What Investors Want to Know… (Cont’d)

When you’re writing your business plan, you want to make sure to highlight what sets you apart from other businesses.  A good way to do this was put forward by Scott Miller, co-founder of Core Strategy Group, small business coach and co-author of the books ‘The Underdog Advantage’ and ‘Building Brandwidth.’  When writing your plan,…

What is a Business Plan?

A business plan is a written document used to describe your business. The sections of a business plan are fairly standard, so you can find lots of help from those that have gone before you. Each section in a business plan has a specific purpose.  Certain sections can be as short as one page.  For…

Why Write a Business Plan?

By: Burke Franklin, CEO and founder, Business Power Tools “A sensible man never embarks on an enterprise until he can see his way to the end of it.”    – Aesop A business plan is a road map to the future of your business (both for yourself and your investors).  Writing it, though, can be an…

BizPlanit Reviews Jian SmallBizCRM (Contact Management Solution)

Review: JIAN SmallBizCRM with Email Marketing A CRM, or customer relationship management solution, is a must for any entrepreneur or small business owner. I am sure this statement does not come as a surprise to you. However, finding the right CRM solution is not easy. Whether it is too complex, too expensive, too feature rich,…

Small Business Marketing: Use your CRM to build loyalty

What is Email Drip Marketing Drip Marketing is a system that uses emails to steadily “drip” out information to a list of prospects and customers over time. Typically this is done through a service such as constantcontact (for larger organizations) or through a Small Business CRM (Customer Relationship Manager / Contact Manager) such as JianSmallBizCRM…