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Last time we discussed what you should put in the company overview section and the different formats it may take depending on the stage of your company.
In this part, Part 4, we will get at the heart of your company - its products and services.
This section covers what you provide to customers and how you [...]
Last time we discussed the importance of analyzing the market and setting up the problem(s) that exist so you can address.
Some cases you will want to answer in a shorter format what your company does and the problems it is fixing. This also the time to discuss vision and overall goals. This is what many [...]
In my previous post I discussed the basics of framing your plan and how to set it up.
Moving forward, I would like to take more of the startup/entrepreneur/VC type of plan approach and start with the market analysis. This is because if you started with the corporate overview there wouldn’t be a whole lot to [...]
First, let me start by saying that by the time you are done with your business plan your first draft will look completely different than the one you share with everyone.
There are a few different forms that your business plan will take:
Business Plan Type #1 - Business Plan for You
Essentially a data dump with headings, [...]
