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The Best time to Review and Update Your Business Plan

In this post, you will learn what events trigger a need to update your business plan, how updating a business plan differs from creating the original, and who should be involved in the updating process.

Do I Need to Update My Entire Plan?

Rarely is a complete update required, but frequently the marketing section strategies and tactics need review and updating to meet constantly changing market realities.

For example, which of your actions/activities worked well and should be continued, and which should not? If everything is working, then you are not experimenting enough — not everything will work

16 Steps to Starting a Business While Working Full Time

Do you dream of being your own boss? If you want to start a business, but aren’t quite ready to give up your job and its accompanying security, salary and benefits, don’t worry; you don’t have to.

Expert Tips for Non-Profits

While non-profit and for-profit organizations share many similarities, there are also key differences that can doom even the best of intentions.

Getting Professional: A guide to forming PLLCs, PAs, and other professional entities

About Professional Business Entities If you are considering forming your business as a professional corporation, professional limited liability company, or professional service corporation (also called a professional association or PA), there are some things you should know before you get started. Professional business entities are created according to a state’s statutes. Their purpose is to create an entity exclusively for practicing professionals such as lawyers, accountants, or doctors. Because traditional corporations and LLCs offer liability protections, these entities were

Startup Expenses

Nearly everyone who has ever started a business has underestimated the costs, and then faced the danger of running with inadequate capital reserves. The key to avoiding this pitfall is to adopt a rigorous approach to your research and planning. Our Startup Expenses worksheet will lead you through the process.

Public Benefit Nonprofit Corporations

A public benefit nonprofit corporation is what people think of when they think nonprofit. It is a charity that is advantageous to the public at large, meaning that anyone could benefit from the actions of the nonprofit.

Foreign Nonprofits: Doing Business Out of State

If your nonprofit corporation is preparing to do business in a new state, you’ll need to register your nonprofit organization as a foreign entity in every state in which you want to solicit donations or sell products and services. The act of registering your nonprofit to do business out-of-state is known as “qualifying a foreign entity,” and below you’ll find everything you need to know about qualifying your nonprofit to do business in all 50 states:

SWOT Analysis Worksheet

Download this worksheet to identify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats for your business. This information can help you outline goals and strategies for your business and marketing efforts.

Contracts

All sales contracts should be in written form for delivery of products or services. Clearly outline and detail as needed what each party is agreeing to do. Anticipate areas of confusiton or points of potential conflict. Provide a recourse (rememedy) in case the agreement is not followed.

Operating Agreement Checklist for LLC and Partnership Agreement

Checklist of common items that should be in Operating Agreements for LLC's and for Partnerships. The items in the checklist must be discussed and are important to be in written agreement prior to starting a business. They are the legal parameters of how the business will be managed and disputs resolved after the business is started. Download a copy of Partnership Agreement Checklist (LLC).

Business Plan Outline

Business Plans can be very short in the number of pages for a start-up business and will be more detailed for an emerging and established business that needs to grow. This outline is a short six-page version of the topics that need to be considered for your business. Not every topic will always apply to your particular business.

Start-Up Costs

Common Start-Up Costs that would apply to most all business ventures. These are expensed during the first 60 months of the business in equal amounts like straight-line depreciation

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In this post, you will learn what events trigger a need to update your business plan, how updating a business plan differs from creating the original, and who should be involved in the updating process.

Do I Need to Update My Entire Plan?