The LivePlan Blog

The Business Model Canvas template can be difficult to understand without substantial training, and isn’t right for everyone. Lean Planning offers a flexible, easy to use alternative.

As innovative as your team may be, your next superstar product line may not come from internal sources. Read on to learn how to acquire a new brand.

Figuring out whether or not it’s a good time to grow comes down to planning strategically and taking the time to understand what you’ve done as well as and what your opportunities are. Learn more about growth in this interview with LivePlan CEO, Sabrina Parsons.

Now, when you go to download and print a report from the LivePlan Dashboard, you have the option to add a written report summary to your PDF file.

If you’re struggling to achieve your goals, don’t throw in the towel just yet. This article explores SMART goal-setting, motivation and how to stay on track in 2020.

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. 

Corporate brands’ presence in the startup ecosystem will only become more pronounced as time goes on. Leaders interested in partnering with startups should determine what they want from these collaborations and articulate those goals properly. Doing so brings those goals into focus and makes realizing them a stronger possibility.

Choosing the right metrics is one part art and one part science. So if you’re not sure how to get started, don’t worry—here are 10 sales KPIs every business should focus on for growth.