and I started thinking, well, how could a QA site make money, if you are not using advertisement?
Would your gather users information like interests ...
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Is there any good software that can assist me in writing a business plan? [closed]
My website is about "Crowdsourcing", a platform to make money or outsource your tasks, projects, problems,etc. www.tenxian.com. Is there any good software that can assist me in writing a business ...
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Starting Up a Web Application Business
I have been working in my head (and on paper) on an Idea for a Web Application for a while. I am a software engineer and have required skill set for designing and managing the application however i'm ...
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What do you think of Crowdsourcing? What is its market size?
Just outsource tasks, projects or services,etc, to other companies or individuals through internet.
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Online resource to view successful startup biz plans?
Is there an online resource where first time entrepreneurs can go to peruse startup biz plans that went on to become successful companies? If it does not exist, do you think it is a viable possibility ...
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If I go to meet an angel investor without a business plan, will he dismiss my attempt immediately?
Can I probably get an investment from an angel investor even if I don't have a business plan? I have developed my website and my website is undergoing testing and it can be shown to an angel investor.
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How to estimate how many questions have been asked over the web each day?
I am writing a business plan, I need to conduct an estimation. How to estimate how many questions have been asked over the web each day?
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I feel it is nonsensical to conduct so many estimations in a business plan, what's your idea
When you write a business plan, you have to conduct many estimations. I feel these estimations are nonsense, unreliable, so writing a business plan is meaningless but to waste your much time. What do ...
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Is Implementation a valid part of a business plan
Is an "Implementation" section a viable part of a business plan?
From the entrepreneurs perspective it would seem so, as I feel like it would be really helpful to document how i plan on creating my ...
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Marketing section for a VC-targeted Businessplan
By VC-targeted, I mean a businessplan that I send to VCs as part of the first contact package..
It concerns a saas/paas startup with a very clearly defined target group. We have preliminary market ...
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Market Size Projections
I am working on a B2smallB business plan and looking for data on the total number of U.S. businesses. In particular, I am looking for projections on the total number of U.S. firms for the next five ...
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Elements of a Startup Business Plan
I was looking through some posts today about Startups and business Plans and i came across this:
"1. Even VCs don't require a full business plan on your initial meeting. And a business plan for ...
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How can my rhyming dictionary web site be made profitable?
I tend to develop technologies, throw them up on a web site, and see what happens. Usually this leads to someone saying, "hey, cool" and wanting to license it. This is easy because I don't have to ...
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Is plagiarism relevant for business plans?
I am writing a business plan and am wondering whether plagiarism is a relevant issue.
Business plans are not published documents, do not necessarily have "signed" authors, and do not purport to ...
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Is a Design Firm startup feasable in this economy?
Currently my portfolio acts as my business website, please see what I mean at www.innasokolskaya.com. I have been wanting to make it more like a business, focusing on corporate identities for new and ...
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Would you go into business with someone without an agreement in place?
Would you go into business with someone who has asked you to come on board and help to get things launched, but has not yet decided how to compensate you, or whether to give you part ownership of the ...
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Business model for online university
We are setting up idea for a few programming/math courses we'd like to offer online. Can anyone with experience in this area suggest the kind of setup, the software, the fee structure, etc?
Thanks
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How to justify ROI?
I very much apprectiate the responses from those who answered my questions on sensitivity and management. This is a followup question.
For every investment opportunity, there is the magic number, ...
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What's the best process for business planning?
So we're doing really well. Very exciting. Now we can start looking a little further out on our business planning and look for new markets, etc.
What's your process for taking an existing product and ...
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What is a financial Sensitivity Test?
I am preparing a financial forecast for the business plan. Talked to someone and he said I should do a sensitivity test for the forecast. Essentially, I was told to do a highwater mark and a lowwater ...
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Are there any recommend sites for example/outlines/template business plans? [closed]
Are there any recommend sites for example/outlines/template business plans?
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Advice for a online music retailer startup
My father left his job one and a half months ago after deciding that he was sick of having a boss and a day-job :-)
I have a background in Entrepreneurship having started a small business before and ...
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What to do with software from a business model for a offer comparison web site (like skyscanner)in
The business concept in broad terms was to help customer find the cheapest or other best offer from comparable offers by automatically going to those websites, filling out complex forms and then ...
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How do I go about starting a business plan?
I need a business plan. I know nothing of this. Where do I start and which direction should I go in?
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How do you perform a competitive analysis when you and your compeitiors are free to consumers
My site replaces existing technologies and channels for discussion. My competitors are email listservs, discussion boards and direct email. For solving problems and discussing alternatives, those ...
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Should I establish a parent company instead of forming my business entirely around one website?
My entrepreneurial dream was not to run just one web site. It's to make web-based services and desktop software for the Academic market.
It just happens that the first product I was able to release ...
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Entrepreneurs' CVs - Dos and Don'ts
"We invest in people as well as business opportunities" is probably one of the more frequently used phrases by investors.
Besides getting to know your potential investors personally, the situation ...
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Example of a freemium business plan?
Do you guys have any examples of business outlines, or slide decks so i could get an example for making one for my startup.
my business model is freemium model
thanks¡
