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Short and Sweet Crafting an e-business plan

By Mark Henricks

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You're got an e-business idea, a team to make it happen andmaybe even a prototype Web site. Now all you need is money. As youbegin to write your plan, a thought inevitably occurs: "Sincei'm planning an e-business, shouldn't this plan bedifferent from one for a regular business?"

You're not alone. "We get that question over andover," says Tim Berry, president of Palo Alto Software Inc.,publisher of Business Plan Pro software in Eugene, Oregon."What about an internet business plan? How is itdifferent?"

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