The concept of the lean startup, developed by entrepreneur Eric Ries, looks at how product development cycles can be shortened and businesses can run more efficiently by continuously measuring ...

Instead of creating an old-school business plan, try a lean business plan. This more flexible and active form of planning has an executive summary; financials, including a sales forecast, profit and ...

What does the phrase “ business plan ” mean to you? Do you even need one or want one? Too many people, including some experts who should know better, think of a business plan only as it was years ago: ...

What should be in your business plan? Creating a business plan is a key part of starting any business venture. Even if you’ll never use it in this format for attracting investors and raising capital, ...

One of my latest SCORE clients asked me "I think that I may need a business plan, but what will it do for me?" That is a super question and one that is common this time of year, especially as ...

Business plans are critical when you start a business, and you shouldn't overlook them. Yearly business plans serve as a road map to each stage of the business and are essential to securing funding ...

The primary value of your business plan is to create a written resource that evaluates most aspects of your new business including a description of your target customers and markets, profitability, ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. What does the phrase “business plan” mean to you? Do you even need one or want one? Too many people, including some experts who should ...