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How to Make Your Construction Business Stand Out at Trade Shows

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For instance, the International Mass Timber Conference in Portland, Oregon, caters to sectors such as forestry, wood products, real estate development, and design. There has been a significant focus on sales and marketing in this trend. Furthermore, select trade shows that match your industry focus.

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A Detailed Sample Restaurant Sales Forecast

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Magda was looking at forecasting sales for a small restaurant. Magda isn’t turning to some magic information source to find out what her sales will be. So, Magda can do a simple calculation to figure a good day’s sales, when she is running at full capacity: Lunches are 24 x 10 + 24 x 2, which equals $288.

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A Detailed Sample Restaurant Sales Forecast

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Magda was looking at forecasting sales for a small restaurant. Magda isn’t turning to some magic information source to find out what her sales will be. So, Magda can do a simple calculation to figure a good day’s sales, when she is running at full capacity: Lunches are 24 x 10 + 24 x 2, which equals $288.

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10 Things I Hated About Your Business Pitch

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Next month I’ll have another round of it, judging both the University of Oregon New Venture Competition and the Rice Business Plan Competition. Real businesses make profits like 7 percent, 9 percent, occasionally even low double-digit profits (stated as a percentage of sales). Instead of that, validate sales by bottoms-up assumptions.

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How to Write a Business Plan for an Outpatient Medical Practice

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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. The solution : Dr. Gardner plans to open Ocean Lane Outpatient Care to serve smaller Oregon coastal communities scattered outside of major towns with major hospitals. Financial 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. There’s a projector with PowerPoint, a moderator, a table of judges, and just a few spectators.

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How to Start a Brewery

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and the fourth largest in its home state of Oregon, after powerhouse brands such as Deschutes, Rogue, and Full Sail. Now we are growing based on the projections our wholesale partners give us annually in sales. A third location, a pub and pizzeria, is scheduled to open on the University of Oregon campus in 2016. Relationships.

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