Five Things You Shouldn't Do When Writing a Business Plan 
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Five Things You Shouldn't Do When Writing a Business Plan
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Break a business plan into bite-sized pieces to save time, and focus on what matters most for you right now. The last of a three-part series. Read more
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After Hotels.com founder Bob Diener sold to IAC in 2003, he went to kite-surf camp in Costa Rica. And when his five-year non-compete was up he launched getar... Read more
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Break a business plan into bite-sized pieces, to focus on what matters most right now. The second of a three-part series. Read part one Read more
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In 2010, Sean Bandawat acquired Jacob Bromwell, a specialty housewares company that's been in existence since 1819. Here, he shares his operational plan, foc... Read more
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5 Reasons Why You Need a Business Plan
Starting a business? You should write a business plan--even if you're not raising money any time soon. Read more
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FanGo makes a sports app that lets fans order food from the concession stand using their phones. Can it raise $435,000? Read more
My On-Again-Off-Again Relationship With My Business Plan
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Viral marketing and word-of-mouth are no longer enough to make your product and brand visible in the relentless onslaught of today's promotional media. Read more
Reader Mail: June 2011
Readers respond to our cover story about Etsy founder Rob Kalin, a feature about spying on the competition, and Jason Fried's column about running a flat com... Read more
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