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One Page Business Plans: Simple and Highly Effective

Learn how to write a complete business plan in the equivalent of 29 tweets (or less) on a single page using keywords and short phrases. Read more

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Business Plan Template for a Startup Business

To increase your odds of a successful business startup, download this step-by-step business plan template you can use to plan for your new business. Read more

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5 Reasons Your Startup Needs a Business Plan

Doing some pre-startup homework and crafting a business plan now will make your life post-startup so much easier. Read more

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How To Make Digital Marketing Excel For Your Startup

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Too many entrepreneurs still believe that “if we build it, they will come.” With today’s overload of information from digital as well as conventional sources, even the best new... Read more
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Adam Grant: The surprising habits of original thinkers

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How do creative people come up with great ideas? Organizational psychologist Adam Grant studies "originals": thinkers who dream up new ideas and take action to put them into the... Read more
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25 Companies That Are Determined to Help Women Succeed

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  Devishobha Chandramouli recently came to me with a clear cut problem in business: Women face systemic social and financial challenges while starting a business. Rather than just... Read more
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7 Actionable Steps to Craft a Lean Business Model

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Having big dreams -- like running your own business or turning your idea into a company that can change the world -- is pretty ambitious. And it's only possible if you build your... Read more
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7 Signs It's Time to Give Up Your Day Job and Start Your Own Business

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Entrepreneurship isn't for everyone, but for the few of us who have caught the bug, it can be an amazing, roller coaster of a ride. If you're feeling like you need a career change... Read more
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The Top 5 Trends for Startups in 2016

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Over 600,000 new businesses were started in the UK last year, and Indian startups raised at least $5.6 billion in funding. Every year it becomes more apparent that Silicon Valley... Read more
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4 Business-Planning Lessons from Today’s Most Successful Brands

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There’s no one right way to plan a business. Some entrepreneurs build a business plan, wheras others simply jump on the right opportunity at the right time. That said, the stories... Read more
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10 Tips That Will Help Launch Your Startup Faster

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The startup culture is full of people who want to, and try to, but just can’t get their business off the ground. Why is this the case? Much of the reason has to do with the fact... Read more
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20 Questions You Can Ask to Validate Your Startup Idea

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Do you have a million-dollar idea in your head, just waiting to be acted upon? Or will it be a complete bust -- an idea with no actual potential for return? This question is one... Read more

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