Business Plan Financials in Plain English – Cash Flow Statement – Part 15 of the 2009 Business Plan Series
February 27, 2009 :: Steve FisherThe cash flow statement reports the cash generated and used during the time interval specified in its heading. The period of time that the statement covers is chosen by the company. For example, the heading may state “For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2007″ or “The Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2008″. For many, [...]
Business Plan Financials in Plain English – The Balance Sheet – Part 14 of the 2009 Business Plan Series
February 27, 2009 :: Steve FisherIn the last business plan post we did our best to explain the Income Statement in Plain English. Hopefully we didn’t sound like a “quant-jock” and cleared away the haze and confusion that can sometimes come with financial statements.
So this is why someone like myself who has started a few business, has an accounting degree [...]
Solutions Out Loud Podcast Episode #11 – The “Business Growth and Schmoozing” episode
February 27, 2009 :: Steve FisherWelcome to Solutions Out Loud, the podcast for the Network Solutions community of blogs including Solutions Are Power and Women Grow Business, this is Episode #11, the Business Growth and Schmoozing episode. I am your host Steven Fisher, Community and Blog Manager here at Network Solutions. Joining me today is Joe Loong and Jill Fosters, [...]
How to Be a More Effective Schmoozer Using Social Media
February 26, 2009 :: Joe LoongIn this week’s podcast, I mention some tips on how to improve your schmooze at social media networking events, so I thought I would lay out a few more pointers in preparation for Tech Cocktail DC 4 (the most recent edition of Frank Gruber and Eric Olson’s successful regional tech networking events).
Honestly, how to schmooze, [...]
Business Plan Financials in Plain English – The Income Statement – Part 13 of the 2009 Business Plan Series
February 26, 2009 :: Steve FisherThe previous 12 parts of the business plan focused on the written sections and as we reach the back of the plan the critically important financial statement section comes into view. However, the view doesn’t look so clear because to many it looks like a dense cloud of numbers and characters that only a “quant-jock” [...]
Scaling to Win. The Operations Plan. – Part 12 of the 2009 Business Plan Series
February 26, 2009 :: Steve Fisher“The Best-Laid plans of Mice and Men Often Go Awry” is a great statement that sums up that no matter how carefully a project is planned, something may still go wrong with it. This is because humans are involved and to build out a business you need people to operate it. You also need a [...]
Luxury vs. Necessity: Would You Give Up Twitter or Facebook for Lent?
February 25, 2009 :: Joe LoongIn case you’re still recovering from your Fat Tuesday celebrations, we’re now in the Lenten season, and for those looking for a non-traditional sacrifice for your abstaining pleasure, you can always try a Facebook fast. [Wall Street Journal article, via lots of different places]
The idea of a Facebook fast for Lent isn’t a super-new idea [...]
Overall Sales Strategy – Part 11 of the 2009 Business Plan Series
February 25, 2009 :: Steve FisherWhat is marketing without sales? In Part 10 we talked about the marketing plan which lays all the ground work so that sales can close and the business may grow. But sales is the place were people must execute. Many say sales is marketing with actually asking for the close. I disagree and while they [...]
Overall Marketing Plan – Part 10 of the 2009 Business Plan Series
February 25, 2009 :: Steve FisherWhen writing the business plan, the Marketing Plan section explains how you’re going to get your customers to buy your products and/or services. This is an OVERALL view of the Marketing Plan section of the business plan. I will be explored in depth in future posts. The Marketing Plan separated into four distinct areas and [...]
Network Solutions WordPress Hosting – 2.7.x Upgrade Workaround
February 24, 2009 :: miguelramosWe recently rolled out WordPress 2.7.0, which includes a signficantly improved interface and many useful features (kudos to the WordPress team for an outstanding release!). One great new feature in WordPress 2.7 is the ability to upgrade to newer versions of WordPress easily as they become available! When you log into your WordPress administration page [...]
