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Latest blog posts from Growthink Business Plan Blog

It's a Brave New World
We are living through one of the most tumultuous periods in the history of the financial markets.  It is rattling even the most steadfast and optimistic of investors.   For better or for worse, we can only look with misty memory to the halcyon, golden, go-go market and investment days of the... Read more...
Published 6 days ago

The Bailout: 4 Reasons Why Congress Should Vote NO
p quot;Helping Main Street by Helping Wall Streetquot; is a false claim for which there is no need or rationale. /p p Acting hastily and out of fear on a bailout plan of highly uncertain efficacy, of a size that will constrain options for other remedies, is irresponsible. Congress is engaging in... Read more...
Published 7 days ago

Harder for Debt, and Easier for Equity
Amidst the extraordinary, mournful crisis in the financial markets these last few weeks, a few truths have become painfully evident:br / br / ul li style=margin-top: 10pxLeverage is a far more dangerous mechanism than any probable scenario models had predicted./li li style=margin-top: 10pxThe... Read more...
Published 3 weeks ago

It Takes Many Good Deeds, and Only One Bad One...
iquot;It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it.quot;  -- Benjamin Franklin./ibr / br / Fannie Mae.  Freddie Mac.  Bear Stearns.  Countrywide.  IndyMac.  Lehman.  Merrill.  Once strong and even great corporate and financing nameplates now sullied... Read more...
Published 3 weeks ago

Gain Valuable Market Insight in 10 Minutes Flat
p Are you looking to enter new markets or better serve your existing markets? If so, here's a technique that will allow you to gain insightful market research and learn best practices REALLY QUICKLY.br / br / And for no cost, thanks to Google.br / br / The other day, my son told me he wanted to... Read more...
Published 4 weeks ago

Why Hire a Business Plan Consultant?
p During the process of growing a business, entrepreneurs, business owners and managers are often faced with the question of whether to bring in an outside business consultant.  This can be an especially challenging decision for entrepreneurs, who are by definition independent and... Read more...
Published a month ago

Fast Cars, Not Faster Horses: The Road to Effective Market Research
p Henry Ford once commented that had he asked customers what they wanted, they would have said “a faster horse.”  As Ford knew well, market research can have many pitfalls.br / br / However, market research is an integral part of any business. From the conceptualization stage of a new... Read more...
Published a month ago

How to (and How NOT) to Deploy Controversial Marketing
What marketing strategies can you use to make your company stand out from the pack? In order to answer this question, many marketers push the envelope seeking to gain mindshare by humoring, shocking, or in some cases, offending their audience. Known as iControversial Marketing/i, these efforts do... Read more...
Published 2 months ago

Beat the Downturn by Raising, Not Lowering, Your Prices
p Earlier this month, Walt Disney Co. made an interesting decision regarding their theme park pricing strategy. Faced with slowing sales growth at home in the US, the company decided to raise the price of one-day admission at its largest resort by more than five percent. br / br / While the five... Read more...
Published 2 months ago

How to Manage Your Cash Flow
By now, most entrepreneurs have heard the old saying, quot;Businesses don't fail -- they just run out of money.quot; While that saying often holds the most salience for fledgling ventures, it can and does apply to most small businesses and growing companies as well. The steps you take to deftly... Read more...
Published 2 months ago