Business plans
A Competition for Your Startup
BY Mikal E. Belicove
The Start-Up, Boot-Up business plan competition promises $75,000 to one outstanding start-up.
Better Management: A Business Planning Test
BY Tim Berry
Having a simple plan for internal management can be key to business success. Do you have one?
Let Your 'Story' Frame Your Business Plan
BY Tim Berry
Don't think of it as a formal document but as a collection of your stories, combined with concrete goals.
Two Weeks to Startup: Day 4. Write Your Business Plan
BY Kimberly Stansell
In today's installment of our series to help you launch a new venture, you'll put your concept on paper.
Play Video How Can I Hire Someone to Help Write My Business Plan? (Video)
BY Tim Berry
Tim Berry, president of Palo Alto Software Inc., responds to a reader seeking advice on finding a low-cost writer to help with a business plan.A Great Business Plan Begins With Engaging the Customer
BY Jeff Cornwall
Entrepreneurs need to spend less time at their computer imagining their new business and more time with real, live customers.
Myth of the Business Plan
BY Kate Lister
Writing one is largely a joke. Seriously.
An Introduction to Business Plans
Why is a business plan so vital to the health of your business? Read the first section of our tutorial on How to Build a Business Plan to find out.
Business Planning for the 'Lean Startup'
BY Tim Berry
This next-generation strategy calls for planning--and revising--as you go.
5 Easy Ways to Kick-start Your Business Planning
BY Tim Berry
Don't know where to start with your plan? Here are some tips to get you going--today.




