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SWOT Analysis Examples

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Building and learning how to manage a basic website could be a huge marketing asset for Sedibeng. Operating without a website is increasingly rare, and ignoring this weakness for too long could have disastrous consequences. Botanical Bounty is an Oregon-based perennial farm that grows a variety of botanical, medicinal plants.

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How to Write a Business Plan for an Outpatient Medical Practice

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Team: Who is on your management team? Here’s a brief example: The problem : There is a lack of affordable pediatric and gynecological care available in coastal areas of Lane County, Oregon. Or maybe you will want to extend your practice’s hours of operation. Components of this section include: Your marketing and sales plan.

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A Good Answer in a Business Plan Contest

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One of the judges (me) challenges the entrepreneurs that their numbers — particularly the margins, meaning gross margin (sales less costs of sales) and profit before taxes (gross margin less operating expenses) are way too high. “Is there any precedent for margins that high?&# This is a true story.

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5 Tips to Becoming a More Customer Centric Organization

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Our sales guys were on the front line and heard what they needed to win deals. They communicated this to product management who looked at all of the internal requirements we had generated (e.g. and product management worked with me to decide what to build & when. The Outside In organization had a one-way flow.

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The Latest Questions Small Businesses Are Asking

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A venture feasibility study analyzes an idea from several perspectives: market opportunity, competition, resources available, resource gaps, financial viability, operational issues, intellectual property rights, development timeline and technology needs. Are sales growing or shrinking? What employee actions are rewarded or punished?

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The Art of Good Inventory Management

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Inventory management is the art of knowing what to carry, when to buy it, who to buy from, where to keep it, and how much to spend on it to achieve profits. For example: The inventory may be increasing with no corresponding increase in revenues, leaving less operating cash. Growing a Business Operations financial forecasts inventory'

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Some Thoughts on Leadership Going into 2016

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It feels like something you could turn your attention to once you have tens of millions of dollars and a large staff to run operations and you could step back from it all and think about how to lead. We try to recruit investment partners who bring startup operating experience. The reality of most startups is about survival. Conviction.