From vision to reality
For more than two decades, millions of entrepreneurs have turned to PlanningShop to find the guidance, tools, and information they need to plan, start, and grow their businesses. Countless businesses have been launched using PlanningShop resources.
Here’s what we’re known for:
Actionable, practical, clear, step-by-step content.
Our books are filled with worksheets to help you think through every aspect of your business and to take action!
Real-world advice.
We base all our content on what is actually needed in the real world to succeed, with insights from entrepreneurs, investors, lenders, and more.
Tools to make your job easier.
We can help you create professional financial statements even if the idea of math scares you.
Plan
What’s the key to turning your vision into a success? A business plan! If you’re raising money from investors, of course you need a business plan. But even if you aren’t, the process of business planning is vital. The planning process enables you to clearly identify what it takes for you to create a successful business.
Our flagship product, Successful Business Plan: Secrets & Strategies, takes you step-by-step through the process of thinking through every aspect of your business. You’ll clarify your target market, analyze your competition, outline your operations, establish goals and milestones, evaluate your financial needs and project your income and profits. It’s filled with advice from leading entrepreneurs. That’s why it’s become the number one business planning guide of all time.
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Start
Now it’s time to turn your vision into a reality. We’ll help you with all the the nitty-gritty details of how you can open your doors (whether real or virtual), start serving and satisfying customers, and making money.
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Grow
No matter what stage of business you’re in, you’ll want to keep your business going forward. We can help you understand what it takes to develop a sustainable, growing business. You’ll learn how other businesses dealt with turning points in their growth to get insights on how to succeed over the long term.
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