Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Providing tools and resources to start, grow and manage your business. Once you’ve started a business, you want to stay in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Melissa Houston covers financial issues that affect women in business. Creating a successful business starts with a strong plan.

Elysse Bell is a finance and business writer for Investopedia. She writes about small business, personal finance, technology, and more. Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced ...

A business plan includes details about your company’s goals and methods for achieving them Written By Written by Staff Senior Editor, Buy Side Miranda Marquit is a staff senior personal finance editor ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Using a deck for your business plan is a quick, to-the-point means of providing your best-selling points while still providing the ...

Arthur Brooks is a professor of management practice at the Harvard Business School and the Parker Gilbert Montgomery Professor at the Harvard Kennedy School. He is also a columnist at The Atlantic, ...

An income statement is your business’s bottom line: your total revenue from sales minus all of your costs. Financial data is always at the back of the business plan, but that doesn’t mean it’s any ...

Building a financial plan is an essential step toward achieving financial stability and reaching your long-term goals. Whether you’re looking to save for retirement, buy a home or simply manage your ...