A business plan is a strategic blueprint that describes how the franchise unit will be operated and managed to achieve success. The plan should encapsulate the franchisor’s broader strategy while ...

When making plans to start a business, it’s easy to become overly excited at the prospect of bringing your product or service to market. Unfortunately, that excitement often leads to oversights when ...

If you are building a startup long enough, someone will ask for your business plan. Sometimes it is an investor. Sometimes it is a bank. Sometimes it is just you, staring at a blank Google Doc at 11 p ...

Creating a one-page business plan isn't easy, especially when you try to squeeze all of your financials into one document. That said, it's not impossible. In my experience, most investors just want to ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. There are many articles about what to include in your business plan. But what about before you even start writing it? Are there things ...

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You should approach the launch of a pop-up shop like you would approach the launch of a startup — and it begins with a business plan. You've probably seen or even visited a pop-up shop before. These ...