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Business Plans For Dummies, 3rd Edition
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Business Plans For Dummies, 3rd Edition

by Paul Tiffany, Steven D. Peterson
March 2022
Beginner content levelBeginner
416 pages
11h 44m
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 18

Ten (Or So) Signs That Your Business Plan Needs Refreshing — or Worse

IN THIS CHAPTER

check Recognizing a stale plan

check Revising your plan when the business environment changes

check Avoiding growing pains

How often should you review your business plan? This is going to depend on your own situation and degree of confidence in what you’re doing. We know of some business leaders who literally have a copy of the plan with them constantly, checking in with it as they assess the changes around them. These people tend to be in markets that are undergoing constant disruption due to technology or other transformative factors. But for others, a revisit to the business plan perhaps once a year seems to do the trick. This schedule is appropriate for firms in industries that are more stable, and its purpose is similar to an annual checkup at the doctor’s office — a proactive review to ensure that all’s going as planned and the firm is remaining aligned with its goals and objectives.

You’re probably somewhere in between these two extremes. Regardless, at some point you definitely need to upload the document and give it a good look-see. Here are ten (or so) warning signs that your business plan ...

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