Posts Tagged ‘business plan’
The Business Plan. Redux.
Mike | May 6th, 2013It has been some time since I last discussed business plans in these blog pages and I thought it might be time for an update. When Ross and I were developing the idea for crowdSPRING we wrote an extensive business plan – over 80 pages of detailed description, research, tables, charts, models, and projections. The [...]
Business plans for entrepreneurs – Part II: research
Mike | November 22nd, 2010A couple of weeks ago, I started a series of video posts for entrepreneurs on creating a business plan. I very much believe that this part of the process is critical to building a strong company. The short video below contains my thoughts on the research process. I hope you enjoy and will look forward [...]
Business plans for entrepreneurs: the three ‘Rs’ – Part I
Mike | November 8th, 2010Some have argued that a business plan is not necessary when starting up your venture and that entrepreneurs can better spend their time on other things. I strongly disagree and argue that the very process of writing a business plan leads to a stronger, more sustainable business. In the following short video (the first in [...]
10 thoughts for small businesses and startups: how to write a great business plan
Mike | September 16th, 2009In the past 5 years, I have written or co-written at least 10 business plans. With each one it got a bit easier, and each one got a bit better as I practiced writing in “biz plan” style and learned what information was important to include and what information was extraneous. My first experience with [...]
