The LivePlan Blog

Identifying and attracting new target audiences requires thoughtful, calculated actions and hard work—and it’s vital when it comes to growing your business.

How can you create a culture of innovation (and potentially save your business money)? According to Josh Seiden, the answer is a shift to agile budgeting.

How do you transition a food business from the startup phase to a stable, successful growing business? Here’s how one small business owner took on the challenge.

As you strive onward and upward, your company may look to expanding into new countries. Here’s how to approach the expansion process.

Scaling a business is something nearly all startups struggle with—but dispelling these common myths will make it easier to create a plan for growth.

Sometimes the best opportunities come from seeing an untapped market and determining how to serve it. Read about how Bo’s Wine Depot identified just such an opportunity, and handled challenges.

When starting out as a real estate agent, many choose to join existing brokerages. However, realtor Ben Fogelson decided to start a boutique real estate business that put community first.

When the Kirsches opened NorthWest Burgers, their plan was simple: To create high-quality, thoughtfully prepared burgers. Here’s how they navigated the process of growing their business while staying true to their vision.

What struggles and growing pains do small businesses face after they’ve opened successfully? Find out how Tradewinds Café & Catering Co. navigated the challenges of managing their business.

Your profit and loss statement is the first financial information that investors and bankers will look at in your plan. Here’s a rundown of what the numbers mean.