The lean startup plan is a lot more concise and is designed for you to just jot down a few sentences on the problem, solution, revenue streams you plan to implement, how you'll market the business, ...

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A financial plan is a comprehensive document that charts a business's monetary objectives and the strategies to achieve them. It encapsulates everything from budgeting and forecasting to investments ...

Why should procurement be a big deal in business? Isn’t it just the act of obtaining the raw materials that go into our products and offering our services? Procurement isn’t about getting stuff. It’s ...

A meticulously crafted business plan is the most potent tool in the competitive environment of securing an investment. By understanding and addressing investor concerns, effectively portraying risk ...

To have a successful business, you need a well-thought-out marketing plan to promote your products or services. Although making a few social media posts or blasting a few promotional emails may seem ...

A professionally developed business plan provides more than just financial projections—it creates a roadmap that aligns teams around clear objectives while building in the flexibility needed to adapt ...

eSpeaks’ Corey Noles talks with Rob Israch, President of Tipalti, about what it means to lead with Global-First Finance and how companies can build scalable, compliant operations in an increasingly ...

Everyone loves to complain about terrible, snooze-inducing presentations. But if you’ve been in business for any time at all, you know it’s not just slide decks that are routinely awful. You’ve likely ...

As a new generation of accountants enters the workforce, and firms adapt to new ways of working and providing services, a roadmap is needed. In my last article, I outlined what business model ...

A business exit strategy is a plan that a business owner or entrepreneur establishes to sell their ownership in a company to investors or another company, or to cease operations entirely. An effective ...