The LivePlan Blog

As soon as you get out in the real world, your plan is going to have to change and adapt. So, why bother? Wouldn’t writing a business plan just be a waste of time?

Keeping track of your business’s expense budget is really not that much different than managing a personal budget—in fact, it’s strikingly similar with just a few differences.

Writing a business plan is one of the most valuable things you can do for your business. If you’re a startup, your business plan will help you figure out your plan of attack and help you determine how much money you need to get things off the ground. 

In addition to syncing with QuickBooks Online, LivePlan now works with QuickBooks Desktop for Windows as well as Right Networks’ cloud-hosted solution.

Sales forecasting doesn’t have to be hard—and you are the most qualified person to do it for your business. Here’s how to forecast your sales.

The Lean Planning method is an ongoing process of business planning that allows you to strategize, adapt, and keep track of how your business is doing. Our step-by-step guide will show you how to create your own Lean Plan, and how Lean Planning helps your business.

We all set goals in our personal lives, but in business, we’re not always as goal-focused. How can we actually track and reach our business goals?

LivePlan’s Dashboard makes monthly financial review simple—and now, we’ve added balance sheet and cash flow statements to the Dashboard to make it even easier.

To get the most value from a regular financial statement analysis, you need to start comparing your “actuals”—how your business performed—to your forecast.

Here are 5 things to look for when you’re performing a cash flow analysis and comparing your plan to your actual results.