Six Hot Industries for Startups in 2013
The economic climate is getting sunnier by the day, creating an ideal opportunity for entrepreneurs looking to capitalize on burgeoning trends. But some industries are a better bet than others....
View ArticleWomen’s History Month: Entrepreneur Edition
As you likely know, March is Women’s History Month in the U.S. (and many other countries in the world, in line with International Women’s Day on March 8). We think one of the most interesting and...
View ArticleMobile Apps and Advertising for Small Businesses
At MasterPlans, we’re focused on the needs of small business owners. In today’s technologically saturated world, most small business owners use the internet on a daily basis. Many depend on smartphones...
View ArticleThe Question We Get Most
We get asked a lot of questions. In the decade that I’ve run this business, I’ve heard just about every entrepreneurial question you can think of. Some of them are the specific questions our clients...
View ArticleCompany Culture from the Beginning
Inc. magazine, the always on-point print and digital magazine for growing companies, has published a few articles in the last week on company culture that got us thinking about how critical hiring the...
View ArticleSocial Media: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
What do newspapers, education, and marketing all have in common? All three are undergoing major disruptions thanks to new technologies. While billboards and radio ads certainly still exist (and can...
View ArticleWhen is the Right Time to Start Your Business?
When I started writing business plans in 2002, America wasn’t being inundated with the cheap money that it would see in following years. It wasn’t a boom time. In fact, a lot of people were still very...
View ArticleCreate Your Success
We hear it all the time: the unfounded rumors that investors are holding their cash until better times come around. The whisper that local banks aren’t lending until some overseas crisis is put to...
View ArticleSuccess Story: HearingReviews.com
We recently shared some positive news with you about a client that raised millions of dollars with his MasterPlans business plan. Capitalization of a business is one of the most common reasons our...
View ArticlePacquiao, Mayweather, and Business Planning
You might not be a big boxing fan, but I’m willing to bet you know about tomorrow’s major fighting event. Manny Pacquiao, the 36-year old Filipino defending WBO Welterweight Championship, is facing...
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