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A Standard Business Plan Outline [Updated for 2017]

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This article is part of our “Business Planning Guide” —a curated list of our articles that will help you with the planning process! Editor’s note: We’ve updated this article for 2017. Start from the very beginning understanding that your business plan ought to be specific to your business needs and objectives.

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Should You Launch a Business in 2017? A Look at Economic Trends

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Spring 2017 Small Business Owner Report. They also asked businesses about whether it was difficult to get a bank loan; 61 percent who recently borrowed said it was an easy process. To be fair, optimism did dip a bit in June , but it’s still higher than it’s been in close to ten years.

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Important Branding Lessons From The Top 5 Retailers In The US

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In a 2017 Harvard Business Review interview, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon explained , We start with reality and try to focus on what we can do to make Walmart an even better company. billion in 2017), employee training, and advancement structure. In December of 2017 Walgreens revealed a new direction for their brand.

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Profit First Announced Best Business Book of 2017 by Soundview

Mike Michalowicz

Soundview is the curator of thousands of business books every single year and it is a privilege to be ranked as the best among them. The post Profit First Announced Best Business Book of 2017 by Soundview appeared first on Mike Michalowicz. Soundview announced that Profit First as the best business book of the Year!!!

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Top Tech Startup Ideas For 2017

YoungUpstarts

Here’s our roundup of the top tech startup ideas for 2017: Open Publication Platform. Curated Ecommerce Sites. Curated ecommerce sites are a more simple, low-cost way to launch your own startup. AHALife : Curated, one-of-a-kind luxury items. AHALife : Curated, one-of-a-kind luxury items.

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Money Moves: 10 eCommerce Business Ideas For Startups In 2019

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In 2017 alone, the United States generated over $446 billion in online sales. When you have a stock that you’ve curated, you can find the clients who would be interested. Everyone has a website these days, and some online markets are overly saturated. After all, the eCommerce industry is shaping up to be a competitive one.

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The Great Retail Reinvention: How the Internet Is Reshaping the Way We Buy Clothing

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In 2017 alone, we’ve seen widespread store closures or bankruptcies from apparel retailers, including: True Religion. It’s a $1T+ global industry undergoing tectonic shifts. We are currently seeing the most rapid collapse of retail since the Great Recession, due to the internet changing consumer demand and purchasing patterns.

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