Growth Planning
Plan a little,
grow a lot
A plan you actually use guides business growth.
Growth planning is a repeatable process: set the numbers, check them against what actually happened, and adjust. It works at every stage, and it's the difference between a plan that got you the loan and a plan that runs the business.
A plan you file away stops helping you grow
Writing a business plan gets all the attention. Using it is where the real payoff is.
It goes stale fast.
You built the forecast in January on the best information you had. By April some of it is wrong, and nothing is bringing the two back together.
It stops answering questions
A plan sitting in a folder can't tell you that marketing is running over budget, or that the hire you were counting on is now unaffordable.
It lets problems get expensive
Without a check against real results, the first clear signal that an assumption was off is usually the bank balance.
Applying for funding?
You'll still need the full written plan. Lenders and SBA-backed loans require one, and LivePlan builds it. Growth planning is how you use your plan to build a smarter business. Learn More
The plan matters. What you do with it matters more.
Growth planning is a quicker, more flexible way to figure out what works for your business, no matter what stage you're at.
Idea Stage Businesses
Grow your idea into a great business
- Plan: outline the idea and who it's for
- Forecast: put numbers on it and find out what it would take
- Review: check it against real research and real customers
- Refine: change it while changing it is still cheap
Research shows that the principles of Growth Planning drive success
30%
Faster Growth
Businesses that continually track against their plan grow 30% faster than those that don't, according to a study in the Journal of Management Studies.
40%
Higher Achievement
Documenting and reviewing your goals makes you 40% more likely to achieve them, according to a study by the Dominican University of California.
129%
Stronger Start
Entrepreneurs with a plan are 129% more likely to push forward with their business beyond the initial startup phase and grow it, according to a study in the journal Small Business Economics.
Plan a little. Start growing.
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