Top 5 Must-Have Financial Apps for Small Business
Not long ago, owning a small business meant spending a lot of time up to your ears in financial paperwork – keeping track of invoices, compiling expense reports, and painstakingly[...]
Category: Business Planning
Plan to Start’s articles, tips, and how-to guides in business planning.
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The Pros and Cons of Investors vs. Debt Funding
Unless you are fortunate enough to have a good deal of money stashed away, most businesses need to raise money for either start-up costs or expansions. There are two basic[...]
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How To Price A Company
You’re an entrepreneur trying to figure out how to price your company. Maybe an investor wants to know, maybe you just want to know for your own sanity. Even beginner[...]
Define Your Target Market in 5 Simple Steps
Research suggests as much as a whopping 80% of marketing dollars are wasted…marketing to the wrong person. Without knowing who wants to buy your products or services, you could be[...]
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Top Advertising Trends for 2013
With a new year on the rise, it’s time for professionals to roll out their 2013 advertising trends. Here is what’s actually affecting your business this year: Trend: I Know[...]
How to Avoid 3 Common Small Business Pitfalls
Whether you’re just starting a small business or you’ve been running one for a while, avoiding pitfalls can help you reach business goals faster. These pitfalls have been committed by[...]
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How to Write a Business Plan (that actually makes sense)
By Marcelina Hardy, Writer for PlantoStart.com, small business entrepreneur for 7 years. “You can’t go, if you don’t know where you are going.” You have a business and you want[...]
4 Revenue Models & Examples for Small Businesses
One of the first things any new entrepreneur has to think about, is “how will I make money?”. In other words, your revenue model. So here is an easy guide[...]
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10 Questions to Evaluate Your New Idea
Sometimes as an entrepreneur, you have to evaluate your own business idea before you invest your own time and energy. There’s actually a really easy way to do this, under[...]
6 Tips to Ditch Your Day Job & Start a Business
Starting a business is like the Oregon Trail. Entrepreneurs are the pioneers. The trail is the journey. And California (metaphorically speaking) is the destination. Why did all the pioneers travel[...]
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Best of Plan to Start
Being An Entrepreneur Is Like a Video GameApril 25, 2013
SEC Causes Uproar Over CrowdfundingApril 10, 2013
Top 5 Must-Have Financial Apps for Small BusinessMarch 25, 2013
The Pros and Cons of Investors vs. Debt FundingMarch 23, 2013
A Startup Founder Salary Doesn’t Exist Outside Your Own PocketMarch 15, 2013- How To Price A CompanyMarch 13, 2013