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So you’ve come up with an idea for a business and made the courageous decision to strike out on your own. You’ll get to work on your terms, become your own boss, and hopefully turn a profit by doing ...

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Learn how to write a modern startup business plan in 2026 that clarifies strategy, tests assumptions, and earns investor confidence.

Thinking of starting a business? Working for yourself is awesome, but it can also be a risky prospect: Your income depends upon your success, and many small businesses fail. One of the key things that ...

The primary value of your business plan is to create a written resource that evaluates most aspects of your new business including a description of your target customers and markets, profitability, ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. When I first started working with business plans back in the late 1970s, the average plan was much longer and more complex than what I ...

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The primary value of your business plan is to create a written resource that evaluates most aspects of your new business including a description of your target customers and markets, profitability, ...