Writing a Business Plan is Hard

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By David Kaplan - April 3rd, 2009 Comments Off on Writing a Business Plan is Hard

No wonder most entrepreneurs and small businesses don’t have a business plan.  Writing a useful business plan requires… Taking substantial time away from other responsibilities to concentrate on growth, competitiveness, planning and writing Ability to “scope” correctly so that the plan contains neither too much or too little information Substantial and relevant research into markets, customers, […]

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The Venture Quest

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By David Kaplan - March 17th, 2009 Comments Off on The Venture Quest

Many start-ups literally spend years chasing venture capital funding. Now, sometimes that perseverance makes sense, but often it does not. Still, once an entrepreneur has decided that her enterprise is suited to VC investment it can be difficult if not impossible to change her mind.

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