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PlanWare Business Plan Tip: When Planning a Business make explicit Strategic Statements 14 May 2007 | 08:00 am
When planning a business, be clear and assertive about the strategies to be followed. Don't fudge or say "On the one hand ...... and on the other hand .....". If sound groundwork has been done on the ...
PlanWare Business Plan Tip: Get Free Business Planning Software 30 Apr 2007 | 08:00 am
PlanWare offers an interesting range of free business planning software which can be useful to cash-strapped entrepreneurs trying to launch their businesses on a shoe-string and to students doing B Sc...
PlanWare Business Plan Tip: Resolutions for Better Business Planning 23 Apr 2007 | 08:00 am
Here are some suggested resolutions for better business planning applicable to any established business: * Maintain a tight grip on cash flows. For help, see the Checklist for Improving Cash Flow and...
PlanWare Business Plan Tip: Marketing Strategies, Sales Plans & Projections 16 Apr 2007 | 05:00 am
When preparing a business plan (or a marketing & sales plan), two critical sections stand out - Profiles of Target Markets and Marketing Strategies, Sales Plans & Projections. The latter should build ...
PlanWare Business Plan Tip: Managing a Business means Managing Working Capital 9 Apr 2007 | 08:00 am
Cash is a business's life blood and every manager's primary task is to help keep it flowing and to use this cash flow to generate profits. If a business is operating profitably, then it should, in the...
PlanWare Business Plan Tip: Plan to Avoid Business Failure 2 Apr 2007 | 08:00 am
Business failure is a distinct possibility for many businesses, especially for start-ups during the so-called three-year "valley of death". A key to getting through these years is to avoid the obvious...
PlanWare Business Plan Tip: Time Required to Produce a Business Plan 26 Mar 2007 | 08:00 am
"How long should it take to write a business plan and how should the time be allocated?" Some useful answers to these questions can be gleamed from an ongoing survey being conducted by PlanWare amongs...
PlanWare Business Plan Tip: Making Better Cash Flow Forecasts 19 Mar 2007 | 07:00 am
A key element of controlling cash is to forecast cash flows and requirements. This entails forecasting and tabulating all significant cash inflows relating to sales, new loans, interest received etc. ...
PlanWare Business Plan Tip: Sound Market Analysis is Key to a Sound Plan 12 Mar 2007 | 07:00 am
The Market Analysis section of a business plan is very difficult to prepare especially for start-ups or established businesses diversifying in new (to them) markets. These difficulties will be compoun...
PlanWare Business Plan Tip: Get a Vision & Mission before you Plan 5 Mar 2007 | 08:00 am
Before starting to write a business plan, you must have established a clear vision and direction for the business. Without these, your detailed plan will lack focus and it will roam around in whatever...
