business plan implementation

Implementation: Turning Your Business Plan Into A Business

Implementation: Turning Your Business Plan Into A Business

By Rolfe Larson on March 24, 2011

You’ve gone through the steps.  Your business plan is reasonably thorough.  So there’s not much to worry about, right?  Wrong. If it’s good, it will get you started.  But it’s only a plan.  The rest you’ll have to figure out as you go.  Reality has an annoying way of interfering with plans.

Ten Common Startup Mistakes

By Rolfe Larson on October 12, 2010

To err is human.  To do the same thing repeatedly and expect different results is insanity.  And to learn from the mistakes of others is a good way to improve your odds. Here are ten major mistakes, inspired by a recent Wall Street Journal article (link below): 1. Going it Alone.  Forget the solo entrepreneur [...]

Business Planning Doesn't End with Your Plan: Part 2 of 2

By Rolfe Larson on June 24, 2010

Rolfe Larson is on vacation. This blog was written by guest writer Jan Cohen. Regardless of how thorough your business plan is, the start-up period always brings surprises.  This is the second of a two part series on lessons learned, based on experiences working with many business ventures. 3. The product or service won’t be [...]

Business Planning Doesn't End With Your Plan: Part 1 of 2

By Rolfe Larson on June 22, 2010

Rolfe Larson is on vacation. This blog was written by guest writer Jan Cohen. When you start a new business, whether for profit venture or social enterprise within a nonprofit, you’ve spent a lot of time and effort on the business planning process. And now you are ready to “execute”.  The start-up period always has [...]