There are currently more than 24 million veterans in the United States. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are adding to that number significantly with nearly two million American troops deployed to serve in the past eight years. During the most recent economic downturn, veterans were hit with an unemployment rate of 21.1 percent in [...]

By Epic Planning Having written hundreds of business plans, I’ve found that some of our clients insist upon receiving business plan documents of more than thirty pages, not including financial charts. The end-result is a document with too many pages of additional market research, a lengthy product and/or service description, and other elements such as [...]

By Epic Planning With the ongoing recession, it is critical for existing and new business owners to carefully analyze the risks prior to entering the marketplace and how they intend to overcome these challenges, or barriers to market. Not every business plan includes a risk analysis, but as an experienced business plan writer, I argue [...]

Epic Business Planning believes in the importance of understanding the world of entrepreneurship and how to leverage natural leadership abilities to effectively operate a business. As a business planning firm, we encourage our clients to seek out opportunities to advance their knowledge of business operations. Blogs such as Young Entrepreneur provide a detailed look at the art and science of building a business as well as helpful hints, trends, and suggestions.

We want our clients to thrive, and we begin this process by formulating a business plan that is tailored to their individual needs. We are firm in our belief that in order to improve one’s grasp of business ownership one must stay up-to-date on information found on Young Entrepreneur.

I’m sure at one point we’ve all been told “you can’t be everything to everyone”. This is an important life lesson that translates well to starting a business. When starting a business, many entrepreneurs try to do too much at once, worrying that they might miss out on a piece of the pie. A lack of focus, however, will end up in frustration and a loss of confidence.

The key to any new business concept is clarity.