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By: Links der Woche - 22. März 2008

Links der Woche - 22. März 2008 — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 10:22:43 +0000

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By: Flexibility in Business Planning

Flexibility in Business Planning — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:52:48 +0000

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By: Jarkko

Jarkko — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:58:42 +0000

@Maria: Thanks! I haven’t read much about the one page business plan. Heard the name some time ago but that’s about it. I’ve never been a fan of big and thorough business plans, so it sounds like something nice :)

@Mark: I agree – flexibility is important. To me (at least at this stage in my business) a business plan is a tool for finding my core values and defining what I stand for. Every time I change something in it, I think about what I’ve learned and why I’m making the change. And I also keep in mind that I don’t know everything – that the plan will change again once my mind gets clearer…

I guess this approach wouldn’t work that well for defining a big company and its mission, but then again, I don’t care about big that much anyway. ;)

Thanks for the stumble!

@Adama: Thanks for sharing the story. It reall is an inspirational one!

By: Pierre Adama FAYE

Pierre Adama FAYE — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:18:49 +0000

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By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:28:42 +0000

Hi Jarkko - Very nice post! I try to create a rough plan in my mind but the most important thing that I have learned is that FLEXIBILITY is key. Mark's last blog post: How to Travel the Globe for FREE Using FLICKR

By: Maria Marsala

Maria Marsala — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 03:05:06 +0000

Excellent advice! Glad you mentioned that plans change. Actually if they don’t I’d worry :) Change is good when it brings you closer to what you love doing and doing more of it.

Have you tried the one page business plan process? I found it back in 2000 and now work with my clients to create theirs. Excellent – short and to the point.