(This is one of a continuing series of articles designed to introduce readers to the Service Corps Of Retired Executives, SCORE. They are prepared , chair of the Mount Washington SCORE chapter.)
In the last article, we discussed the business plan and its importance — both for influencing the decisions of others as well as to you, the entrepreneur. This and the next two articles will delve into the anatomy of the Business Plan itself.
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